just let me get my turbo conversion and ill show those infidels https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...doublebird.gif

my boss had a v6 sho. sold it to another coworker. he is like wow this is so much faster than his old sable https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif

HA HA HA classic

You can get a very streetable 500 hp from a small block chevy, this guy probably did the conversion and figured after he had it all done, he would redo the engine, which isnt hard on a 350, cam change and heads and he would easily be near 500 hp. A powerglide is a 2 speed automatic, VERY nice for drag racing due to the 1st gear, a 2500 rpm stall converter is like launching your car at 2500 rpms with a clutch- you can of course launch higher by having your foot on the brake while you rev it even higher. I love my RX with its rotory, but for the cost of a ECU and turbo, you can build a ass kicking small block chevy, get parts for it in any auto parts store, any mechanic can work on it, and it will run cleaner ( emissions ) then a rotory. A friend of mine had a box Nova with a 900+ dynoed N/A small block in it, imagine what happens when they do turbo and twin turbo in those things. And as for the weight of a small block, there are aluminum blocks, heads, rods, pistons, intake manifolds, etc.. not hard to make a lightweight motor at all.

Yeah, the V-8 conversion has its merits, but I've never seen one that was "all out." Usually the owner just got sick of the rotary and wanted a more reliable powerplant.

I totally agree. V8's = Torque.. IE: Trailer pullers.



Torque is the ability to twist thus break things, such as tired loose.



HP is what moves you down the road.

On grannies site, they had a 3rd gen with an aluminum block LS1 in it, and a T-56 (I think) 6 speed tranny. I don't know how much hp it was making, but it could easily pass emissions.

this is the calmest v8 conversion thread i've ever seen

Yeah, usually you get some retard crying about how the person defiled such a sacred automobile. You would think the person put a Honda SOHC 1.6 in a Ferrari F50. :P

I remember of a big block ford in a 1st generation a few years ago, had a 9" rear in it and everything. Hp moves you down the road and torque is for pulling trailers? Please tell me im not reading this.