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Originally Posted by dred
I do dig the builds they are doing these days with small blocks to match the big block numbers. ie: 427 and 454 small block builds.
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They're a lot better in your classic street muscle car/pro touring car, imo. Lighter, breath better, and there's a shit ton of aftermarket support for them. You're less likely to run into things like header issues, clutch cable issues (if you run a cable, we use hydraulics) and even brake booster issues, as the extra width of a big block can be a pain in certain cars with smaller engine compartments, like early Falcons.
Right now we have two 65-66 Mustangs in our shop with 5.0 Coyotes in them. Wide as ****. Both require the removal of the shock towers and we had to completely re-design the firewalls, as the the heads are in the way of mounting anything in it's stock location on the firewall.