6-71 small block build.

Cope said
My current engine is a stock stroke 360. 10.8-1.

Its going on an engine stand in the shop once the new build is ready. Once I get a handle on the blower tune I may sell it but honestly I have so much money in machine work and parts in it I'll never get what its worth so I probably just keep it.

HP wise. I have no idea. I don't even care what it makes. I wanted a blown small block.

I hear the LA blocks will let go around 600 HP so I'll probably push it right up against that number and see what happens.

I will be running a cast crank and rods but I think the failures start in the block most times.

I may go bilet main caps.

My buddy who owns the machine shop is a dealer for Nelson racing engines and could have sold me a set of NRE turbos for A LOT LESS. in fact he really enjoys telling me how stupid I am for going this route but I dont care.

Blowers are cool. Look in the forced induction form. Everyone has a turbo small block. I think theres like 4 or 5 guys here with blown small blocks.

And if turbos were so bad *** why does top fuel run roots blowers?
:)

I don't know who told you 600 was the limit on the block, but I think they are wrong. I am in the 650 to 700 range with no problems in 3 years of running. I think I would put my money into a stock forged crank and a set of H-beam rods over the cast crank and rods. I wouldn't worry about billet caps as long as the rpms are going to stay below 7000. Go with a set of forged pistons with a static ratio around 8 to 1 and you should be good to go with 7lbs of boost and the timing locked at 28 degrees on pump premium and if you want to get on it with 100 octane, go to 10 to 12 lbs of boost at 31 degrees and hang on.

Jack