Big block or small block?

[RACER X #99]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

The forums here are littered with engine issues, but here are a few recent and randomly selected SBF engines that have had issues:

Ford Racing 427 burning oil

Ford Racing 427w tuning problem

Dissapointing year end with my Roush 427R

Cam Lobe Pictures, Need Analysis Help

Putting aside engines that have bad parts and/or bad combinations and/or bad assembly and/or poor installations, I'm going to guess that as a percentage, SBF's have about the amount of issues as BBF's. At least it's closer than most folks think.

I know your just another newbie here but over the last twenty + years it has been pretty much established that car show guys and guys who like to do burnouts prefer FE's and guys who road race prefer small blocks. Has nothing to do with which is better or which is more powerful.
However if your ultimate goal is to be the quickest guy on a road course then a lightly used 358 ci Cup motor makes around 750-800 HP and will spin to 8,500 without breaking a sweat.
You can buy one right now from Roush/Yates performance for about $15,000 complete and nobody is going to pass you on any road course.
Of course you won't be winning any car show trophy's either.