BBC VS. SBC...... Whats the call?

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Originally Posted by CrashPro993

Thanks Willys47, what kind of BBC would you go with?

Start cruising ebay and craigslist and see what you can find. 427's roll of the tongue easy but are harder to come by at a reasonable price to rebuild. I would look for a 454 as they are the most readily available. Of course if you really want to make a monster go find a 427 Truck block with the 10.2" deck and we'll get you up to 540ci to show the mouse motor crowd what displacement can really do for ya, haha!

Best bet, 454 and a 5 speed. Its almost too easy to get 500 ft-pnds of torque out of this combo yet you still get to cruise down the highway at 2k RPM. Set it up for about 9.6:1 compression and you'll get better fuel economy in overdrive than any small block that can keep up with you. Let us know what you end up with and we can cook you up a hot combo!