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smashingchuck · 10-10-2009, 05:18 PM

ok, so do you want a big block or a small block?

SilveradoDude · 10-11-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by smashingchuck

ok, so do you want a big block or a small block?

I want more HP and torque with the least amount of hassle.

MudBug · 10-11-2009, 10:09 PM

Get a good 383 built in a late model roller block.Good torque,dependable , and drops-in using most of the stuff off the motor you already have.

78BO · 10-13-2009, 04:40 PM

Jegs and Summit both have a good deal on the Blue Print Engines 383. For 2995, 405hp and 440tq is pretty cheap. I have one and I've been pleased so far. There have only been a few things that have ticked me off. One the rear A/C brackets don't fix. You'll need to get a bracket from a truck that has a vortec engine. The altenator bracket wont fit right because the place it bolts to the intake is higher then on a stock intake, thus making it line up wrong and it will make you throw belts. I also say pay the extra grand and go with the dressed engine. It comes tuned and ready to run. Now if you've got more money to burn then there are even more choices.

10-10-2009, 05:18 PM	#1
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: What is the best bolt up powerplant for these trucks ok, so do you want a big block or a small block? __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

10-11-2009, 10:09 PM	#3
MudBug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: tennessee Posts: 159	Re: What is the best bolt up powerplant for these trucks Get a good 383 built in a late model roller block.Good torque,dependable , and drops-in using most of the stuff off the motor you already have.

10-13-2009, 04:40 PM	#4
78BO Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Austin TX Posts: 531	Re: What is the best bolt up powerplant for these trucks Jegs and Summit both have a good deal on the Blue Print Engines 383. For 2995, 405hp and 440tq is pretty cheap. I have one and I've been pleased so far. There have only been a few things that have ticked me off. One the rear A/C brackets don't fix. You'll need to get a bracket from a truck that has a vortec engine. The altenator bracket wont fit right because the place it bolts to the intake is higher then on a stock intake, thus making it line up wrong and it will make you throw belts. I also say pay the extra grand and go with the dressed engine. It comes tuned and ready to run. Now if you've got more money to burn then there are even more choices. __________________ 1978 Chevy C10 Bonanza, 405hp/440tq 383, tweeked Th350. http://www.facebook.com/#/profile.ph...&id=1116781152



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