Hitman47 Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 All you guys please shoot your opinions my way. Im thinking of using a 5.0 liter ford instead of a lt1 because 1.Its more original 2.They rev better 3.Better efi [or so i was told] 4.I plan turboing it and there are barely any apps for lt1 5.Lighter 6.cheaper This is just an idea im kicking around give me your opinions lt1 vs 5 liter Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavy Z Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 1.Its more original - depends on how you build either motor. For example, I'll bet there are fewer sbc 302s than ford 302s. 2.They rev better - revving is a function of torque not stroke, a shorter stroke will not make you rev better but will allow you to rev higher. 3.Better efi [or so i was told] - I dunno, I do know LT1s are more powerful than stock 5.0s. 4.I plan turboing it and there are barely any apps for lt1 - good point, will any ford kits fit or will they hit the strut towers like the chevy kits? If that's the case you'll have to fab a mount either way. 5.Lighter - yep. 6.cheaper - maybe over an LT1, not a JTR sbc. Good luck Chad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman47 Posted February 26, 2004 Author Share Posted February 26, 2004 Heavy i must say...you do know your shit, But we have the same mindsets you want a 377 because of the revs [3.48] I want hi revs 5.0 [3.0] we have the reving syndrome. Chad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utvolman99 Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 If you have never done anything like this before I would follow the KISS (Keep it simple stupid) mentality. I have built engines in the past and have been in a shop my whole life. On top of that I am a mechanical engineer. I am using the JTR conversion and it is still more to it that I could of originally dreamed. The turbo is a great idea and I love the twin turbo kit you can get for the 5.0 but if you do a search there have been a lot of posters who started out planning to do a turbo V8 swap and I have yet to see one. One other thing to consider is that you will be hanging a considerable amount of weight over the front of the engine with the turbos. With that said, in the end you can't really go wrong with either engine. They are both great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utvolman99 Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 One more thing. I know that this may not be popular on the SBC board but if I had it to do all over again I would swap an engine from a 280ZT. If you read on their board they are pushing some serious power with a LOT less fabrication. Also, if reving is what you want you can't beat the Nissan straight six! JMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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