First off... me and RyanH are nothing alike.. he likes big hairy men like Wodin... and he is also a liberal... not to mention he is fat and gay and is a manbaby.
I on the otherhand am not at all fat. I am a redneck who likes country music and drag racing. I also have sex with women only.
now....
Natty.. it depends on what you want to do. If you are going to drag race, go BIG. If you want it to handle and drive on the street, go with a built 302 or somthing. If you reallly want to spend some cash I would build a stroked 351 with some Pro-Chargers on it.
if you have some cash to spend... and you do not mind a drive.. I know a guy who builds race motors for Outlaw cars. As you know... they are fast. He built a small block ford that is in a fox bodied Mustang that will run in the low 5's on radials!!!! That is in the 1/8th.
let me know.