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Or Ben...if you decide to keep your big block Suburban a big block Suburban...how about the GM Performance Catalogue HT502 V8... Rat motor...with 502 cubic inches, 406 hp @ 4200 rpm and 541 lb. ft. or torque @ 3200 rpm.
I recently picked up Chevy Performance catalogue from the local Chevy dealer...$ 5 USD...makes for great reading for a gearhead like me.
Of course cost of crate engines is something else again. :D
Going on the back burner for now...daughter just had a cancerous brain tumor removed and am supporting her. Removed and radiation treatment went well. Crossed fingers for a while
California has a smog test every other year and big blocks are labeled 'potential gross polluters', so anything I do, must pass smog.
Am okay with that, as a 71-year old and remember visiting Disneyland as a kid and not enjoying the brown sky and difficulty breathing
A mild cam, SS valves and maybe better tappet rollers and rocker/rollers to allow a bit more RPM, but most likely will just build or crate 7.4L from GM.
Will go with 5.38 diff's and a 0.7 GearVendors to get more HP from a standstill and still have a double OD with final an approx 2.6 final gear to the axles
Stock has 100% torque at about 1,600-1,800 RPMs, so with 5.38's, can pull just about anything I want to
Used to occasionally see 15.2 MPG with the 4.1's, so am hoping to see a bit better than that with a 42 gallon main fuel tank
4L80E has a few rated for +1,000 HP with a 3-year warranty at about the same price as a normal rebuilt unit, so if only using it at less than half that rating, it should last a long time. Plus an anal about fluid flush schedules and always use synthetics
Either or both, junk yard (newer than mine) front seats, or have the old ones rebuilt
Saw a rear turbo kit years ago and might look into that, but after the above. Throttle lag is okay, as am addicted to HP, so that will manage me and just for high altitude cruising
