[aumoore]

Not trying to be smart but the Dragon Snakes were all small blocks and the Cobra Roadsters that won races were all small blocks.

As someone mentioned above the big cars and trucks like and need a lot of torque to get off the line. With a light car like a cobra or a F1 car you need HP or the ability to spin up fast to gain speed. All things baing equal a 500 hp small block will out run a 500 hp big block because the car will weigh less and there will be more weight over the rear tires with a small block. The big block puts more weight over the front end where it hurts weight transfer.

Now if your thing is mashing the throttle at 60 and spinning the tires without downshifting then get a big block as it will feel awsome on the street but do not be suprised if you are not faster than some high HP small blocks.

Although I love my small block I still would love to have a big block Cobra one day.


If you think about it in Europe a 5.0(302c.i.) is a big block compared to what they have.