Originally Posted by MrBottomTooth

I'm going by all my friends that have done project cars or trucks and decided to try to outdo each other on horsepower. Their vehicles are so loud you can't even listen to a stereo while driving them and they have gone through more differentials, transmissions and rear ends in a few years then I have on all the vehicles I have ever owned in my entire life. Of course if he's just throwing in a stock crate engine and not doing it up then I guess he won't have that problem, but I assumed someone going to the trouble of swapping out a 350 for a big block would be looking at a built engine. Once you get a certain amount of power its easier to break shit. That's a fact. And i guess gas mileage doesn't matter either if it is a garage queen, but if you actually want to drive it then the difference between 8 mpg and 18 mpg adds up pretty quick.