Build Thread '83 T-top Coupe - Welding Holes in My Rear
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The Z460 would be simpler I think. No engine tear down and rebuild.
The coyote is pretty fascinating and all, but I should buy an Alluminator coyote engine to get the forged internals. It's, ironically, the same price as a Z460.
I've luckily got time to select the final choice.
And it will talk to you Dave. When you're miles and months away from being done, it'll be a really tiny little voice.. Barely,...barely discernible ...
But once you paint it...itll be like........DAVE!!!!! WTF!!! I WILL NOT BE IGNORED!!!
The only reason it's a tiny voice at the moment is that he's about six miles from me in storage right now.
You remember how I was with Doby, slinging mud at 3:00am. This time I'll be able to work on the car anytime I want!
It's rarer to see a 302 or 351W based build now. Every build on the Internet is either a Coyote or an LS swap.
So now, to be different put a EFI 460W in it!. Maybe with this:
That will get you the old googly eyes from the crowd when you pop the hood!
So now, to be different put a EFI 460W in it!. Maybe with this:
That will get you the old googly eyes from the crowd when you pop the hood!
I can’t even imagine how much that costs.It's rarer to see a 302 or 351W based build now. Every build on the Internet is either a Coyote or an LS swap.
So now, to be different put a EFI 460W in it!. Maybe with this:
That will get you the old googly eyes from the crowd when you pop the hood!
I see them listed for less than $1000 Buy It Now all the time. Of course you need an ECU like a Megasquirt or something to run it.
They probably sent it out to Chinee to be cast and didn't realize the Chinee were copying it lock, stock, and smoking barrell and selling it on Ebay for $899.
Same price but able to be docile enough to take the car wherever you want . Cooling that 460 and dealing with the weight up front on the car etc isn’t going to be fun. The aluminator could be a 1000 whp with the right power adder and still drive like a fox .
What you say has merit Jeff.
I still have time though, I only have $250 saved for the drivetrain at the moment! Lol
$250 each payday into BS (Booger Savings).
I got everything lined up on bringing the old boy home this Saturday now! Woohoo!
I was thinking big block ! Sorry .
Either way the coyote would be a more docile motor . If you did the 460 I would fuel inject it and atleast talk to a guy like Brian freezy and see if the cam in it is optimal for what you want or will spending the coin on a cam swap be worth it to make it the driver you want with the power . He is brutally honest too he will not sell you something unless you needed it for what you were doing.
My car is not a coyote but it also is not a solid roller race car In terms of street manners . It will drive down to 1500 rpm even lower without even so much as a buck . So far 120 miles one way has been a trip and it did it with no issue . Stereo bumping 78 mph in over drive with most likely close to 800 on tap at any given moment
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