Quick Painless Engine Swap
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Nov 2013
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Quick Painless Engine Swap
Gents,
I am running an original engine in my '81 and was curious if anyone had a recommendation on a new motor I could swap it with that would require little to no fabrication. Obviously looking for a serious upgrade in HP.....
Thanks,
Ross
I am running an original engine in my '81 and was curious if anyone had a recommendation on a new motor I could swap it with that would require little to no fabrication. Obviously looking for a serious upgrade in HP.....
Thanks,
Ross
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: St. Louis MO
There are tons of threads on here about swaps. I would be prepared to ditch the CCC and get a good carb or an EX-Fast injection system. Drop in a nice crate Stroker 383 and you will be very happy. no muss no fuss...
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,697
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From: Syracuse NY
The better question is 'how much money do you have to spend on this engine?"...then take your answer and ADD 25%...that is now your budget. Now tell us your budget and we will tell you what kind of upgrades you can get. I know this sounds terribly simple and almost patronizing, but I assure you it makes sense.
For 400 bucks you can add a carb and a intake.
For 600 you can add carb, intake, cam and headers.....
For about 1400 you can add the above AND add a set of HEADS!
For about 2K you can get a decently worked 350 to just drop in.
For around 3500 you can get a 383....
You see how this goes? There are cheaper ways to work on a budget, but you REALLY need to establish how much you can spend first.
And dont forget
.......SPEED....RELIABILITY....ECONOMY (least amount of money spent) ....you only get 2
For 400 bucks you can add a carb and a intake.
For 600 you can add carb, intake, cam and headers.....
For about 1400 you can add the above AND add a set of HEADS!
For about 2K you can get a decently worked 350 to just drop in.
For around 3500 you can get a 383....
You see how this goes? There are cheaper ways to work on a budget, but you REALLY need to establish how much you can spend first.
And dont forget
.......SPEED....RELIABILITY....ECONOMY (least amount of money spent) ....you only get 2
