how much HP

[mjmacqua]

Byron,

You may or not remember me, I had a lot of trouble cooling my 557, you offered a number of solutions. My engine had 650+HP and definetly had the pucker factor... With the cooling issue and the afore mentioned, I decided to rebuild it. I still wanted the big block, so stuck with the 428 starting point, when finished (almost) it will be a 514 with a mild cam. It will be, as most big blocks are, a torque monster, which is what really makes us go. Unfortunatley what sells cars is HP what makes them go is Torque. Hopefully none of us are racing on the street as we know that is illegal, but even more so, when the HP starts taking over, we are above 90-100MPH, another pucker factor in a go cart type vechile. (pardon the go cart reference I couldnt think of anything else to get the point across).
I think most of us love to DRIVE these cars and on occasion punch them out. They key is figuring out what you really want to do. You can spin the tires with a 302. And keep in mind the first 2 questions we are asked, is it real? and what's under the hood, 427? (two other selling points)