LOL....yeah, I keep saying the same thing. I still have a stock 8.25 with 2.45 gears!! There is plenty of power on tap, but I lose it in the gearing..oh well, one thing at a time. At least I haven't blown it up yet!!
The other nice thing with a small block is that they will get (relatively) better mileage than a big block. Yeah, I know, you shouldn't worry about fuel economy in a hot rod. But, I want to be able to drive mine to work (52 miles round trip) and not tear the wallet up TOO bad..