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67chevy1series · 06-25-2011, 03:03 PM

when i walk up on a truck or car and i ask what engine and they say 454 i say OOOOOHHHHH OOO YEAH! thats the engine! but when i see the same car or truck and he says 5.3 i think , i wonder how much he modified to ift it in there and then the smog he has to deal with.... so 454 gets my vote!

19seventeeCustom · 06-25-2011, 03:18 PM

^^smog??? must be a cali only thing. Hell my state doesn't even have a inspection your vehicle has to pass.

Not really a lot of modifications to fit in a 5.3 or lsx for that matter. Especially if your going to run a carb setup on it.

Everytime I see a 454 in something I think "TURD" sorry, but I have never been around a street car that ran worth a damn with a 454. It seems that people hear the # 454 and think it makes 6-700 hp and if it actually does, there most likely not street driving that motor.

npc1 · 06-25-2011, 03:35 PM

Went with the 5.3 being that its what Im putting in my 67.

eurospec1 · 06-25-2011, 04:13 PM

There is not any arena of performance or power in a street vehicle that the 5.3 is not superior to the 454, Towing, speed, horsepower, reliability, performance, i've driven all of them and i cant think of any reason why i would take a 454 over that 5.3, the enginering behind the newer motors and the engine management system that comes with it cannot be equaled with a carburetor and 20 year old technology.

**leddzepp** · 06-25-2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 19seventeeCustom

^^smog??? must be a cali only thing.

Vehicles 1975 and older are emissions exempt in Calif.

Frkypunk70 · 06-25-2011, 05:06 PM

Because the question is what's worth more I go 5.3. Just because of the cost of doing that swap. It would make any driver quality truck worth more money. Just like that blue sleeper that was on eBay. If that just had a 454 I don't think they would get the money they are after. Just my opion.
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wwotr · 06-25-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by smallwin67

voted on # 1.
Btw i'm no expert.heh,heh..# 1 just sounds better..

x2!!!

**special-K** · 06-25-2011, 06:49 PM

Are you all voting on the question,"Which is worth more?" or on which motor/trans you'd rather have? By most of the responses it seems more the latter.

View Poll Results: Which is worth more in your opinion
454	36	53.73%
5.3l	31	46.27%
Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

06-25-2011, 03:03 PM	#26
67chevy1series Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301 Posts: 10,713	Re: Which is worth more in your opinion? when i walk up on a truck or car and i ask what engine and they say 454 i say OOOOOHHHHH OOO YEAH! thats the engine! but when i see the same car or truck and he says 5.3 i think , i wonder how much he modified to ift it in there and then the smog he has to deal with.... so 454 gets my vote!

06-25-2011, 03:18 PM	#27
19seventeeCustom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Downtown Posts: 573	Re: Which is worth more in your opinion? ^^smog??? must be a cali only thing. Hell my state doesn't even have a inspection your vehicle has to pass. Not really a lot of modifications to fit in a 5.3 or lsx for that matter. Especially if your going to run a carb setup on it. Everytime I see a 454 in something I think "TURD" sorry, but I have never been around a street car that ran worth a damn with a 454. It seems that people hear the # 454 and think it makes 6-700 hp and if it actually does, there most likely not street driving that motor.

06-25-2011, 03:35 PM	#28
npc1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: denton texas Posts: 80	Re: Which is worth more in your opinion? Went with the 5.3 being that its what Im putting in my 67.

06-25-2011, 04:13 PM	#29
eurospec1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Green Cove Springs FL Posts: 194	Re: Which is worth more in your opinion? There is not any arena of performance or power in a street vehicle that the 5.3 is not superior to the 454, Towing, speed, horsepower, reliability, performance, i've driven all of them and i cant think of any reason why i would take a 454 over that 5.3, the enginering behind the newer motors and the engine management system that comes with it cannot be equaled with a carburetor and 20 year old technology. __________________ 68 SWB Fleet 383

06-25-2011, 05:06 PM	#31
Frkypunk70 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Scranton,Pa Posts: 423	Re: Which is worth more in your opinion? Because the question is what's worth more I go 5.3. Just because of the cost of doing that swap. It would make any driver quality truck worth more money. Just like that blue sleeper that was on eBay. If that just had a 454 I don't think they would get the money they are after. Just my opion. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ "When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. "

06-25-2011, 06:49 PM	#33
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,858	Re: Which is worth more in your opinion? Are you all voting on the question,"Which is worth more?" or on which motor/trans you'd rather have? By most of the responses it seems more the latter. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 06-25-2011 at 06:50 PM.



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