973800CamaroRS

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Yea thanks for your help guys that was my plan but i was just thinking about the other options. With a lq4 you can always stroke it and make more power down the road. once i get this car restored i will start looking for a good used 6.0

01ssreda4

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Another option would be to buy a new 402/408 LQ based short block for about $3500 from TSP or similar, then locate a pullout 4.8/5.3, steal the harness and anything else you need, then part out the rest to get some money back and put together a complete 40x c.i. engine. You might could squeeze in under budget and have a fresh engine that's a torque monster.

973800CamaroRS

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Hmm Let me think prices are probably exaggerated

Shortblock - 3500
l92s - 1000
Harness and ecu used - 700
Intake fast 102 and throttle body used - 1500
Cam and valvetrain - 800
Longtubes - 500
Injectors,Rails,etc - 500
Tune - 500
Extras - 600

Grand total - 9600 Over my limit but I am sure I could get some things used for less.

That would be a badass engine in a 70 camaro

973800CamaroRS

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I wonder if you bought a longblock from TSP if they would give you some type of warranty ? That's where I'm gonna be buying all my new parts.

thompson

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Check out our long blocks, If you really want the 408 we have it in long block form on special for $5999 with cnc ported heads, ARP head bolts, melling pump, ect. We can make it a complete turn key carb set up for $8598. We can also do the 371ci long block for $3999 and can build any kind of carb or fuel injected system you need. All motors come with a 12month warranty.
http://thompsonmotorsports.net/Motor.html

LeanPocket

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408 lq9/4 stroker, hands down

streetknight2

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You could use a carb on it. $300 for a victor jr, $325 for a MSD 6010 box to run it, buy a good carb, may can even use the one you have on your 355 if it's carb'd. If you buy a good carb, still around $900 bucks or so, that's $1500 give or take as opposed to $3200 you have listed it would take to do it fuel injected. Just another option you probably didn't need, lol.

I'm going carb in my LQ4 mustang.

973800CamaroRS

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I was thinking about going carb I mean its going to be a weekend car so I don't have to worry so much about drive-ability or mpg's. Would I lose anything performance wise with going with a 800cfm carb compared to fuel injected ?

thompson

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We typically see 40-80rwhp gains by going carb vs injected, Excellent for toy cars and track cars.

01ssreda4

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Do what? What kind of motors are you building? Most street production engines will not gain near this much.

973800CamaroRS

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Yeah that's pretty hard to believe, I could see 10 or 15 hp. A carb would also be alot more convenient when tuning since I'm not very good with fuel injected engines. Will a car with a carb and coil packs run better compared to one with an hei distributer

thompson

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I have never done it on a off the line stock motor but on our long blocks the gains are amazing. We will have 1 next week doing the swap. I will post the results.

v8envy

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why not a LQ4/9, 1000-1200
Ported L92 heads 1300
Ls3 Intake $250
ported TB 300
cam& springs $800

This can make 500hp?