1965 Valiant LS Build

JGizmo said

The LQ9 I’m using actually makes 345 horsepower at the crank without any modifications. I had thought about using a 360, but the Vortec is a newer design and has around 100 more horsepower than a magnum 360

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If you can't get 360 HP out of a 360 and save all that custom, one off work, that's pretty sad. Plus the 360 will run forever at that power level. My Father had Cadilacs not impressed with the power or longevity. As far as I'm concerned, when you cheap out on the drive train, I have zero interest. Mopar always had the best drive train and suspensions. That could have been one sweet cruising car...