Like your opinion on getting a new engine or finding one a used one.

[Shaggy]

Some of you know I have a 73 crew cab dually c30 waiting for me to start working on. It has a stock 454 that is carbed and not fuel injected or course. I will like to get a fuel injected/computerized motor. I would also like to stick with 454. What do you guys think I should do, buy a brand new crate 454 motor or find one that is used from a 90 + truck?

 

[eck95z71]

IMO i'd find a late 90's 1 ton with a vortec but a crate would be less complicated. I'd like to take the 6.2 out of my 79 Jimmy and do the same swap that you're planning on. Keep us posted!

 

[MIHELA]

Swap in an 8.1, that's what I would do.

 

[frito-bandito]

Definitely go with a motor that's already in a running truck so you know that you have all of the computer/ fuel injection parts and they are in working order. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[BHBurban]

What is the main purpose of this truck? If you go with a take out engine definitley get a vortec. There are way too many hurdles to overcome trying to get a tbi big block to run respectivley.

 

[Mike]

6.0 all the way

 

[Shaggy]

What are the cost of the votecs/6.0s?