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DAVE!
WHY IS 800 OR EVEN A 1000HP NOT PRACTICAL? DONT YOU REMEMBER WHEN 500HP WAS NOT PRACTICAL IN A DAILEY DRIVER? NOW LOOK AT THE THE VETTS,THE VIPERS, THE BLOWN COBRAS,



1 Engines engineering and modifications, to make this kind of power mechanically means a BIG cam that in turn means big valve springs.

2 High compressions that would not deam practical for the cheaper fuel you can get at the local gas station.

3 High maintenance on your engine, blowers, turbos, gearboxes, clutches and diffs.

4 You would probably have to run special blend racing fuel, it is expensive, so for a street car you would have quite a weekly fuel bill.

5 To make 800 HP the engine as mentioned before would be tuned to turn high revs, so to make this HP it is an increased consumption of air fuel mix, so I would probably figure your weekly fuel bill if driven every day as a daily driver would be in the $1000.00's that's right $1000.00's


The man wants a practical daily driver, 350 with good heads and cam,,,FINE !!! If he wants to later and I hope he takes advice off all of us, maybe just maybe he will go for a SBC cheaper stroker set up, to keep his revs down and his driveabillity up and his fuel consumption reasonable.