This board is amazing. I’m pleasantly surprised that Phoenix and her story are remembered��
Engine building is not my forte hence all the naive questions.

If the current engine was the original numbers matching, I would certainly mothball it and start fresh.
Unfortunately that ship sailed in the original engine fire / MotorMeister story. They kept the 7R case and left me with one from a 72. The engine was since rebuilt by Farbacher Loles before they folded. This build is as much about increasing mid range torque as it is about purging the history and building it right this time around. The challenge is I don’t really know what the “f” I’m doing. I have just enough knowledge to make it/ me dangerous. Hence the myriad of question and clarifications. (Yes, the 46/49 was a typo (also have fat fingers��)). I‘m on a steep learning curve and have ordered Bruce Anderson‘s book.

So what I’m hearing is the follow would be a worthwhile build... correct?
- CR of 10.5:1
- 93mm bore
- keep 70.4 stroke
- crankfire ignition
- PMO EFI w/ Clewett (I prefer the sleeper look)
- GE 30 cams
- ARP rod and flywheel bolts
This should net close to ca190ft lbs of torque.

What else should I be considering?
- lighter flywheel?
- special Clutch?
- oil flow mods?

Want to learn as much as possible before I open the wallet for this and live with this engine for the next 80k miles.

Many, many thanks... Oliver