451 Budget builds?

400 block.

440 steel crank turned down
440 rods/ARP wavelock bolts
Ross FTs (9.73) comp.
Stock port 906s with stainless 208/174 valves
XE284H, Ductile iron 1.5 rockers
M1 single, swapmeet 750dp.
4400 9.5" converter, 4.10 gears

75 duster, 3200 race weight.

Best run. 10.91 @ 121 on a 1.51 60ft. in mine shaft air.

Installed a Weiand TR & 2 600 1850s
Home ported the heads, they flowed around 264/198 at .550 lift.
Went with a comp solid, 547/529-250/256 @50 on a 108

1st. pass in dead heat & no tuneing.

10.87 @ 123.58 on a crappy 1.63 60ft.

Don't know the HP/TQ #s, but as you can see it wasn't that wild, had around 4K total in that engine.

Shifted it at 5800, trapped 6200.