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My 2 cents worth. I have a Vortech Supercharged 302. Started with a stock motor and just added the Supercharger. Added a lot of power and let me keep up with the big blocks. After 5 years the old rings just gave up. Can not handle the boost. (6 pounds) So last year upgraded the whole bottom end of the block. Now it is right. Now the big blocks keep up with me.
When you said you were not keeping the car long term, made me think. I do not think I would keep a stock 302 for long either. But add a supercharger to it and it is a whole different story. This is fun. You will love it. Also, do not take advice from the big block guys who tell you that you do not need more power. They just do not want you running with them. And getting 20 miles per gallon.
Supercharged and Fuel Injected. Makes a whole lot of sense and maybe that is why all the new performance cars are going that way.
One last thing. Horsepower costs money. Supercharging is expenseive (when you consider what you have to build up on the bottom end some day) , but so are cubic inches.
Dick
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