Haha! That's why I wasn't planning to buy heads.
CK5
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Questions about 454 swap
- Thread starter mrk5
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I could afford this supercharger: https://m.summitracing.com/parts/py...0AHgGWTTW52OCY8k95VDKm0xj-otoCgQqoaAkKP8P8HAQ
yes you were
sell the stock ones and upgrade
http://www.jegs.com/p/Brodix/Brodix...ries-Aluminum-Cylinder-Heads/1722409/10002/-1
sell the stock ones and upgrade
http://www.jegs.com/p/Brodix/Brodix...ries-Aluminum-Cylinder-Heads/1722409/10002/-1
boo hiss
Install a leaf blower in it.
No one would want my heads.
If I considered anything, it might be this: http://denver.craigslist.org/pts/5826790102.html
In the box and rusty.
I can't remember which gen motor you have but mixing blocks & heads from different gens gets tricky and in some cases won't work.
So is this just because a little standard cab, 6 lug truck made the the duck look slow?
@bent72
And I understand your thoughts on keeping a decent budget, but I also know that there have been lots of guys who have been disappointed with the results of NOT putting enough into a combination. It ends up being a lot of work for a minimal gain. And quite often a big hit in the fuel consumption department too.
(Insult after the fact)
The elevation that we live in and around is a big factor.
@bent72
And I understand your thoughts on keeping a decent budget, but I also know that there have been lots of guys who have been disappointed with the results of NOT putting enough into a combination. It ends up being a lot of work for a minimal gain. And quite often a big hit in the fuel consumption department too.
(Insult after the fact)
The elevation that we live in and around is a big factor.
Yeah I guess the Vortec heads will swap but more work than I want to do.
Dammit! You guys almost got me! Here I am looking at heads on Jegs, figuring out how I can swing $2000 for heads. Then I realized here I was chasing the horsepower rabbit down the money hole!
Remember, this is the boring motor swap.
Remember, this is the boring motor swap.
Sometimes you have to settle for what you can afford. This is rock crawling not drag racing.
But you also said you want to be able to tow a RV over the Rockies.
A 5000# trailer.
big-blue
1/2 ton status
I would keep using the peanut port heads. They're good for low rpm torque. You are not building a high RPM engine, are you?
slippery slope
