Hi! I'm Jen. So I need y'alls advice:
So a friend of mine is engine swapping the 5.7L V8 T350 from his cutlass (not sure on the year). He said there's nothing wrong with it, just wanted more power and asked if I wanted it. I'm interested in the prospect as it quadruples the HP and torque compared to my 2.0L G63B, but my main concern is fit and the strain on the frame. Can the frame handle it? If not, can I strengthen the frame to allow it to? Will it fit under the hood with little modding? It's gonna cost me more overall but makes it way more of a sleeper lol
Alternatively, I can keep the G63B in there and mod it to 150+ HP. The engine runs, but it runs really rough and definitely needs to be tuned and rebuilt. The transmission is good bc I rebuilt it a couple years ago. This option would be A LOT cheaper and less work but I'll still need to pull the engine out to rebuild it.
I'm a decent mechanic and have been working on this truck since I was 13 barring a couple years where it wasn't driven by me. My overall go with Susan (the name of my truck) is for it to be my fun, project car since I have a new car as my daily driver. I don't have a large budget, but I can allocate funds as need to her. If you guys could help me out and give me your opinions I'd really appreciate it!
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