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I think the big 6 was a 308??.Hot rodding is filled with what ifs.So what if this was in a Hudson Jet??. Yrs ago I drove both kinds and they where torque monsters of their day.

Neat!! Maybe just a little whistle or whine to give things away?? I had a bud in the Navy who had a four door with the Twin H and a three speed in it and the only thing he had done to it was to split the exhaust manifold for duals; I had a '57 Chevy with a warmed over 235 Stovebolt, mild cam, three carbs and a split exhaust, and we were always digging at one another. I truth, there was no contest; I could get a length on him off the line and in the first one to two hundred feet, but then he'd just "barge" on by and leave me behind.

Originally Posted by 1gary

I think the big 6 was a 308??.Hot rodding is filled with what ifs.So what if this was in a Hudson Jet??. Yrs ago I drove both kinds and they where torque monsters of their day.

He destroked the engine by .625! and spoke of the cam grind, he never said how big it is now. He is an old turbo guy and machinist so there is little doubt that the engine is formidable. He has been testing now for 6wks but said there was more debugging to get done.
When he drove away i doubt the engine ran much over 750rpm and all you could hear was the mechanical lifters. I was amazed.