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Back when I was looking for a new crate engine for my El Camino I started looking at other engines beside the $1,700 brand new, not rebuilt, base 350 I ended up buying.
With a small block it is simple to get 300 to 400 HP and just keep going up in HP and cost. My transmission is a 2004R and built to handle the HP, but the rear end would need an upgrade. And with all the extra HP and putting in a new rear end would be the time to do a rear disc brake upgrade, and of course bigger front brakes. Might as well do a drive shaft upgrade. Many folks have stuffed a 454 or even 500 cubic inch engine up front. Never gonna happen to the Elky while I own it.
And suddenly my $1,700 engine swap was morphed into a 25 to 50 grand modification. For a daily driver none of that made sense. I can go buy a new vehicle for that and have all that performance, and more for less in a car like millions of other people have. Maybe a Mustang. Those are rare and exotic.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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