Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback

moparmat2000 said
Yep i bet its really nice, but i bet its a dog, and cant get outta its own way. Thats a car thats begging for a V8 conversion.
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moparmat2000 said

I remember years ago in hot rod magazine Steve Magnante souped up a 225 and they put it in a 70 duster. The amount of cash to make it run like a V8, they could have built a pretty nice faster V8. To each their own i say, but personally i cant do the slant.
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I've struggled with the desire to build a slant. I'm not sure I'd ever get the mega-power out of one without some form of forced air induction and that usually involves a lot of cash. It would be really cool to be able to smoke some of the bowtie crowd with a 6 cylinder though.

My problem is I tend to want more HP than what I should. There are plenty of guys that probably get as much enjoyment out of cruising around with half the fuel bill, no worries about overheating, and less parts breakage. I think law enforcement spends less time following them around too. I tend to get an escort when I take one of the cars out.