I knew this was going to happen, the moment i mention chevy everybody loses all interest in looking at the real facts. my original goal of this thread was in no way to start a pissing match as to whats better Chevy or Ford, but is it so unthinkable that a chevy in this situation could better suit my needs/goals.
Did i not just mention that for under $1000 you can get a turnkey 5.3l with all necessary parts for FI. i am already planning on doing either the new aje or m2 front
suspension setup so that takes care of all my motor fitment issues.
You guys are plugging away at the 351w based strokers route which has its valid strong points but theres no way that you can tell me that your gonna have a 600hp+ turnkey ready to run combo for less then the LSX route.
And to be honest i really have a strong preferance for FORD motors but in this case with the prices and availability of LSX parts it seems as though it may be from a performance stand point the better way to go.
My original thoughts were to do a single turbo blowthrough 302 which would put me at around 500rwhp give or take, which would put the motor into block splitting territory. If using a 302 i would run a t5. I figure to get that combo running i'd be into it for between $3500-$4500
Now for the darkside of things- Figure you start with a 5.3l or for $400 more step up to the 6.0l, throw basically the same priced turbo kit plus have all the advantages of FI. The option of a t56. Power levels would be in the 600+ range and it could be done in pretty much the same budget.