California Bill has you covered.
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In the early-mid 50's the Chevy I6's were a staple of amateur drag racing and land speed cars. They were more efficient then the flat-heads and OHV V8's were new and not readily available in junkyards I imagine. I would have to think there is a lot of performance cross-over. And think of the cool names, "6 Pack", "Six-Shooter", etc. I say be different and proud of it.