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Old 09-19-2001, 01:50 AM
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What type of motor should i put in my car

I have a 82 berlinetta its has bought a 130, thounds org miles on it. and its time for a new motor now i like the zz4 kits but i want some other ideas thanks
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Old 09-19-2001, 05:47 PM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
If you can swing the HO 350 conversion kit with the ZZ4 in it, you can't do much better than that for having everything you need - assuming you have a carbed V8 auto in the car now. It has a CARB exemption for California.

About the only critism of the kit is that it has cast iron manifolds instead of mufflers, and the price. Lack of subframe connectors another possible nit.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by superman46:
I have a 82 berlinetta its has bought a 130, thounds org miles on it. and its time for a new motor now i like the zz4 kits but i want some other ideas thanks </font>
well heres what i did in my 84 bird but of corse im in WV just forget that zz4 stuff and slam a 383 stroker with two big 850 double pumpers i can promise it will zigg you down the road ( you can do so and still remain legal in the state of ca they have air control kit that will work to pass Emmions inspections a freind of mine in pittsburg passes with fling colors in his iroc)
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Two 850 DP's? Riiiigggghhhhhtttt.....

"Air control kit"? They have this nasty habit in California of opening the hood and looking for little things like missing factory equipment and non-CARB exempt parts. The BS detector is pegging here...

Super, if you go with anything other than the HO conversion kit, you'll need to retain all of your stock equipment (except for legal replacement parts like intake manifold and headers). But, it can be done with either a 350 or 383, just keep mum when you go in about it being something other than a 305.
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