I will NEVER have a big block!!!!!!!!! NEVER ,I love my rodeck BIG in. sbc. The weight savings alone is worth the extra cost!! There I said it ,now all the bbc's will kill me .I LOVE SCREEMING sbc's. Im an old comp.eliminater guy revvvvvvving to 10,000rpm 288's,the 296,i blew up past 11,000!!! Hurt the wallet but was a riot!!!!!!!!!!!! Wouldnt trade those days for nothing! BUT the main thing bbc or sbc everyone is different, it would SUCK if we all were the same!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!David. ok bbc's have at me!