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[QUOTE]Originally posted by theguywhoknows: [QB] Josh, "They are about $1000.00 more than d.s.s are they worth it?" As onelowsplitbumper said in another thtread, you get what you pay for... And to Mr. Paint Job, you are SO right. Who would want a 396 with stock 302 rods? JUNK! And that is one of the very things I mean about you get what you pay for. We use super long 6.250", 4340 H-beam rods with huge ARP 8740 7/16" bolts (which are actually a Chevy race rod) along with a light weight 4340 forged crank, JE super lite pistons, a REAL solid roller cam and valve train, killer machining and all sorts of other REAL parts in our engines... again, you get what you pay for. Also, I have to disagree with you dude on the Windsors not fitting in 65/66 engine bays. We install LOTS of them (351W's, 408's, 427's) in 65 / 66's and I think they fit OK. I have built several easy 10 second daily driver's on stock suspensions that are naturally aspirated and single carbbed running pump gas and mufflers that run in the upper mid 10's. See Missy's 66 doing a wheel stand at Sears Point running a 10.78 @ 126MPH in stock trim (for one) in our Gallery at [URL=http://www.BadAssCars.com]www.BadAssCars.com[/URL] You've probably seen her at the track as she runs in Comp Rod class at Sac, Sears and many other's around the Western US, plus she drives this car around town as well... I think the 408's which are 351W based, fit pretty well and you are right, 1 3/4" tubes are fine for ANY car in the 9 to 10 second range and up to 427 cubic inches as long as the flange and header inlets are the same shape and same size and are hand blended to match as good as possible. Smaller tubes only make for more velocity, and more velocity means better scavenging at lower RPM's, hence why Missy's car only uses a 4,000 RPM stall converter instead of a 5,500 or more... she has tons of torque. Bigger is NOT always better by any means. Keep up the fun guy's! That's what it's all about! [URL=http://www.BadassCars.com]www.BadassCars.com[/URL] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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