400 Small Block Engine

[big_al_71]

What is your opinion on a chevy small block 400? I am looking for ups and downs on this particular model engine which I am not familiar with..I am familiar with 454,350,327..It seems like this engine is not very popular down here in florida. Any advice I could get from you fellows will be very appreciated. Reason I am asking I have a guy that wants to sell me a small block 400 with 462 hp at the flywheel. I met this guy at a performance shop just swaping ideas, he heard me talking with the shop owner about me wanting to go faster with my truck this time around. The guy from the shop is a good friend of mine and tells me that it is a GREAT motor. The motor only has about 100 miles it was installed in a camaro but the owner of the car changed his mind and decided to have a 540 built for it instead. The engine is on a stand I went to see it and it was started and it sounded awesome, oil was at 50psi, it was loud because of the open headers it did not idle perfect as he claimed that because it has been sitting for about two months there might be bad gas in the carb's bowl. I am not worried about that as I can tune it I was concerned about any knocking or funny noises in the bottom end.However he told me that he would pull the carb off holley 750 and rebuild it just to assure me that it is the readl deal on that motor. I was in the process of building a 383 stroker for my truck while it is in the body shop but now seen this motor completely ready to go I started leaning towards it..I just dont want a problem motor as this truck is going to be driven alot on the weekends....

Thanks again guys and gals!!!!!