I'm a big block guy and I have been for many years I just put my .060 over 427 with 11 to 1 compression howards roller cam afr heads victor jr. Intake and atm 950 cfm in my 88 monte carlo SS and there is something about that engine just sitting in that car that screams cool. A LS has its place but I think running them NA there is no comparison now when you take a stock 5.3 or 6.0 and put twin turbos on it then you have something ive only heard a few good sounding LS engines most of them sound like a shrimp boat running
I think it would be cool to narrow the beam in front some , and put skinny weld wheels in front 15/4s , then do a 15/10 in rear , with a little off set , with a drag radial , would be slick , orange , will be cool also , just some ideals , enjoy watching , thanks for the videos 👍👍👍👍
What state are you located in? Is it an almost rust free state? Is that a savage yard you work out of because I see you have a ton of stuff to work on.
Well if you are 400 pounds trying to fit a size 4 shoe on you are going to change that shoe. Why stuff a v8 in a lil car when you can twin turbo the 4cylinder and make 400+ hp
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Did a pretty nice job, but I definitely would not trust how you welded that frame for the rear end. Part has a hot rod builder. That’s pretty crappy work but that’s just my opinion. I’ve built a lot of frames.
I'm not sure why big block = 454. I'm running a 632 from Blueprint. You can certainly get the 815+ hp out of a suoercharged LS, but probably not on pump gas, and reliability will come into question. If you have to run methanol to turn up the boost, it really reaks havoc on all the parts. Sound was covered here, but the 632 is generally much deeper and more distinctive than an LS.
I have an LS7 and it is dependable, torquey, and VERY easy to work on and its a BIG BLOCK. Reliability is the biggest factor. I also have an LS6 Z06 and welp-she needs special oil, zinc, etc lol
Iam running a383 stroker Ina 82 monte 342 rear 400 turbo built fitech fuel injection its all torque bring on your store bought engine I making over 600rwh 575 torque
That's awesome that you forged your own pistons and cast your own block and heads. Wait....... did those come from a factory? Never mind. P.S. I love small block and big block Chevy engines..... but each have their advantages.
IS the chassis a regular 3500 or an HD3500? Just wondering if the regular3500 is wide enough in the front to fill out the fender wells. Also the HD has a straight axle. Thanks
I think it depends on what you're trying to achieve with your build. If you're looking for day in day out low end power and high torque figures for use in a pickup truck application a big block will be better hands down. If you like the ability of tune on the fly, more drivability and value mpg to some extent (not that anyone really builds for that) LS I suspect will be a better route to go.
Just to throw a screw ball will have to say at 50 years old now the bbf stroker 557 I have will kill any non power adder LS or non tall deck bbc. It dyno'd at 847 hp on e85 NA with dominator carb and is the factory block at 11.25:1 compression. Today the amount of cheap overseas parts for bbc has made it the best choice for king torque and hp compared to back in the day when aluminum heads were rare and thousands of dollars. If you comparison is just 454 vs 5.3LS then that is a no brainer. LS all have high flowing aluminum factory heads for cheap and GM only made aluminum winters bbc heads that were a fortune too but the "Rec" port bbc heads outflow any factory LS heads. I am a big block guy as can tell but my point is about how big can you stroke it? LS is severely limited and GM and Ford not so much. The other problem to me is if you upgrade your LS means back to the computer programming game and my engine runs strong on a carb I can change jets with a screwdriver and wrench for free. The old saying no replacement for displacement holds strong to this day.
Absolutely great job! I love it❤! I wish that I had a big ol' pad of cement, because if I did, it would make it so much better and easier to get some work done on my project. Mine is a '79 Chevy C30, 1 ton, crewcab dually. I've finally got all I need to start the drop. It's going to be an 8" rear and a 6" front. It has the Dana 70 rear axle, which has huge axle tubes. I'm still running the stock 454 and the turbo 400 tranny. This has some real low gears in the rear-end. I think that they are 4:56's, but not sure. I haven't done a count on the rotation yet, but doing 50 mph on the highway, she's turning 3,500 rpm and at 53 she's right at 4,000! Phew! That's quite a bit for the old girl. You wouldn't happen to know if a 480 4 speed automatic transmission would help much on the highway, would you? Anyway, keep up on all the great work. I miss you putting out videos like you did before, but I truly understand how tough it has to be all by yourself. Great seeing you again. Hope to see you soon. Take care.👍
