60-66 4.3L Vortec V6 Transplant

[66LSx]

Originally Posted by 66Submarine

Uhh...what are you basing that on? Much more reliable than an inline six with timing gears and seven main bearings, really?

EFI, modern oiling principles, easy starts, readily available parts, safer higher RPM durations (highway cruising)... yea alot more reliable as far as not leaving you on the side of the road.

Being able to run gravel in the oil pan... yes I'd take the I-6.

Daily driving reliably I don't think its even worth arguing about....its 40 years of advancement.

King pins straight axles are more reliable than IFS... but no one uses them anymore....


Yea I think 99.999% of people would feel much more comfortable taking an EFI modern V6 w/ a t5 across country than a 2bl I-6 250.

An elevation change alone could/would require one to stop and make carb adjustments on the side of the road... (potentially stranding if a mis-adjustment is made)

Reliability is a 2 fold measure in my personal opinion. How good it works... and how easy it is to get back on the road.

4.3L parts are in-stock at every parts house in the nation.
250 I-6.... potentially.... could be down for 3-5 days stranded.