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If it were me, and I was going for the quickest/cheapest route to getting the car on the road, it would be an LT1/T56 combo, with bolt-ons, tune, and either a 9" or 12-bolt rear end, so I didn't have to worry about grenading the stock rear.
Well the rear end is built lol. All done there and ready for up to 800 comfortably also already have chromoly driveshaft.
This car literally only needs a drive train. everything else is set up and ready for big power. I have been reading a lot and i think im going to go with a 5.3 and a v2 kit with the lumpiest appropriate cam for the kit and try to sit around 600-650 with a T56
Well the rear end is built lol. All done there and ready for up to 800 comfortably also already have chromoly driveshaft.
This car literally only needs a drive train. everything else is set up and ready for big power. I have been reading a lot and i think im going to go with a 5.3 and a v2 kit with the lumpiest appropriate cam for the kit and try to sit around 600-650 with a T56
Will be a blast! Let me know on the V2 kit, they are actually moving quite quick! I can get you a real nice package deal for everything you need
Sadly i wont be ready to make a move until fall/winter so youll prolly be on v3 by then lol but thats fine, well cross that bridge when we get there, for right now its finding the right 5.3 and t56 for the right price and getting them rebuilt and ready
Wish i had $500 sitting extra right now. I just changed jobs and am re arranging some debt so i can get this build going, available funds are low until i get settled in this new dealership
Well it's been forever since I have been on the forum. Glad to see you still have the old girl lol. I will give you the reasons why I wouldn't put a big block motor in there. It's is unique, and for a reason.
A big block will require cutting a ton of the wiper area(not sure it's technical name) and that was always something I told my self I would never do. I wanted it to be a monster while still looking somewhat not all cut up. So the bb will be harder to work on since there isn't a ton of room in the engine bay, and it puts so much weight in the front end, all the car will do is spin because it's not designed for that heavy of a motor. So I guess if spinning is grinning then you will be smiling a lot. Ha
I would keep your original plans and go ls turbo.
Go with a SBC 400, 4 bolt main block, and put in a 406 stroker kit. It doesn't require a ton of costly parts: fuel injection, costly tune, costly PCM's, costly manifolds...
Go 11:1 or 12:1 compression, forged pistons, Higl flow aluminum heads, 800CFM Holley carb, and that will be a nasty street car that won't require a second mortgage or hopeful wishes that someone knows how to tune it. All you need is a timing light, vacuum gauge, and a small flat blade screwdriver.
VS:
5.3L built with forged pistons, high pressure rings ~$3,000
Turbo setup with turbo, manifolds, fuel, wiring ~ $4,000
PCM Tuning $$$ (oops, not right) $$$$ (still not right)...damnit, gotta buy a pro shop tune $$$$
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Go with a SBC 400, 4 bolt main block, and put in a 406 stroker kit. It doesn't require a ton of costly parts: fuel injection, costly tune, costly PCM's, costly manifolds...
Go 11:1 or 12:1 compression, forged pistons, Higl flow aluminum heads, 800CFM Holley carb, and that will be a nasty street car that won't require a second mortgage or hopeful wishes that someone knows how to tune it. All you need is a timing light, vacuum gauge, and a small flat blade screwdriver.
VS:
5.3L built with forged pistons, high pressure rings ~$3,000
Turbo setup with turbo, manifolds, fuel, wiring ~ $4,000
PCM Tuning $$$ (oops, not right) $$$$ (still not right)...damnit, gotta buy a pro shop tune $$$$
400 bored .030 over is a 406. A stroked 400 is a 421 I believe.
A 04+ 5.3 with a set of forged pistons, moly rings, and a set of 317 heads can be done cheap and hold gobs of power Pretty cheap, too. Put the money saved into a turbo kit from Jonny. Get the good Dr. to tune it.
Go with a SBC 400, 4 bolt main block, and put in a 406 stroker kit. It doesn't require a ton of costly parts: fuel injection, costly tune, costly PCM's, costly manifolds...
Go 11:1 or 12:1 compression, forged pistons, Higl flow aluminum heads, 800CFM Holley carb, and that will be a nasty street car that won't require a second mortgage or hopeful wishes that someone knows how to tune it. All you need is a timing light, vacuum gauge, and a small flat blade screwdriver.
VS:
5.3L built with forged pistons, high pressure rings ~$3,000
Turbo setup with turbo, manifolds, fuel, wiring ~ $4,000
PCM Tuning $$$ (oops, not right) $$$$ (still not right)...damnit, gotta buy a pro shop tune $$$$
Ive been wondering if its possible to adapt a 400 block to use an LT1 top end. Seems like that combo'd with 24x EFI would be the ultimate sbc.
Im set in going with a 5.3, huron speed turbo kit and t56.
Ive found quite a few 5.3s with decent mileage for between 500 and 1000
Prolly be going with a kit similar to the V2 if i miss this run of kits
What all is recommended to be swapped or done to a 5.3 for the v2 kit to reach 600ish? [MENTION=393]Superman09[/MENTION]
I have no "budget"
Does that mean i feel like pouring 20k into a build no not really, but it can take as long as i want slowly putting everything together. Im not really in a hurry
Goal is 600-650 wheel for now
Im set in going with a 5.3, huron speed turbo kit and t56.
Ive found quite a few 5.3s with decent mileage for between 500 and 1000
Prolly be going with a kit similar to the V2 if i miss this run of kits
What all is recommended to be swapped or done to a 5.3 for the v2 kit to reach 600ish? @Superman09
A simple TC78 on a 5.3 will have zero issues getting to 650-700 rwhp! TC78's love the 5.3's!
Thats kinda what i was leaning towards after a lot of reading lol
But theres so many reviews and different thoughts on heads, cam, everything else to get there.
Some of the 5.3s im looking at are over 100k and idk if im better off rebuilding the hell out of it and going for the long run
or slap it in leave it stock, wait for it to blow up and throw in another one lol
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Pretty cheap, too. Put the money saved into a turbo kit from Jonny. Get the good Dr. to tune it.
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