View Single Post
Old 02-07-2010, 06:54 PM   #32
clinebarger
Senior Member
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Posts: 6,370
Re: Best All Around Motor?

Quote:
Originally Posted by 68c10burb View Post
Ls swaps are getting pretty cheap. I see them on cl with trans and harness for $600 on ocassion.

Favorite I've had so far was a 400 small block. I had one in a caprice wagon- with a qjet and 700r4 I could get 20mpg. Took a trip from IL to NH and got 22 mpg, until I got in the mountains.

I had a caprice/impala SS clone with an LT1 that I couldn't ever get better than 18mpg.
I was going to say LT1, Their cheap, dependable, it bolts in. Vortec heads are based off the iron LT1 B-body head. Ive bought wrecked B-bodys for 800 bucks....... can be done very cheap just my opinion.
clinebarger is offline   Reply With Quote