Don't give up on the 6 cyl. Its not a race motor and only a few of the were. The V8 will out power you anytime with just a few modifications. But with a few modifications to the 6, you will out "coolness" them everytime!! I went to the Goodguys Show back in October at the Kansas Speedway. Out of the 3000 cars entered, they might of been 12 6 cyl powered cars or trucks. Mine was one of them, and proud of it! Coolest of all was a Hudson Hornet 6 with a holley four barrel, headers, 12 to 1 compression and race fuel. Man did it sound good... Joe