I started with Y Blocks in the early 70s, got into 351Cs in the mid 70s, but after my first FE in 1977 (66 Fairlane GTA 390,ran 12.6s and 110 MPH with a stock torque convertor), pretty much nothing but FEs until I got a free 78 Fairmont 302 around 1990. (Thanks TomP!). eventually got that Fairmont into the high 12s with the stock short block, then when I wanted to build a NHRA Stocker, the 85 Mustang 302 4 barrel looked decent, and I was able to build my entire 85 Mustang for less than I probably would have had to pay to find an even 1/2 way decent 68-70 Mustang project car. And after getting the wagging finger when the FE Fairmont got into the 9 second range, a buddy made me too good a deal on his old 331 " small block Ford to turn down. This flat tappet, pump gas SBF has gone a best of 10.15@129 MPH, less than 2 tenths slower than the 454 FE had gone. So I guess you could say I kinda like SB Fords too. Funny, don`t much care for the 351W engines, and despite owning a 429 4 barrel Thunderjet car in the early 80s, just never got too enthused about those large heavy engines. Maybe if I was looking for a whole lot quicker performance , a 460 based engine would be considered, but at my age, I doubt I will want to go much faster than maybe mid 9s (assuming I ever upgrade the roll bar and safety gear), so for me, the small block and FE are more than adequate.