273 Stroker, 4.00" Crank

goldduster318 said
Curious as to why you wouldn't want to stay with the small block?

I actually kept the stock stroke on the 340 to make sure it didn't melt the tires off 24/7 driving around on the street. It still makes 400 lb-ft at 2800 rpm. If it was me, I'd spend my money on a fuel injection kit and a roller cam over a stroker kit. An over 450hp street car has a hard time hooking up without traction control. I can stab it at 20 mph and blow them off, and a nice healthy bark on the 1-2 shift (4-speed) at 55 mph. I need to do the suspension and install the 275-35-18's I'm planning on to replace the 225-60-15's.

My Friend was looking into vintage racing for a 64-66 Cuda or Dart. Most of them even allow you to use 318's...one had a 100 lb weight penalty, but it's probably still worth it.

The main reason why I don't want to stay with a small block, and it may seem like a stupid reason, is because it bores me visually. To me it's a little overdone (which makes sense since these cars came with small blocks as their primary power source). I'm not a huge fan of the carbureted look either. I like the long intake look of the Hemi's and such. I know it's kind of a weird reasoning, but I like things that are different.

If I were to do an engine swap my 3 choices would be Mystery Engine, SRT4, or 408.

I'm doing my build opposite of how you did it. I'm doing suspension, brakes, wheels and tires first and then moving over to making power. :D I'm also aiming for 275/35/18's on my Dart. Hopefully I can make them fit, if not I may just scroll down to like a 255/40 or 265/35 (would rather go with the 255).

I wouldn't necessarily try to get into "Vintage Racing" but just build a Vintage "like" car.