5.3L>3.8L... The Vortec bandwaggon effect begins

[kammi10]

lol nice one derek

[TheyCallMe Tim]

I'm excited to get going on this. I'm picking up the LM7 for less than I'm selling the 4-cylinder out of my old project for.

[JoeliusZ28]

yep and reliability gets thrown out the door, not to mention at the end of the day it still sounds like a silly v6.. sorry I had to, I'm done with v6's and I see that v6 of yours sitting outside the car collecting dust in the barn while my v8 is ready to roll out come springtime

brotherly love

[Derek]

brotherly love

just getting my punches in now before he gets his all fixed up and running two shots of nitrous while im just sittin on my bolton ls1 lol

[TheyCallMe Tim]

Well, my dad is fully behind me swapping the Camaro. In fact, he's scanning a Summit catalog helping me look for a cam.

[WMCCjames]

just getting my punches in now before he gets his all fixed up and running two shots of nitrous while im just sittin on my bolton ls1 lol

That's okay Derek...yours will still sound way cooler....even if it's red.

[97rs4life]

get your shots in now while you can guys

[TheyCallMe Tim]

I'm too damn responsible for my own good... Got all excited about the build and swap today but thinking about it I really can't justify the expense right now. I might still buy the engine though, so if anyone wants a set of 5.3 heads to bump their compression a bit let me know.

[sman]

If you dont mind me asking, what did you have figured for cost, we can compare some numbers if you'd like and ill show you what I have into mine.

[c0ncEpT]

A 224 cam with stock heads will make some good power cheap. Good luck with the build.

[TheyCallMe Tim]

A 224 cam with stock heads will make some good power cheap. Good luck with the build.

That's exactly the cam I was looking to use. Either a 224 or 228, 112LSA.

I'm going to run some more numbers today, put together as detailed of a budget as I can and see what I come up with. The killer is going to be the transmission, which will run me about $1,000 on its own. I think I'm still going to pick up the engine and start the build, but as far as everything else... I just don't know. If anything it will be a LONG, SLOW process so I don't spend too much money all at once. That way maybe my girlfriend will let me keep my nuts.

[00FlowCamaro]

That's exactly the cam I was looking to use. Either a 224 or 228, 112LSA.

I'm going to run some more numbers today, put together as detailed of a budget as I can and see what I come up with. The killer is going to be the transmission, which will run me about $1,000 on its own. I think I'm still going to pick up the engine and start the build, but as far as everything else... I just don't know. If anything it will be a LONG, SLOW process so I don't spend too much money all at once. That way maybe my girlfriend will let me keep my nuts.

You have to let yourself be able to spend money on the things you want. I went and jumped on a Z28 that I now have and don't regret it one bit.

[TheyCallMe Tim]

I'm doing it. My buddy has an LS6 manifold and ported TB, that was the deal maker.

[sman]

Good!

If you want to shoot me your budget when you come up with it, maybe I can help and make sure you arent forgetting anything.

[DETROITMUSCLE]

I've got a LS2/LS6 cam I'd sell you for cheap