Anyone building olds engines like this these days? (W43 Hemi, OW43 DOHC)

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Old Nov 3, 2021 | 01:40 PM
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Anyone building olds engines like this these days? (W43 Hemi, OW43 DOHC)

https://carguychronicles.com/prototy...ocket-science/
https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news...hat-never-was/

Originally Posted by W43 Hemi 455
Fitted with a single Quadrajet, it produced in excess of 500 horsepower at 6,500 rpm.
Originally Posted by OW43 DOHC 455
With a redline of just under 8,500 rpm, it produced 600 horsepower at 6,000 rpm with Webers
Came across these yesterday by accident.
Is there anyone building engines like these currently?

A 455 big block olds that can survive at high rpms for extended periods of time would be exactly what i want.
Preferably the hemi variant (looking for ~ 500whp using an automatic transmission with lockup converter) to keep it somewhat simpler.

If not is there something based on a BBC? (Since i got a GM A Body)
Old Nov 3, 2021 | 04:22 PM
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Not exotic like that but Rocket Racing has 4 bolt thick main racing siamese BBO block. They even have a compacted graphite iron option.
https://rocketracingperformance.com/rrp-olds-block
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