Yeah but even then they didn't have what a comparable longer stroke engine would. That's another benefit too of running a longer rod. More dwell time. But that's another can of worms for another time.
450 hp is enough to make most people piss there pants in a-body
i also ran that combo 318 2.02 j heads hemi 484 cam torker door stop 650 dp spray 3.23s headers unilite
sucked the paint of most everything no comp no stall reved to 6500 hard for 1983 it hauled the mail
dwell? whatever lol
