Bracket engine, what would you build and why?
There's a lot of "ink" that you should go big, 500+ inches. While there are good points to that, (especially if you're starting with nothing) sometimes we lose sight of SIMPLE and CHEAP, right? One of the best bracket combos I ever had and would repeat run after run...it was DEADLY consistent and made over 300 runs before I sold the car. All it needed was a driver...LOL.
.030 over 440
OE crank
prepped LY rods (gasp!)
TRW replacement 440 4 bbl pistons (GASP!) w/hand made valve reliefs. Right at 11:1 as bolted together.
Crane R280 roller cam (WAY to big, but that's what I had on hand)
906 heads, 2.14/1.81 ported. Flowed mid 260's on Holton's bench
MP M1 single plane 4150 intake
Adaptor and 1050 Dominator (no changes other than jets)
OE Mopar elec distributor and MSD 7AL
2" Hooker headers run open, no muffs.
Alum drum, roller 727 (only footbraked)
8" Munsinger converter
8 3/4 with 4.86's and a spool
Ladder bar with 14x32 rubber
73 Cuda right at 3300 with me on board...
10.40's @ 127 almost everywhere we took it at sea level. Best of 10.38 @ 128 on a cool July morning at Somona. High 10.90's at Fallon one fall I drug it up there.