ok im kind of new here but im now and have some questions

i have a 1982 swb pick up thats been a project on the back burner. for quite sometime now and im getting around now. where i can take it off the back burner and do what i want. when i got the pick up it had a 400sb and i spun the rods in it. racing of course hehehe anyway i had some work done to the 400. its a 412 its bored .60 over heads are milled 20 thousandths and the crank is turned 20 also. ive got a bracket master II lunati cam 230 duration 480 lift. heads are bear but they have also been port and polished.
this motor has sit its shortblocked. and has sit long time it still turns freely with the flywheel an all.

so to where i am now i seen something the other day that really has me stoked.

i seen a 6.0 stroked to a 408 in like a 2003 chevy pick up. and it just ate a mustang for dinner on the strip. seen the video on youtube and then i seen it tear another truck a new one also. and the last few days ive been doing alot of reading an searching. and posting on other forums on other sites and getting info. was told bout this site and found out ive been a member for a while. and forgotten an they said yall know quite abit about the lsx engines an all that good stuff.

my goals its not a daily driver but i whouldnt mind it getting decent mileage. mainly just a street toy maybe once here or there at the track. no nos or anything just all motor is what i want. the mustang kids are pissin me off lol but basicly id like some street performance.

yeah id love to have a 10k 427 ls7 heh maybe one of thease days

so whould the 408 be the way to go? or maybe just some heads an cam an tune if i do the 6.0 swap in the 82 swb. lookin for aout 450 500 hp maybe

ive found some 6.0s at the junkyards full motors with computers for right at
1k. so tell me what yall think

 

6.0 is the way to go !! stroker kit for say 2000 and some block work and assembly and your good to go.

You could do a carb setup as well but if you have all the EFI stuff with the engine you have your choice. GM makes a controller for the coil packs for about $264.

 

How much are you willing to spend?

A balanced 370 (6.0l bored .030 over) with a good Heads & Cam would be a good runner.

 

yeah i seen the lsx controller pack on gmperformance site

i noticed a sticky in this section of the forums about LS swaps seems easy

i could fab my own brackets with my welder

im thinkin i may save an do this ge the engine tear it down have th block work done. and do it little by little even do the tranny swap too

even goahead an get hptuners program an do it all my self still lookin at alot of money

maybe get a 6.0 an do some stuff here an there an throw it in the truck

then get a block and build it i dunno

 

i dont mind spending money the more it took the longer it whould take of course. bad thing is im 80 miles from my shop an truck with my job. whould be going an doin all this once twice a month so.

i whould do somethign with a 5.3 but i hear you cant bore them very big

i want something that will give me power and spank a mustang gt and they not expect to have there *** handed to them by an ol pick up

 

I would do a 370..it will be cheaper cause you can use the stock Crank and Rods. Get the needed Pistons and balance it.

Then put some money into a good Heads/Cam.

You going to be an Auto or 6spd with it?

 

i dont wanna cut any holes an run a clutch so it will be auto. prob 4l60e or something ive got one in my 01 they seem to be good trannys

now on a 5.3 block could it handle the power of a 383 stroker kit?

wow that whould be nice 383 out of a 5.3 fuel injected ls6 cam hmm

 

I don't think you can bore the 5.3l big enough to make it a 383..I'm not sure on how much they can be bored..if I'm wrong I'm sure someone will chime in with the correct info.

I would build up a 6.0l..

 

i know they got a 383 kit for .30 over comes with everything. then i understand when that 400 crank goes in the block u got to do some work too. they say the 5.3s can go out to 5.7.

if not thers always the htought of an Ls1 beeing used for a 383 if i went that route.

still playing around with some ideas and stuff

 

Not much cheaper though and to be honest the 408 would be better than the 370 for only $300 more. Stock crank should be magnaflxued and polished and that isnt free.

Yes there is clearance that needs to be done, you could just buy a 408 shortblock for $4200 from HKE and be done with it.

 

that 408 i seen that video of sure rocked the pavement on the strip. one of the best running pick ups i had seen in a long time.

im wondering how they perform on the street say like agenst a 5.0 or soemthing.

prob dont have much agenst a cobra heh i have one an orange cobra that mess with me all the time. wish i had somethin to shut him up with

 

A head and cam LS1 will take down a slowbra so yes a 408 will tear the **** out of one... if done properly... you can see anywhere from 470 to 600+ at the rear wheels. BUt its needs to be done properly. You just can pick and chose sale items to make a good running engine, it needs to well thought out. I've done a few, if your serious about making power pm me and I can help point you in the right direction.

 

its kind of like building a gaming computer i guess

if done right the pc will run anything you throw at it an still be hungry for more.

if you use cheap parts sale parts lowend stuff you will not get the performance you desire.

an any route i go will be a slow project