Small Block V8 vs. Turbocharged Slant Six

I voted smallblock.

I've done the FWD turbo stuff and really enjoyed it, but when things started going wrong it got really frustrating.

I also don't really like a carbed turbo setup, I think EFI is really the best way to make a turbo setup really livable on the street. There certainly are many carb setups that work well on the street, but the carb makes it much more of a "pick one or the other" arrangement. If you build it to run well without boost, it doesn't run clean under boost. Or it runs hard under boost and rich while cruising. Not saying it isn't possible or that it hasn't been done, but for a first time build with no tuning experience, it will either be incredibly lucky or incredibly expensive because you are paying an experienced turbo carb tuner and probably spending money on an expensive blow through carb. I know Tom Wolfe did it, but that doesn't mean it is easy.

I worked for a while on building a turbo slant, but the exponential increase in tuning and complexity turned me off in the end. Seen too many turbo car have struggles both on the street and track, and experienced problems myself. Just not interested in a turbo car anymore.

Besides, while a turbo slant will make smallblock power, a turbo smallblock will make more than a turbo slant. :-)