"Its only money" - hee-hee
Actually it's money and psychology.
On the contrary, if you want to hot rod a 350, then a 292 won't do. No?
btw everyone. Tony's buying is everyone crate 292s for Christmas.
Vintage is okay, for those who are vintage-obsessed. But I don't care as much about spending my a$$ off to "impress" the small block crowd about the expensive potential of an inliner. Being "different" is okay to a point. And it's easy to sell but to hell with it when it becomes financially unreasonable.
It depends on what the end goal is, and I think that's Tony's point. If you want max possible performance at any cost, the a small- or big block v8 is the best choice. You can easily get 450 HP for around $3000 (or less) from a small block chevy. Put that behind a built TH400 tranny with a 3500 stall converter and for < $4G total you'll smoke any non-nitro, non-turbo inliner ever built.
