Quote Originally Posted by techinspector1 View Post
I don't think I'd begin with a school bus motor. I'd opt for a Gen VI with roller cam and one-piece rear main seal, then purchase aftermarket aluminum heads for it.
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Tech, if you're on a budget, what makes the school bus tall deck a bad one to start with? I'm curious here. I've built 2 stroker engines out of tall deck 427s and had them in hot rod pulling tractors. They seemed to do just fine. Is it more of you can take a Gen-VI farther on up as in bore and power levels?

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