quote Originally posted by La fiera: I can hear some of you already, same people that said 250WHP was not possible out of a 3.4 Iron head engine. It's pretty disappointing when someone goes through the trouble of a V8 swap with a bigger mass to haul around and heavier and here I am with a stock 60* V6 design almost matching V8 power in a different way. I sincerely respect everyone's choice of engine swap so I expect you to respect mine. Let the hating begin!!

Not hating here, however humor me and allow me to make a point or two. I will say your work on the 250 hp set was impressive and hats off to you. I am sure this one will be just as good.

First point, yes you make V-8 power in a different way. Trouble is you had to do a whole bunch of work to make that power. Your last build was pushing the limits and this one will be as well. Yes I think you can do it, but you can drop a V-8 in the car pretty much stock and make 250 hp with ease. No extra work needed. The V-8 has tons of HP to be found with simple bolt on parts, they can be taken way over 400 hp pretty easy.
Now for a second point, you will say they are heavier. Yes they are. From a quick google search I get the LT1 at 550, the LS1 at 500 and the 3.8 at 450. (estimated due to differences in bolted on parts) I would argue that the V-8s ability to make more power easier is worth less than 200 lbs of extra weight.

All that being said, I will be watching to see if you can do it, as I love when people prove the crowds wrong.


Edited because you should always read it before you post it so the words are not out of order.

[This message has been edited by Easy8 (edited 01-02-2018).]