so what your saying is that I could get more power and performance out of a straight six than a 327 or 350? What would I need to do to make the straight six performe well. New carb, headers, intake? I want power and speed. right now the 194 sucks. It has no power and takes a heck of a long time to get up to speed. Also it takes awhile to shift gears. I was also wondering if the 283 (I think thats what its called), v8 would be a good powerplant. Does it have good power and will it bolt up to my current tranny? thanks for any replies.