Project C4, 85 Corvette

[Steve85]

The next phase is a major step in a new direction. I am about 99% settled on putting in an LS based engine, L33 to be specific. The L33 is an aluminum block 5.3L truck motor that was considered a high output version with LS6 heads, higher compression and slightly bigger cam than the standard truck 5.3.

I will do some basic things like a cam and some headers but intend to keep the bottom end untouched. I should be close to 400 at the crank, quite a bit less than I have now which is fine.

With the reduced HP, better driveability and MPG, I'll be able to drive the car to work a few days a week without going broke. It's a long commute and I'm looking to make it more interesting and be able to change it up from the teggy without losing reliability and bunch of gas money.

Project cost - I should come out ahead, well sort of, I'll ignore what this stuff cost. So far I have sold:
Victor EFI intake $300
18┬░ Spider intake $200
Accel DFI $1100
24lb Injectors $150

I still have about $3K in heads and some other misc stuff to sell for $4750 in.

Need to buy:
L33 $700
Cam $300
C4 LS Adapters $90
C4 LS headers $825 (might use C5 or C6 Z06 manifolds for $100 - $300 instead)
LS6 intake $320
ECM $100
F-Body/C5 oil pan $150
That's $2485 in major components (with the possibility of saving $500) plus budgeting about $1000 misc for brackets, accessories, hoses, gaskets etc for $3485 out.

Once I sold the Victor intake and DFI a couple weeks ago, I went ahead and pulled the motor: :thumbup: