David,
your engine is bitchen. you know, Art Francis swears his heads aren't street heads! I agree with Michael, good powerband and the right amount of torque & bhp. I personally can not understand why anybody would want more.
500 ft/lbs from a Cleveland street motor with hydraulic lifters! Man from my perspective, having worked on these motors back in the '70s & '80s, I still find these numbers just awesome. Most solid lifter builds back then were 450/450 and revved to 7000 rpm! Not quite so streetable as yours.
Hey, while I'm thinking of it, which exhaust ports are your heads equipped with (Blue Thunder heads have a choice) and which headers are bolted up to your motor? Inquiring minds want to know. Just an old gear head trying to stay current.
your friend on the DTBB, George
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