Definitely, cant skimp on testing the structure the main bolts will be arp .. block will be o ring.... I was even thinking about sending block to be cryofreezing it but I believe that's more myth than anything else
It's going be fun one when done, I see a lot of guys chasing big blocks even my uncle spent a lot on 540 with blower for his super bee .... me I'm going 355 and let's hope it can hold ,I think it will... the 70 challenger will be done by November ..
Will be ls crowd are using molnar stuff for 2000 hp... and they do offer forged cranks and rods for small block la engines so believe I'm going that route
Because I do my own machine work already have the block and its orginal to the car so no reason to change out blocks. just update billet main caps, half fill arp rod bolts should hold up well.. I mean if 1995 Gm lt1s people are getting 1800 hp out of modified 350 I would like to believe...
I want build the 1970 318 into a 355 for boost
I'll do splay caps , half fill it even go as far running reverse cooling heads like 95 lt1s.
My question what heads are best for boost and do they make aluminum ones?
Going efi and running e85 on this boy with the holley terminator will be my plan