HE age-old saying goes that there ain’t no substitute for cubic inches, but lovers of Holden’s venerable homegrown bent-eight were limited in the capacity stakes until Torque-Power’s alloy Big Paw block came along. With a 9.5in deck height, raised cam tunnel and myriad other changes, the Big Paw platform permits a 4.5in stroke and 4.2in bore to nudge a theoretical 500
