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Originally Posted by RodKnock
Gunner, 200 lbs off the front end?
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I was being generous. With an iron block and everything else aluminum the difference can be very small. I believe an all-ally big block can be brought into the weight range of an all-iron small block, although you'd have to be a real cheapskate to run iron heads and intake these days.
I think patrickt's nailed it, though. No one ever wishes they had a small block instead of an FE. And I suspect those who pick a small block (and aren't doing so to shave the cost) came from the late-model street racer crowd and have never had the option of a big block before. Better the devil you know, etc.
(What was the last serious big-block option in a performance car? I know the Gran Torinos had 429s and maybe 460s into about 1977... anything later? No, cop cars and Cadillacs don't count.)
Don't I get any Junior Mints?