Why not try a 500 Caddy motor? I'm putting one in my Nova for this very reason, greatest bang for the buck.
A couple facts that sold me on the idea:
1. 500 frikkin cubic inches!
2. Weigh closer to a SBC than a BBC
3. Need very little to wake them up (500 hp, 600lb-ft is easy to get), aluminum intake, valve work, cam and tuned Q-jet
4. High nickle content
5. Bolt to a BOP trans..TH400 recommended
6. Likes mild gears...better highway cruising
7. Consider who bought these cars and their driving habits (seniors)....High probability they were well maintained
8. Definitely unique
Jeff Schwartz used it in his Coupe Deville...did you see the numbers that thing did? Nuf said right there.
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