im a power junkie....i don't think i can get enough, I can't stand the feeling of putting the pedal to the floor and feeling nothing or being disappointed by the lack of acceleration. I want a big block for the torque for street driving, i was seriously contemplating blown, and specifically turbo(s) for the adjustability and driveability, minding the cost of efi, which would be good anyway, i might upgrade to a merlin or dart block just for the security, durability and the CUBES OF COURSE, planning on a 540 or so...something big for unkillable torque and keeping it under 600 cubes for at least 5 mpg hehe.

Oh and sorry Streets, the machine shop didn't say that they ALL had it cast in, he said that it meant nothing because lots of them had it and it didn't mean a thing. I might just go with a mild (or wild) rebuild of the 454 but i doubt it...the car is mini tubbed and i'm likely putting a streetable 4 link back there to keep the 9 inch planted, plus i already have a t-56 for the cruisin and racin so I already overshot the ability of a mild 489 with better driveline parts..which is good, i would rather have a driveline that could easily handle the power of the engine than one that was on the ragged edge or broke all the time. thanks for the help, any input on the 4 link or ratio in the back or the engine in the front would be greatly appreciated, it will likely have power rack and pinion steering and some drop springs, upgraded shocks and steering links, it already has polyurethane body mounts and steering bushings etc, the idea is what i guess the magazines call a g-machine, but with some wild power that i could adjust from practically all motor (maybe for town?) with maybe 2 psi boost and up towards 10 psi boost with adjustable wastegates for some track power