350 sbc V8 powered S13

[codyace]

Originally Posted by g6civcx

Engine alone, I spent $2,200 for a new crate motor from Jegs and I'm getting 325 at the wheels.

I don't think you can even buy a used LS for that much, can you?

325 whp or 325 to the crank? I hate how thoes crate engines rate their power....so tricky!

But yes, you can find LS1's real cheap sometimes. I've seen some on ebay get scooped up for 1500 bucks in odd locations in the Northeast.

So for the same price, you're making the same poewr give or take dyno and driveline.

Originally Posted by Pank

that varies wildly, but you can buy totaled TA's or Camaros with LS1's for 2k-2.5k, pull the engine and part out the interior/rear etc, and basically have like a 200 dollar ls1.

That seems to be the popular way too, but you certainly need the time room and motivation to pull it off.

Originally Posted by g6civcx

That's a lot of work and assuming the parts are good and you get good prices.

True, but no more work than getting a backyard 350, taking it to the machine shop, etc etc (if you go that route).



Either way you go, you're geting kick ass power...I just think I'd personally prefer LS1 power if it was my car. That's not to say a 350 couldn't get it done, I just like the nice-ness of the EFI (and their awesome ECU's and tuners) as well as their ease of maintanence (spin the cam backwards, slap th cam in kinda stuff lol)

-CA