.....Eric & Pat, THANKS for the good advice. Yes after thinking about it I see that for the same money I'd get a lot more HP & TQ. It just seemed easier to put a small block in cuz it's already set up for one.....

.....LOL, good one Dave, not only is your comment/picture funny but it brings up a really good point. Which is, going up a 130-160 HP/TQ would only be enough for a short period of time. And for $14 g's I should get more HP/TQ than that.....

.....What I think I'll do is hook up nitrous on my current engine. That'll be the cheapest way to 'experience' more

THANKS, Bill