So sick of the V8 or die guys...

The world is full of those "_____ or die!" types of people. I say build whatever suits your needs. I took out my slant and put in a 318 just because I already had parts for it and I am much more familiar with the platform. Hell, I get ask the "why not a 360?" question pretty often. The fact is I also got the 318 core for free so unless they want to give me a free 360 and pay all the machining cost........ eat it. The funny thing I found is most of the people who want to bash whatever it is you have are incapable of doing it themselves. The guy who used to give me b.s. couldn't even do a fluid and filter change on an automatic trans. let alone assemble an engine.
We are all already in an oddball group. I say build the slant and have fun with it.