Thanks;

When I refer to torque, I am comparing it to the original smogger engine which was a mild set up. The car was comfortable to drive at low speeds. I am not trying to build a monster, I just wanted to increase the hp of the engine while maintaining something close to the torque the engine had when it was bone stock. In stock form in 1971, the L48 engine was rated at 270 hp with the quadrajet. My goal was to end up with 325-375 hp with the rebuild and still maintain torque levels that were close to (or greater than) stock form. Thus the following changes:

1) World products S/R/ Torquer heads mildly pocket ported.
2) Engine was bored 0.030" over, rebuilt, balanced.
3) All fasteners replaced with ARP fasteners.
4) Hypereutectic pistons at 0.010: below deck for a 9.5:1 c.r.
5) camshaft change
6) intake manifold change.
7) headers & dual exhaust.

Hopefully these changes will yield a bit more power without sacrificing low end drivability. Thats all.
Thanks