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If it's just a typical Power Shot or similar, you can use it on a stock V8 with little issue. As was said, the engine has to be in good shape already. But it takes a lot to blow an engine on the smaller kits and they are jetted to be over rich on purpose. I know of a few clandestine cars that run 150hp with no mods. One is a 307 Olds, which is really a turd motor...lol. I ran a stock piston 340 and stock piston 383 on the same kit at the 175hp level for years. But you do need a good fuel system and pull the timing out of it. It gets addictive BTW :D