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Originally Posted by Jefe
What do you mean it doesn't seem logical? It's a big block dude! hehe. The small block runs really really well, but I got a free '66 396 just lying around so I'm gonna build it pretty radical and throw it in. And I would love to put that 412 in my black 1968 Pickup with the 4 speed behind it and see what it will do. The 350 in there is getting kinda tired. The 396 if I do it right should put out a lot more hp and not to mention raw torque that you just can't get from a small block. Car only weighs around 2900lbs. We'll see! Thanks for the info guys!!
I will let you all know.
Douglas.
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Let's see you have a Nova that weighs considerably less than the truck. You want to put in a heavier and smaller (by cubic inches) engine in your nova...it doesn't make sense...396 by today's standards of big block sizes is small. Your small block should easily outperform and weigh less than your 396 big block. If you are serious about building a big block...build a BIG BLOCK---something no less than 427/454 cubes---you should be able to make a ton of power and put it in your truck---they need the extra power....thats what I was getting at.