Some modern "Junkyard Jewels" That might work for you.....

If your building a hotrod and don't need or care about a numbers-matching powerplant here's a few that you can buy cheap and will give you big bang for low bucks. # 1. 1996-2000 Chevy 350 "Vortec". These were used in millions of pickups, Tahoes, Suburbans, and vans so their plentiful. They have a one-piece rear main seal and centerbolt valve covers so they don't leak oil. They also have the "Vortec" heads which breathe better than any factory head and many aftermarket ones, and a roller cam from the factory. Edelbrock and Weiand make performance 4bbl intakes that fit these engines.Super Chevy built a 400 hp "Vortec" engine for $2,600-including the $600 pricetag for a used engine. In a Camaro, Nova or Corvette this could really be a rocker. # 2. 1984-97 Ford 351W. Starting with the 351HO in the '84 Bronco-these were used in zillions of Ford trucks, suv's and vans up until 1997. '87 and later models have roller cams from the factory.  ( Obviously this allows you to use hot aftermarket hydraulic roller cams without extensive modifications that an older block would need. ). Ford SVO, Edelbrock and Trick Flow offer performance heads, cams and intakes. You can even put "Cleveland" style Edelbrock or Trick Flow aluminum heads on this Windsor block and with the Edelbrock "E-Boss" Perfromer RPM manifold-have a clone Boss 351 motor. Could be a great bargain powerplant for your Mustang, Cougar or Torino, or Cobra Replica. # 3. 1992-2003 Dodge 360 "Magnum" V8. Millions of these were sold in Dodge Pickups and Vans, Dodge Dakotas and Durangos,and Jeep Grand Cherokees. Like the Chevy Vortecs, the "Magnum" heads breathe better than any factory head and many aftermarket ones, and will bolt up to earlier blocks with the proper manifold. Edelbrock makes 4bbl "Magnum" intakes, and these too have roller cams from the factory. One of these would be dynamite in a Duster or Dart, real strong in a 'Cuda / Challenger and are torquey enough to make a heavy Charger a nice driver. The 318 "Magnum" engines can be bought even cheaper and would be quick in a real light car-i.e. Duster / Dart-but the 360s make a lot more torque with the same equipment. # 4. 1987-95 Chevy 350. These were used in millions of trucks, vans and suvs. They have the one-piece rear main seal, and the blocks are machined for roller cams. ( Most '89 and later versions had roller cams from the factory.) The heads and intakes do not interchange with the '86 and earlier models. However-Edelbrock makes 4bbl and throttle-body intakes for these engines,and Edelbrock, Trick Flow and other companies make aftermarket aluminum heads for them. And factory or aftermarket "Vortec" heads will fit these blocks, you just need a "Vortec" style intake-which Edelbrock and Weiand offer. Any of these would make an awesome street / strip engine for your musclecar project-or think-about this-put one in your car to race it-and you can run it as hard as you want-even with nitrous- without the worry of throwing a rod out the side of a rare, numbers-matching block. If you grenade one of these-just go to the junkyard and get another one. In my mind, you can't lose. Mastermind