Howdy Folks,

I am getting excited over here. There's light at the end of the tunnel for my kit car build. The engine for it is a dry sump, high-rev (8k) 377ci aluminum SBC (Brodix?) to make between 600-700 bhp and 450-550 Ft TQ.

Here's the exact engine...I just don't have the $20k for it: http://www.amerspeed.com/ultima.htm

So, I am going to build it myself...with a little help from friends and this list perhaps. The kit car I am building is the one mid-page.

Question 1: I know there is desktop dyno software out there that creates "virtual engines" to estimate performance. Does anyone have experience using these packages?

Question 2: I have been told by different folks that a 377ci is made two ways; a 400 block with a 350 crank, and a bored 350. Are there really two ways to make a 377, or is one method more accepted than another?

Thanks all. I am sure this is just the start of a long string of dumb questions!!!