Old School Small Block into 4th gen
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He has found a 2002 Z28 minus motor and trans for sale for his son for his first car but is affraid to put an LS1 back in it because of the power issue so he is thinking throwing in a tame small block instead.
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I agree he is better off doing a 4.8 than hacking the car up just to put an old school 350, especially since the 4.8 should getter better mileage and be more reliable.
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He can swap in a 4.8 or 5.3 truck motor cheaper than he will be able to put a small block in it. And then it will still have: EFI, excellent fuel mileage, a little more power than a tame 350, and the car won't be hacked up so it will still have some value left.
It will be a lot less headaches at the end of the day.
It will be a lot less headaches at the end of the day.
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Now, I'm just going to be mean: I have a 70K mile LS1 long block, with f-body exhaust manifolds that will be available in about two weeks. I picked apart a 2000 Z28 donor for stupid cheap, and only need the EFI, Computer, wiring and sensors off of it (to put on the 3K mile 2001 LS1 in my TA). The rest will be sitting in my garage in NW Indiana. Before anyone asks, the rest of the car is already sold, except the steering rack, k-member and front suspension
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I suppose it would work if you'd want to leak a bunch of oil, make alot of noise, and go really slow its possible lol! But seriously, 4.8 all the way, that will set you up with mounts and stuff for a ls3 when the kid CAN handle the power.
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Thanks for the replys so far. I will run the idea of a 4.8 by him and see what he thinks. He is pretty set on the car so sound slike he will be doing something with it.