454 or something else?
03-13-2003, 12:08 PM
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454 or something else?
i'm looking around for a new engine and basically just want to start with a block and buy the parts as i get the money. I was thinking a 350 so i could make some power, but not a whole lot, but lately i've been wondering if i should get a 454 and get a lot of power out of it. my car will be a showcar only so i'm not worried about gas mileage. so should i get a 454 or get the traditional 350? and when i get either, what parts should i get to make some power?
03-13-2003, 08:12 PM
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Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
If it's a show car, nothing shouts "I spent a lot of money" like a well detailed and chromed BBC.
I see a small block under the hood of a show car and I just think, yep just another SBC, regardless of how much has gone into the engine.
Why stop at a 454? Go big and drop in a 540. It's the same external size.
I see a small block under the hood of a show car and I just think, yep just another SBC, regardless of how much has gone into the engine.
Why stop at a 454? Go big and drop in a 540. It's the same external size.
03-13-2003, 08:21 PM
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Originally posted by Stephen 87 IROC
I see a small block under the hood of a show car and I just think, yep just another SBC, regardless of how much has gone into the engine.
I see a small block under the hood of a show car and I just think, yep just another SBC, regardless of how much has gone into the engine.
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03-14-2003, 01:05 PM
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i thought i remember someone on these boards saying that a 502 barely fit? so could i get a 454, from perhaps a neighbor, and just clean it and it'll be fine as in running?
03-14-2003, 05:39 PM
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Car: 86 Corvette, 89 IROC, 1999 TA
Engine: 350, 350, LS1
Transmission: 700r4, 700r4, T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.07, 373, 4.10
the blocks are the same size.. no sure what ya mean by if ya clean it will it be running.....
03-14-2003, 06:25 PM
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Car: 86 IROC-Z
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lol why stop there get the 636
what about that crate engine i see in summit you can buy i think its a 636 and 900+ hp lol but i think the engine cost like $ 17,000:hail: i would lover to see a third gen with an engine that big in it.
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Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
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Anything bigger than a 540 is a tall deck engine. It will fit but you'll have to do modifications for the taller cylinders. In a street car that wants to keep things like wipers and heater/ac, it might not be worth it.
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