A couple of more thoughts on 326/350 usage. I've always thought that a 326 or 350 would be an ideal engine to put in front of a T200-4R. You could run a lower gear than you would run with a 389 or bigger engine, still have a good high ratio for cruising and enjoy a trans which doesn't cost any more power to turn than a Powerglide. The T200 was designed with smaller engines in mind.
The other thought was that the 670 heads would probably be perfect for a 350. They have the improved valve angle of the later heads with more quench. I'm not sure if open chamber heads would be a help for the smaller engines or not, but I do think that the improved flame travel wouldn't give the results that they do on the larger bores. The 670's also yield a streetable compression ratio with the benefits of screw in studs. Of course there are the 140 or 141 heads which came on '67 326's, also, but I don't know anything about them. They would have the later valve angles, though, and the 140's would probably be capable of running street gas without any issues.
Anyone got any comments, thoughts or proven results?
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