Vette is about to go maybe
 

Im working on a deal to trade the corvette for this.
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...attachment.jpg
1971 nova - 568 BB, th400

Looks fun

Lol will the wife drive that. Hay I'll trade my camaro for your vette lol, that vette is sweet.

The Nova looks good.

I'm agreeing with Frank! I don't think your wife will be driving it.

The vette is a sweet car, but the Nova might be more fun.

It sure does look fun

I think that nova looks pretty cool, it would funny as hell seeing your wife doing a burnout in it. Or even a wheel stand lol.

yeah it would lol.
I dont think she will even want to ride in it!
WINNING!!!!!!!

what year vette. not sure if i have ever seen it before.

That nova looks meeaaaan!

1969.
http://webpages.charter.net/harrycoo...69%20vette.JPG

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Tough one...... I would keep the wife, get the Nova. As they say... out with the old, in with the new. Tell your wife your need to change cars satisfies your urge to trade her in for another model. I say, if you have to sleep in a car, it mine-as-well be a nice one.

ill be getting this for Christmas this year too Im thinking.
http://www.ultrastreet.net/engines/5...treet_lite.php

for 15k. Yikes!

500whp for 15k... whats wrong with the engine in it currently?

That doesn't seem outrageous for a racing built BBC. If that's what you really want/need.

568 BBC just shy of 600 hp on engine dyno.( what owner claims)
2 bolt mains (yikes).
the aluminum block will shed at least 300 lbs off the front.
and with the roller set up im looking at 675 HP.
hence making the car even quicker and safer.
But first i gotta Get the car lol.

Ahhh, makes sense then. Any idea what the current motor makes for power?

Better be easy on the first launch if you drag it, dont wanna rip the rear bumper off with the missing front weight lol

568 BBC
the aluminum block will shed at least 300 lbs off the front.
hence making the car even quicker and safer.
At first i was thinking go big and looked at this
http://www.ultrastreet.net/engines/6...isted_sr20.php
Heck I just might get a decent BBC with all forged internals and put an 871 BDS Blower on it.
I have a good amount in my Mad money fund to do any of this lol.
Of course the wife doesnt know about it .

wanna shed weight and go faster? turbo LSX just sayin!

If going BBC how about a 572 from chevy?

or a 413ci ls3 and a 76mm turbo!!!!!!!

I do get the whole wanting a big ass BBC. Its cool no matter how you shake a stick at it

current owner is getting the new headliner installed and some other things done before we do this trade.
He is also giving me 5 grand with his car for the Vette.

Seems like the deal is getting better and better. What else can you get out of him haha

I'd keep the vetter better street driver and calue will increase. That is me anyways. The nova is sweet but it's worth 10-20k and will probably stay or go down in the next couple years

Also that motor maybe cause I am in the ls game but that is wayyy to much money for 600hp. Lsx 454's make that for less right from gm. Save yourself 4 grand or more. http://www.jegs.com/p/Chevrolet-Perf...75108/10002/-1

15k is nuts for that power. I know you mentioned the weight savings but a $4000 block wouldnt be my first choice. Can make much more power, on pump gas and stay streetable. Heck check this thread out:

http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/sh....php?t=1056498

I would keep the engine in the Nova with the cubes, talk to a good cylinder head guy like Curtis at RFD or Scott Foxwell. I cam tell from the picture unless its a old one those are factory iron heads on it correct?

yeah iron heads that's why I'm not thinking it has a lot of Hp.
It might have the cubes and seems to pull strong off the line for a BB.
And without tearing the motor apart I'm not sure id the lower end is all forged either/
he said it is but I've taken peoples word before and got burned.

i still say run the sachs flywheel on a LSX. still use stock trans and even throw a carb on it. with the dizzy front cover they make now. or the Sometimes Junk MSD box. either way Much better bang for the buck then classic bbc/sbc. i will never go back.

ok PIZZA now say it in ENGRISH LOL.

John(my84z) did some research for me. i was going to switch out the old tired 4.3 in the s10 i just picked up and wanted to cut cost and run stock trans. Sachs sells a conversion flywheel for the LSx. bolts onto the motor and accepts old 11" and 10.5" Classic SBC/BBC clutchs that fit a multitude of trannys. the t5 nv3500 and nv4500 from the trucks. as well as the muncie 4 speeds Wich is what sachs made the flywheel for originally. and if its Auto in the nova? then TCI makes the same But for auto. th400 350 and 200r4 all can be used. behind LSx.

and what i meant by front cover. im not 100% sure if its still available. BUT Gm made a front cover to accept a distributor in the front. like the buicks basically. if not that then MSD makes a conversion box to use the stock LSx 24x/58x crank and 1x camshaft signals to run the coil packs. and just stick a carb on top for fueling.

I am using a 4l80e flexplate and adapter bushing on the 5.3 to th400. Bolts to my TCI 9.5" converter perfectly.

Pretty sure they still make the front cover as Ive seen em for sale on pace performance and scoggin dickey. The MSD box is pn 6010

if your gunna run with some good power. id recommend an SFI approved flexplate. But if the stock 4l80e unit will work. why not.

ah ok not I see what you talkin about lol.

"Not I see?.....or "Now I see? "

Sometimes it seems like a different world when I hear about 1,000 hp+ motors these days...nitrous, massive blowers, and 8 second quarter mile times.

Agreed David. You read so many things now a days and they make it seem so easy in the magazines and online. Then when you ACTUALLY try to do it you realize they left out the $500 injectors, $400 fuel pump, $200 fuel regulator etc. It starts adding up FAST.

You have to buy all that stuff either way. Basicly a 1000 hp build costs what a 600 hp build cost 5 years ago.

Opps , working the back shift does funny things to your head lol.

600-700hp seems to be the new entry level fast when talking street cars. Turn key cars with a warranty are starting to approach that now. It's insane.