hi guys ...boy am i glad i found this site!!

well, ive crossed from the imports, to hotrod/cruising scene ! i just bought a 62 stepside chevy c10, w/the engine out. he gave me an engine. its a v6 vortec, from a 97 1500 pick up that his son wraped around the tree. came w/engine, tranny, drive shaft, and rear end. ive read up on this engine and don't know if i want it but i keep coming back to it cause of mpg!! also not much hp either(192hp,24xptq)! but i want the rumble of a v8, and the hp of one too w/good mpg i told him that i was probably gonna sell it and buy me a v8. i also asked him if the tranny will work as well as the rear end. he said hell yea! he said that the block of that 4.3 is the smaller version of the 350, so in terms it will work well. sorry for rambling on, but i guess what im trying to ask is...should i keep this engine (cause of mpg), get a 305(cause of v8+mpg), or 350+(cause of big hp )) i really hate the way these gas prices are going up so im leaning towards a 305. can i make it run a high 11 in 1/4 w/ not to much work(im kinda on a budget). and will every thing hook up right (tranny, drive shaft, and rear end)???

also what is the 4.3ltr vortec v6 worth? i wanna do like a trade in for a v8 at junk yard type deal!

thanks guys, and any input is appretiated

p.s. i read on another forum that they took a v6 vortec and w/ a supercharger and some mods(STOCK HEADS though) made over 500hp! that was some food for thought when i heard about it! again sorry for all this rambling!!