Curious about HP possibilities

Henry A Harper III hah at alumni.rice.edu
Wed Jan 2 11:07:41 PST 2008


>
> Call me wacky, but I'm curious about dropping a small block Chevy engine
> into a 200 or UrS? Why? Well, I've been researching HP upgrade options for
> my 200. While there are a few high HP(450+) 3Bs in Europe,
> according to most
> of people I've corresponded with, the distributor ignition on the
> 3B limits
> my possibilities. To make 450hp on a 3B, one needs to install an AAN
> harness(wiring nightmare?), ECU and coils or go standalone($$$).  With
> either of the aforementioned choices, the minimum hardware needed
> is a rods,
> turbo and manifold($3500).  The Jegs catalog, www.jegs.com has a
> variety of
> warranted, new $4000.00 dollar engines. Heck, I'm sure one of my hillbilly
> buddies could find me a good condition used 350 for much less.
>
> ANy BTDT SB Chevy swaps?

Your search keyword is: LT1Q (LT1 into 5kq)

AAN harness install is a wiring nightmare but the SBC will just drop in?
Hmm...



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