[Slightly OT]Need your advice on an engine choice
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Burning Brakes
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From: Monument Colorado
[Slightly OT]Need your advice on an engine choice
I'm sure this will come as a great surprise, but I WANT MORE POWER for my daily driver '70 El Camino. I've thought about hopping up my (non-matching) 396/402, but would really rather do a 454 swap. There's a shop called D&J Machine in Phoenix that's been advertising motors on ebay for a while now - they have a 450 horse 454 for $3,495 delivered. The specs sound pretty good and it seems like a good deal for the money, but I obviously know little about the company (they have 99 feedbacks - all positive). It's got 2.07/1.72 oval port heads, 9-1 compression, performer 2-0 intake, and a 290/292 cam (224/232 @.50, .527/.553 lift, on a 114 LSA). Do you think this would be a good choice for a daily driver? I'm a little worried that this might be too much cam, but the guy says he can also build one with a little less cam.
Here's the link if you have time to look at it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2471883397
Thank for your input!!
Here's the link if you have time to look at it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2471883397
Thank for your input!!
