Ideas for swaps other than a V8.

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Not flaming you man, and I can appreciate the "excitement" of learning a new engine, but you really do have to do more research.

Those 200 Canadian heads are probably all that's left. Every junkyard in WA and OR has completely sold out of Turbo heads in the last 2 years. It's not just the heads either, try finding good oil pumps (Melling screwed up their design about 4 years ago so the new ones are junk), good auxiliary shafts (or buy an Essy billet one at $300!), or crack-free exhaust manifolds.

Look, they're good motors. They can make good power, and a select few people have made reliable good power. But they are expensive at anything over 280HP. They are also very, very heavy for their power/displacement. Like I said, a 302 is lighter with a carburetor.

Read GRM when you get a chance, those guys are building 10-second CARS for under $2K. $1500 for a 270HP rebuild is expensive. Like I said, easy 300+ HP N/A 302 for that.