5.3 LS Motor

[Rick D]

I'm planning to run a 5.3 to start with ( I am going to build a bigger LS motor later) so I can get an aluminum 5.3 short block for a good deal, but I still need all the other components so I was going to buy a complete 5.3 iron block motor for the same money and use all the bolt on parts. My questions is, is it worth getting the aluminum block? It will cost me around 250.00. I plan to do a small amount of work to the motor (heads and cam and intake), should I do the aluminum block or just use the iron block? Going in a you guessed it a 69 Camaro!