Crate engine. Am i missing anything?

[abadsvt]

Thank you everyone!!!! I'm talking with dale from schwartz performance to see what he can do and then I'll decide where to buy. I appreciate all your help. It's looking like the c2 vette will be getting an ls3!

Josh

[LXSS350]

Agree with others take your time and shop around. Opinions are like as_holes everyone has one, but you will soon get enough advice to form your own opinion based on what everyone says. You can't go past the Magnum gearbox for engine swaps. You are far better to leave the TR6060 for OEM usage. The magnum is ultra tough and sweet shifting (in a variety of avail ratio's)

[Old66Tiger]

Gandrud Chevrolet in Green Bay, WI is where I got mine from. They are one of the largest Chevrolet Performance dealers around.

I tried to have a budget and when I got going on it, the price doubled. The motor was $7500 and with all of the extras...bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, master, slave, hoses, mounts, controller, harness, oil pan, headers, etc.etc.etc...it all adds up. If you have access to a excel, I can send you a copy of my spreadsheet I used. Granted...I added vintage air to mine, but all of the other stuff really adds up. Some things I tried to do on the cheap and I got burned.

[l2azorback]

Originally Posted by Old66Tiger

Gandrud Chevrolet in Green Bay, WI is where I got mine from. They are one of the largest Chevrolet Performance dealers around.

I tried to have a budget and when I got going on it, the price doubled. The motor was $7500 and with all of the extras...bellhousing, flywheel, clutch, master, slave, hoses, mounts, controller, harness, oil pan, headers, etc.etc.etc...it all adds up. If you have access to a excel, I can send you a copy of my spreadsheet I used. Granted...I added vintage air to mine, but all of the other stuff really adds up. Some things I tried to do on the cheap and I got burned.

Definitely use Excel to map out everything, and then be prepared for scope creep. I had a budget of 35-50K for my complete DSE conversion, and well.....ran into some unforeseen sheet metal needs (trunk pan and outer inner fender repairs). You get this mentality...welll....while its there I should do this to....$$$$