GM Replacement 5.7

[Arnold]

Local dealer says the long blocks are $2500 Cdn..they have a pretty good warranty no matter what you do to them.
Add intake and 2 barrel and dist and they make 320H/P. The 2 barrel is required for whatever speedway class he was talking about. He said at that low power output and being used for racing it was next to impossible to wreck one.
 He says that with a 4 barrel and cam..they make way,way more power..a lot..and are still pretty much indestructible.
 He does not know what heads are on them? He just laughed and said "Get the long block,slap on an intake and 4 barrel. Pull out whatever cam they come with..stuff in some other cam and away you go,add dist. and away you go.

   I dunno..I have not followed those "GM Replacement" engines..I think they used to be "Targetmaster"

   Are the new ones that powerful and that good?

   Thanks

[enjenjo]

The new Hot Rod magazine has a test on them this month, pretty impressive.

[wayne petty]

targetmaster motors were as i recall MADE IN MEXICO versions..  Hetcho en Mexico..

dealers for some reason always spray painted over the area of the crate that said.. made in mexico..

the GM performance parts catalog and the Spec guide can be downloaded here..

so you have a better idea of what you are getting..

http://www.chevrolet.com/performance/parts-catalog.html


warning... SOME GMPP engines have 3/8-16 starter mounting holes and some have M10 x 1.5 starter mounting holes... please be careful to which one you get..  you might even want to hand letter just above the starter mounting but hidden by the starter when installed.. METRIC  or SAE starter mounting.  

the starters are different also. but most people know that.

[57larry]

I would just rather build my own engine, that's just me. Larry