Obviously jim_howard_pdx, some of us do have an understanding of parasitic losses, weight, balance & blueprinting, etc. It doesn't take a 358W shoehorned into the engine bay to achieve fantastic performance. The little 'ol 302 is a hefty platform for power and torque. You're right though that there's nothing stock about getting 11's out of a 302-based combination, but there's nothing stock about shoehorning a 358W into a 66 coupe either.
My puny little 306 put out 465hp & 424ft-lbs with factory cast iron heads (GT-40P) and they're UNPORTED and have the stock sized 1.84/1.48 valve combination. That's with a measly $150 Weiand Stealth intake (also unport), Holley 650, shorty headers and a .500" lift cam.
No offense man, but your attitude is what's bringing things down here. There's lots of ways to get performance, be it with a ricer or not, and the 302 is definitely one of them.
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