A 350 Chevy crate motor was a natural choice for power, running an Edelbrock 650 carb, Performer intake, aluminum heads, MSD ignition, Hooker headers, and Flowmaster side-exiting pipes.

If we could make 300, 350 horsepower, it was something big.” The headers are by Hedman, and feed spent gasses into a 2 1/2″ exhaust that flows into Flowmaster mufflers.

Ceramic-coated shorty headers connect to 2½-inch exhaust and end with Flowmaster mufflers. It's nothing fancy, but when we asked Cliff how much power the engine made, his reply was, "enough." ...