Big block or small block? I think it was 1965 that the big blocks started appearing; up until 1964, the most powerful motor was a small block with mechanical fuel injection (a 327 with about 390 horses).
“the most powerful motor was a small block with mechanical fuel injection (a 327 with about 390 horses).”
The 356 small block in a 58 Corvette that we ran in 58 dyno’d at 430 HP with factory fuel injuction and gasoline.
We ran and won the Guadalahara State Fair in 1958 and sold the Cer to the Rogriguez Brothers after the race.