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OBS Enthusiast
I scored a complete 170k mile 2001 5.3 with all accessories and wiring harness, pcm, etc for 600. Plan on tearing it down this weekend to see what kind of shape the internals are in. It turns over with a socket on the crank is about all I know about it besides mileage. I wanted to do an LQ4 swap into my burb, but pullouts for 6.0's around here are $1700+ for the same mileage, and I'd still have to go through it. I don't have time to go to the man mall to pull it myself with my work schedule, unfortunately. I am aware I can make more power with the larger displacement motor, but I'm not trying to make a race truck out of a brick, and I'm not working with a whole lot of money here- I have to buy parts a little at a time.
Here's my goals, in order of importance:
1) Reliability. I MUST be able to hoon on it, at will.
2) It must perform like a truck motor. I could care less if I can make a bajillion ft-lb of torque, if it's at 6000 rpm. I occasionally tow with it, but nothing crazy.
3) Cost. The toilet bowl injected 350 is roasted, so I have to do something. I wanted OBD2 capabilities on a tried-and-true platform. Originally I considered finding a 400 sbc and rebuilding the TBI system but I had yet to find a trustworthy 400 block for less than what I could get an LS for. I considered getting a TPI 5.7 from a Corvette, but I could also spend the same money and get into the LS.
I've read the stickies. I would LOVE a positive displacement supercharger. However, I'm not really interested in spending $6k on a Magnusson. Or $4k on a blower off an LSA. If there's a junkyard option I'm not aware of for a SC, I'd love to hear it- but is there any reason I couldn't use a smallish turbo to achieve my goals? Quick spool, fairly inexpensive (I can do just about everything but fabbing the exhaust piping)… I mean, I'd be happy with 325 ft-lb at the wheels.
Thoughts?
Here's my goals, in order of importance:
1) Reliability. I MUST be able to hoon on it, at will.
2) It must perform like a truck motor. I could care less if I can make a bajillion ft-lb of torque, if it's at 6000 rpm. I occasionally tow with it, but nothing crazy.
3) Cost. The toilet bowl injected 350 is roasted, so I have to do something. I wanted OBD2 capabilities on a tried-and-true platform. Originally I considered finding a 400 sbc and rebuilding the TBI system but I had yet to find a trustworthy 400 block for less than what I could get an LS for. I considered getting a TPI 5.7 from a Corvette, but I could also spend the same money and get into the LS.
I've read the stickies. I would LOVE a positive displacement supercharger. However, I'm not really interested in spending $6k on a Magnusson. Or $4k on a blower off an LSA. If there's a junkyard option I'm not aware of for a SC, I'd love to hear it- but is there any reason I couldn't use a smallish turbo to achieve my goals? Quick spool, fairly inexpensive (I can do just about everything but fabbing the exhaust piping)… I mean, I'd be happy with 325 ft-lb at the wheels.
Thoughts?