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Old 06-06-2008, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by jbutlr View Post
Well then I guess we should all be running the 3800 V6 T-Type motors with a huge turbo.
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I don't quite follow that thought, I just mean that if someone has a bigblock car, it should make enough power to compensate for the extra weight and also to be able to outrun a smallblock with 100+ less cubic inches. If not, then it's just a waste IMHO. If you are going to have a bigblock that is physically larger and heavier than a smallblock, gets worse gas mileage, is more expensive, but looks awesome, then it better make up for those things when the light turns green. That's all. I'm not trying to start a bigblock-smallblock war, as I have both...bigblock Suburban (496) and a smallblock Camaro (406).

Anyway...back on topic, I vote for LS7, it's lighter, it's a screamer, and with a couple small changes (cam-mainly), you're at 600 reliable horsepower.
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'70 Camaro - 406 - Street/Strip being converted to Pro-Touring (best 1/4 run - 11.05 @ 121, 1.50 60' - All Motor)

View pics at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83785049@N00/
A couple vids of it revving:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuyIgo06Liw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ilcp3a9fik&feature=user
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K95WCTdsbpY&feature=user
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