Big Block Hp Capability

Prine said
its a common ploy to talk down about the later year RB's, so that they can be picked up cheaper.

Everyone knows a 240' casting 1972 400 is the holy grail of bigblocks because of the "Main Webbing".......so its easy to talk smack about all the other years' castings because they are not as "beefy", so they are "weaker"/worthless. A Block is a Block, heads are heads, cranks are cranks,......it is the machine work and the combination of parts that make or break an engine.

Just because a person who owns a Machine Shop exists, doesnt make them the Best in the world.

And a properly prepped Bigblock can EASILY go over 1000hp...
302 Found

lol... It's the 230 block, and it's only the ones that were cast in early'71. After about June of '71 there is nothing special and with the bore core shift some are useless for big power anyway.
In regard to the "1000hp" comment - re-read the top of my post #11. Turbos don't count...lol. A turbo application can go way beyond as long as they don't detonate. That's because the turbo oesn't take power or stress the crank in any odd way. A blower does. Some blowers do a lot... So the risk is lowest building a turbo.