RE: sbc in place of lt1

["Marteney, Steven J." <smarteney@xlvision.com>]

Not that this is anything new, but being down this road recently, I found
that it may be a better deal to buy a crate motor, especially if you are not
doing it yourself.  My machine work alone was $800 and the total rebuild was
$2k.  No cylinder heads (3-angle valve job on stock), no forged parts, no
new crank.  I contemplated going to the 383 route but to have to change the
crank and rods for that was an additional $500 I didn't have.  Oh yeah, the
machine work was decently priced for my area.  It's not like I got taken.

I laugh at mag stories that say you can build a 383 400HP motor for under
$2k.  Then you find out that Joe Blow friend gave them a set of heads and an
aluminum intake for $40 out the door.  ... Well, what you know, I'm
pouting...

My $0.02.
Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: Len Sabatine [mailto:sabatine@epix.net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 9:54 AM
To: gmecm@diy-efi.org
Subject: Re: sbc in place of lt1


   We do these upgrades to LT1/4 , the most common low $ setup is the 383,
much less cost than attempt use of 70s 400 block and components.
Upgrade to a 383 to a hurt/tired Lt1 is not much different in cost than
normal performance remanufacture on 4.030 x 3.480 combo. Course , someone
opts for JEs vs Ohio's or Olivers vs GM PMs , Callies vs Cast , $$$ + 
substantially.
Len

>TPIS builds 409 cu in LT1's, 396's aren't that uncommon.  383's are the
same
>price to build either in standard small block or LT1 configurations.
>Mark
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Len Sabatine" <sabatine@epix.net>
>To: <gmecm@diy-efi.org>
>Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 6:20 PM
>Subject: Re: sbc in place of lt1
>
>
> >     94-5 16188051 PCM needs Optispark to function and if you have A4
trans
> > you need the PCM to  operate it. Would be less costly to Rebuild/
upgrade
> > the Lt1. Have fun getting at a distributor under the Cowl of a 4th Gen
> > F body for one of the first treats and get a different engine controller
>and
> > wire harness to run the 406.  This is [CHEAP] ????? not to mention the
> > many other compatibility problems with the Vehicle. If you have a bone
> > yard Skelliton for a off road deal , then no matter.
> > Len
> >
> > >Does anyone know how hard (electronically) it would be to substitute a
> > >standard (406-cheaper) sbc with a mini-ram in place of a (needs
>rebuilding)
> > >lt1;  it seems that the optispark interface with the computer would be
>the
> > >problem but otherwise lt1.edit would allow use of the stock (1995 9C1)
> > >computer.  Thanks for any thoughts.  skip
> >
>
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