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More like 225hp, Scott. Both you and Greg have excellent points. The LS motors are amazing. It's getting boring seeing the high horsepower builds because they are so very easy to achieve. Obviously, this is my opinion. The flip side of that affordability and ease in which they make power is people with them don't necessarily know what they are getting themselves into. I've built and driven a couple 600 hp LSx motors, so mid 500 at the wheels. The cars are rocket ships. They are boring to drive on the street because you can't safely use the power. I had more fun driving stone stock C6 Z06s and other mid 400hp cars that pulled everywhere. Still had plenty of power to get into trouble and push the limits of street driving though.

Bob Johnson, owner/builder of GForce Cuda and Battle Axe and many others, once commented that the reason he went for a big inch engines over forced induction, even if he made less power, was because the sound and looks of the engine were apart of the build, too. I couldn't agree more. That's the biggest reason I'm sticking to a simple 383 that should sit at about 500hp/tq which will put me into the 400s at the wheels. I can't afford the horsepower wars, the power I will be making will be plenty as I'm really just a street car, and a cammed small block sounds better to me than an LS. I see no reason to take a different route with my motor choice. I'd really like to see more people take this approach and go for a complete package on the car instead of relying on the horsepower as the biggest attraction of the car.

Of course, the bigger question or concern I wonder about is what will be the response to these rather accessible, high powered cars by the government or insurance agencies. Will we see laws or rates penalizing or limiting power because people aren't being smart with the power they have?