“……….Okay brother Patterson, your turn at bat!......”

Gee Uncle Bob I really don’t know what to say (but you know that has never stopped me before )

I hope this does not come across as snipping because it’s not intended to. I looked over Maxb49’s posts and all I can come up with is he wants to build a hot rod from scratch and doesn’t want to use a SB Chevy. Some of the engines he’s looked at are the 331 Caddy, flathead and now 426 based HEMI. That covers a LOT of potential territory. All of those engines and several others are good candidates depending on what exactly the car is going to be and what he expects to do with it.

I’d like a little something more to work with than a general HP figure. Size and weight of the car, INTENDED USE and transmission preference (to help figure where the torque needs to be at, gearing and useable RPM range) etc.



(and you thought I was asleep )