Freshening up my 318
About half of the Imperials were running Chevy Motors, the rest probablly 318's. You don't need horsepower, its all high revving spinning in the mud and rear end gearing on a short muddy track. I have 3 SBC's becouse they are so cheap to build and there are lots of guys who make shifters, headers, engine mounted gas pedals, etc. for them. I swap my drive train from car to car, a sliding driveshaft is helpful but lots can be done with a welder. This may be my last year running the old iron, SBC's are just about a drop in fit for the Ford Crown Vic/Mercury/Town Car platform.