I at one point was going to do the BB fox swap. Here's what I found out.
I could make just as much power for the same amount of money with a 302 engine as I could with a 460.
Also I would have added a ton of weight to the front which is the WORST place to add weight to a fox. For every 1 pound you take off in front of the bulkhead, it's like taking 7 pounds off the weight of the entire car.
Stock cranks and blocks are only good to about 700hp and the rods I beleve are a little less. I look at making more HP than that which would have my block alone costing me 4K and then the crank and rods. My Boss block will take in excess of 900hp and high rpm.
As for keeping the tires on the ground it can be done with a good
suspension. You don't see John Force popping wheeles.
I also didn't want to go with a toploader or a power robbing c6. I like my TKO just fine.
Also I plan on running pizza cutters up front even on the street which I will drive on occasion. With all that weight in the front it's an accident waiting for a place to happen. The tires could roll off the rim easily.
Also a good set of quality aluminum heads only weigh a few pounds less than the cast iron heads. If your talking about a set of 3.8L thunderbird heads that's a complete different story.
I'm not pro bigblock or small block. Whatever you choose is cool and more power to ya.
I do beleve that you can get bang for the buck out of either engine. Just depends on what your goals are.
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