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Originally Posted by WigglesTheHoly
I've been thinking about projects that have a great cost/results ratio since we are starting to save back money for our up coming family addition in October. The one I've really been looking at is replacing my original intake/2 barrel carb setup to an edelbrock performer with a 1405(i think that was the number) 4 barrel carb. what are everyone's thoughts? Is it worth it or would it just be a waste of my time. The current carb needs a tune up and I was looking to dress my motor up without having to pull it. Although I would still like to go through a 400/454/350 to replace the original motor that is in it with 94k on it. I would like to pull the motor eventually so that I can say i have the original motor in great condition if/when I would go to sell to buy a swb.
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What engine do you have? Intake and carb is a good upgrade. 4bbl is much better than two and will save fuel if you keep your foot out of it most of the time. The exhaust system shoud be considered in the upgrade. What you have may be fine, but if it is a stock manifold with single pipe setup, you won't get as much benefit from the intake/carb upgrade.
IMO there is not enough value to the original engine to justify storing it. If it sits out of the truck for a substantial amount of time, it would need work. They are easy to find if someone wants to replace it. You can get reasonable performance out of most of the motors that came in these trucks. Invest a little time and money in it until it makes you smile, then run it.