[UltraBlue71]

I have heard it said you can build 2 sbc's for the price of one bbc, the 383 for example, hillbilly big block (haha) is a great way to make some low end grunt for lower bucks, right now I can get a bone stock 396 from my buddy really reasonable (we never have discussed price) and get it set up like a 402 like was in our year/model trucks to begin with or I can rebuild my good ole 350 with a 400 crank and some machine work and a decent set of heads and make some great horsepower. Like you said friend its your ride, BBC's are cooler than snowman poop, but I am a family man too (4kids) on a budget, bottom like is if you can afford it, do it, but the mileage is gonna suck, if you dont drive it all the time, like me, it probaby wont matter much but driving a BBC daily when gas is high, sucks!