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Originally Posted by sixty
Sorry Chicago, my post was directed at the brokenparts the "thread jacker" 
If you are doing the whole swap from the start, the vortecs are hard to beat out of the box since you can find them so cheap. When it comes to getting more performance out of them, the older gen 1 blocks are much cheaper to build. I like power so I would atleast go for the 6.0 and seriously consider the 8.1. (a few months back there was a great deal on an 8.1 over on pirate4x4)
TBI is definately cheaper, easier to work on and by the time you spend the money on the vortec harness and programming (if required), you could get a decent performance TBI engine with all of the compatability of gen 1 parts. If your happy with the performance of a stock vortec, then you would probably be better off going that route.
Either way I think you would be better off with a 4l60/4l60e. |
ah geez, ok ok.... which hardcore thread?
I remember I had one going about propane and you had one about your one ton junk that I remember jacking it into a motor thread?... dang it I think I'll have to actually use that blasted search button thing-a-jig.
Chicago... if you spend alot of time offroad I HIGHLY recommend an auto. It just makes wheelin so much more enjoyable in my opinion. I think anything around 146:1 is good for manual. You can pretty much half that with an auto (50-60:1). I have the option of going to 120:1 with the 4.0 box and is an overkill with the auto but it sure is nice to have when I need (which is close to never). It's also a fun way to piss off the people behind you too.