Hi George , Welcome to the LSR list ------ a good bunch of
gearheads
and fans of flat out racing -------- and you can' t help but learn
something new
here every day , no matter how long you' ve been in / around cars and racing
!
If you are running a stock bore / stroke 273 " De Soto , you are
already
giving away 32 cubic inches to other competitors in your class , " D ",
who
might be on the upper limit , so you might consider boring , which would
get
you closer , but stroker cranks don' t grow on trees , so the small block
Chev
would probably get you in the ball park more readily , considerably cheaper
, and
you' ll have lots of revs available , for sure . However those little
241 " Dodge
and your larger De Soto Hemis are really cool nostalgia powerplants , and
if you
decide to go that route ------ The Firepower Route ------ then I
suggest you
contact my pal Dan Hostetter from San Diego . He' s an old salt rat
and dry
lakes guy , and a member of the San Diego Roadster Club from way back .
He runs a glass deuce 3 window coupe w / early hemi , and his tow
vehicle
is an identical " real steel " coupe that Henry built ------- a neat
sight to see
the one towing it' s twin brother .
If you care to , contact me " off list " for Dan' s address and tel.
number -----
he can give you the straight scoop on those baby hemis . However , I
myself
would agree with Skip -------- if you wanna go " the fastest for the
cheapest " ,
a 301" / 302 " or 305 " small block chev is THE WAY to go !
Again , welcome to this list , George , and you and I can bench
race
" oldaze " drags going back to 53 / 54 / 55 ------------
Bruce Ferguson on the Connecticut Shoreline
FastmetalBDF@aol.com
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