[geeks] Hmmmm fattening

[Kurt Huhn]

> > I've been involved in a couple of these bad boys and my advice is, go
> > lightweight. Get one of the kits that have a fully iundependent suspension
> > (corvette or jaguar usually) on a new tubular chassis with a large diameter
> > backbone, and then get the lightest small block V8 you can.
> 
> The real way to go for these cars is the 351W.
> 

I've only been involved in one, and it used the 351W.  Goldarn that
thing was fast!  Come to think of it, a stroked 360 can hit 408ci
without too much trouble and might make a decent engine.

You're right though, Chris.  With a 289, that thing will still scream,
and be a force to be reckoned with in stoplight races.  However, for
true man-points, you gotta go bigger...

I don't want it so powerful as to be uncontrollable though, so I have to
balance my desire for power with a need for longevity of the chassis
(and driver).
-- 
Kurt
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