Thread: Streetable HP?

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Yup, and that's exactly what I will have to do to be able to build the car the way I want to.... To me that would be a whole lot better plan then settling for something less then trying to convince myself it was what I wanted......

Sorry to say I can not do that . Time is passing me by . And if I do not have it now . I will not have it Later . I will build what I can . And run what I Brung !

Streetable HP implies considering (HP/weight) just as in a racing situation so only DennyW gave a one sentence response about the Buick 350. Since it is about 100 pounds lighter and has a longer stroke than the SBC I still wonder if it is too hard to find and parts too rare to keep in mind when wandering through a junk yard? On another thread I learned that the Ford 302/5.0 blocks may crack down the middle if built to more than 400+ HP which I would not have learned except by reading this Forum and it would seem that the SBC can be built for a little more HP but I have heard "hand grenade" stories about the SBC 400, so before I go looking for or keeping my eyes open for a Buick 350 what is the story about the limits of that engine? It seems to me that with a longer stroke than an SBC 350 that would favor street HP in the Buick 350, but maybe it is too late to find one easily? I must admit that when choosing an engine for my roadster I gave the main consideration to available aftermarket parts, accumulated roadster technology and my limitations in innovation/adaptation, but now I wish I had that 100 pounds back.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder