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What to do....
Well i have been thinking about what i would like to power my truck. As some on you know i am doing an all out custom truck. I was thinking about buying an LS1 motor and trans to put in the truck. Then i got to thinking. Is that to common. I know alot of people are starting to put the new gen motors in the trucks. Should i do something creative with the 350 that the truck came with? It came with a LT1 350 4 barrel carb and a trubo 350 trans. What could i do to that 350 block to give it that WOW look i am trying to get or is the 350 such a common motor that it would be hard to do. For the sake of this conversation lets say if i did the LS swap it would cost about 3k give or take. What could i do for a similiar amount with the 350? Help me get creative!
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Re: What to do....
Turbo definitely has the wow factor. Turbo LS1. Now you're talkin'.
I think to really get noticed for youe engine, you're gonna have to go LS style or something like a RamJet 502. The SBC has been done every way you can imagine.
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Re: What to do....
if its WOW factor you want I have some ideas. furd 460 on 6 psi boost, Buick nailhead, Duramax, etc.
the possibilities are endless. and having a livingroom sized engine bay helps. I went for the wow thing with a 40 Plymouth 2 dr sedan I used to have. a 57 Chevy 235 punched .080 with injection from a ford 4.9 6 cyl. now that made people scratch heads wondering WTF is that? |
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Re: What to do....
Wow
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Re: What to do....
cdowns,
What the hell is that? 330 Hemi with McCoonies? That would make people scratch the skin off their heads.
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Your going through what I went through a while back. I put an LS1 in my 82 Blazer a few years ago when it was still uncommon. Now they are rather common, so the "wow" factor has diminished. It's still a good conversion, just don't expect anyone to get excited about it. Even supercharged, and turbo'ed versions are getting to be common.
I looked at dual and triple carbs, super chargers, turbo's, etc. I finally came up with running the Ramjet 350 once Roger at Stoked Out convinced me he could make it look different. Every time I take it out, I still have people ask me what it is.... ![]()
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Of course with the right amount of "accessories" an LS1 can still create a stir...
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Re: What to do....
For 3K, buy a blower.
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Looks like a flathead with an ardun head conversion. You are gonna say more than wow when you find out how much one of those babies is going to set you back.
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thats it / i guess a little over budget tho
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The late Ermie Emerso had a 32 Ford Highboy that he showed the ISCA circuit with. Not only did he have a blown flathead with the Ardun conversion heads on it, he used 4 spare Ardun heads to set his car on. One went under each tire. Now that's flaunting your collection... ![]()
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I get people here in town stop me at the gas station asking if this is the truck with the caddy 500 in it at least once a month. Enough ppl know, and tell there friends, and they want to see, and then they tell there friends...etc. Low buck, lotsa torque, and as far as I know, there's only 2 in the area of well over a million people. I'm sure there's one or two more in town, but not many.
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Re: What to do....
My idea that I probably won't do but would like to see done is a Cadillac Northstar set in one of these trucks. Incredible power in stock form and definately has a major wow factor. Beautiful engine to me. Even more wow with a supercharger on top of it.
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theres always traditional non computer crap 350
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Yeah it's a flathead with Ardun conversion. Nice in a ford roadster, not in a Chevy truck...
I always like the looks of a small block with an Inglese induction setup. Don't know how they'd work out on the street but they sure look good. Then you could always put on a blower, mini blower. Folks look at you wondering what that whine is.
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Re: What to do....
Run the LT1 since you already have it and run a twin screw style supercharger on top of it with maybe the vintage front runner pulley kit. Would look nice I think and debur your entire block with a die grinder and smooth out all of the casting on the block. Would look nice.
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Re: What to do....
Thanks for all the ideas! I love a few of those motors! I have always been a big fan of turbo charge motors. The down side to that is it can get expensive really fast. Would be sweet though. I thought about a big block but not sure if that is the route i want to go. When i do my chevelle it is definately goint to have a 502 ramjet but for my truck i like the look of small blocks. I am a little wierd
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And Josh, I'm willing to bet a punch in the daddy parts, if you run the numbers, I'll bet it is just a run of the mill 350. I am almost certian that none of the lt1 engines were blue. |
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it will probably be on the pricey side but i dont think many people have swapped the terminator engines (03/04 cobra) much. it's also a ford but they can easily make 600+ hp. that would turn a few heads.
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No....dont listen to any of them.
Find a newer 8.1 and have someone build you one of them pretty fabricated aluminum intakes for it. Yeah, I need a towel just thinking about that.
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HEMI !
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