Planning a build: Operation Daily Driver

[raustinss]

ok so you've already sold yourself on the car so why ask us for opinions , I say giver they can be cool cars and yes the support is thru the roof . parts are cheapish . only thing id change on your build would be either a coyote,ecoboost 6 or 4 cylinder versions or something other then the ancient old heavy 5.0.

[ProTouring442]

Originally Posted by raustinss

ok so you've already sold yourself on the car so why ask us for opinions , I say giver they can be cool cars and yes the support is thru the roof . parts are cheapish . only thing id change on your build would be either a coyote,ecoboost 6 or 4 cylinder versions or something other then the ancient old heavy 5.0.

What I was looking for, I suppose, was flaws in the build plan. I like the idea of a Coyote swap, but I think that would push costs through the roof. Same of the Ecoboost bent-6.

An iron block is certainly heavier than aluminum, but there are lots os LS swaps featuring iron blocks (the LY5 in my Jeep, for instance), and if I were to go with a swap, I would probably end up with an iron block LS. The question is, how does an Iron block 302 with aluminum heads compare to a similarly sized iron block LS engine. The closest is the 5.3 w/315ish hp. Comparing the complexity of swapping in an LS engine, I think I am better off staying 302.

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