With a set of 15/8-inch headers and configured much the way the Goodwrench engine was with these heads, Daffy made an honest 327 hp, but the big difference was the torque. We decided to call this engine Daffy because the engine looked funny with its stock heads and painted intake manifold, and because in the cartoons, Daffy never gets any respect. On top, we added a simple Edelbrock Performer and a Q-jet carburetor that was probably around when Moses was a kid.
'99, page 25) that Todd McKenzie had lightly pocket-ported. Out of the Ed Taylor small-block parts bin archives, we dredged up the set of iron castings from the Goodwrench Quest 350 buildup series (Part II, Oct. Because this was a drone motor, it didn't need anything more than a set of stock iron heads. Your humble editor had assembled this engine as a basic 355 with a one-piece rear-main seal, stock cast crank, rebuilt stock rods with ARP bolts, forged flat-top Speed-Pro pistons, and a mild hydraulic-roller cam.
We literally had this small-block lying around, and it was a real dog. Because we feel there are plenty of enthusiasts who want to know how to assemble a great running small-block Chevy that is affordable and still makes good power. In fact, they chastise us for doing stories on "wimpy" motors that barely make 400 hp as if there is some kind of horsepower ego-rama going on. It's easy to get wrapped up in all the excitement of big horsepower numbers.
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