I hear ya Trey. The current motor runs strong. I just put a Mag T56 in the car and had to cut the tunnel and make a crossmember. Something happened to the second gear synchro in the ST10 which is what prompted the new trans. Now that I have a big hole in the floor I'm contemplating how much to change to make it how I want now or later. I guess the only thing really holding me back from throwing the old motor back in for now is I don't know the QuickTime bell housing height difference between the two generations of engines. I don't want to modify the firewall and tunnel again. I'm hoping to leave the trans in the same spot and use adjustable for/aft LS mounts if/when that happens. The AC pump on a LS is a concern too as I have a modified stock subframe. Truth be told I could put EFI on this motor and probably be happy. I'm just reluctant to put another 3k into the old SBC platform. Cash and time seem to really drive these decisions lol. Otherwise I would have put an LS/T56 in from the start.
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