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The difference is the power bands are vastly different. A 450 hp small block makes 450 hp over a very narrow range you may never see in daily driving, say 5700 rpm...
The 427, 428, 454 et al. will make 450 hp at 3600 rpm and can be made to scream well past 7,000....
So sure you can build a small block to make the numbers you want but you'll be wringing the @#$%^ out of it to get there.
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michael
A man that is young in years, may be old in hours, if he have lost no time. But that happeneth rarely. Generally, youth is like the first cogitations, not so wise as the second. For there is a youth in thoughts, as well as in ages... Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
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