502 help

What is the general consensus on this motor?? I have been driving one daily for about a year and it is finally starting to get to me. I guess my question is if this motor is street worthy for someone who doesn't have alot of time to play around with it. I have already swapped out carbs a few times and am constantly tinkering with it. Although I think that is a whole lot of fun(when its running right) I'm not sure that I am at a point in my life to devote this much time and money to keep this thing on the road. Lately I've thinking about going small block...any reccomendations?

The 502 is a good motor for lots of power due to its huge size, but if your gonna street, the gas mileage is gonna kill you. I would save that engine for a racing application, and get a smaller motor for the street.