what is the best small block and why ?

well I played with 318's they are idiot proof hrow a set of 340 or 360 heads on em...then again try a set of 302's or even some 273 heads and cam it to go with the rear end gear ya have..if ya have a stick or a convertor....go with a bit more cam ......Lil' more gear don't hurt either........if it Blows up ......they ar a dime a dozen and you can rev them till the sun goes down ...or comes up.....340........whoooooo hooooooooo7500 rpm's all day every day and gobb's of low end torque and high rpm's for us small block kinda guy's...360....torque monster gobb's of low end but don't go crazy on cam lookin for top end....6500 is about what the beaste of burden is good for but yur gonna have fun with her and dime a dozen....318's and 360's i love em!!!!! but I just gotta find a word above love for the 340........that's a tall order...untill ya had a 340 under yer foot ya just don't know i have been lucky to have fallen in love with them when I was 16 I got my first taste of a 340......been hooked ever since........ had a few 360....stock bottom ends that were quite impressive stay away from the big cam'sthe Lil' purple shaft I think 484??? 300 stall and anywhere from 323 to 391 gear and it's an animal...all about it's intended use.....you drive it...pick the parts for how you drive.............just sayin.. :)