Guess this is it

[foxrider251]

hey guys my 98 kon threw the cylinder 8 rod the other day and due to my living situation im not too sure if i can keep er to throw a new engine in eventually due to nowhere to keep it for the meantime. so at least for now this is bye it was fun and thanks for all the the help i got in the little while i was here. my next truck is quite likely gonna be an 05 durtymax so no im not defecting to ford or dodge haha

 

[Donnie Yukonie]

Sorry to hear that man , Good luck . Hope to see you back again

 

[Gzes]

That sucks but good luck bro. Id just get a junkyard engine and slap it in. If its no good then pull and rebuild. Easy if you do it yourself

 

[foxrider251]

wellll ive been giving it some thought and i think for the price of getting another truck i might as well throw a 383 stroker in the ***** then adapt in a used 4L80E to handle the power...opinions?

 

[Chevrolado]

I was once considering that I couldnt afford an OBS.. I had to go newer. But then I realized a brand new 350 or 383 built and dropped in is cheaper than a newer truck anyway, PLUS I get to keep driving an OBS.. Im glad you've re-considered. I like this new way of thinking you have..
Dooooo it....

 

[foxrider251]

yeah i mean even if i throw a fresh 350 block in with a full edlebrock top end if i build it right i should be pushing 400 horse, but then ill have to pull the tranny too and do heavy duty clutches and shift kits which isnt too big of a deal

 

[SunlitComet]

and how do you think you can get 400 hp out of the vortec 350?

 

[foxrider251]

well my parts guy priced me out a brand new 350 ** block with vortec heads rated at 351hp now if i put an edlbrock intake manifold in there, do msd ignition and coil, and transfer over my cold air intake and throttle body spacer also my true duals with high flow cats i should be sitting around 380 at least...400 was just kinda a rough figure

 

[_Dylan_]

Lol, can't make power without fuel...which is why people don't like the vortec 350 central fuel injection.

Carb swap and a stand alone transmission controller if you are serious about making some big power out of it. Or a mercruiser multiport intake manifold and run all the LS motor goodies on it.

I'd just throw a 383 kit in it and send your pcm off to black bear and have them tune it.

 

[foxrider251]

yeah dylan im leaning more toward the 383, my buddy has a 383 block for me anyways. and all i need to do is send my computer away to get reprogrammed then itll run it?