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What engine and trans should I go with??

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Shocwave04

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alright guys believe it or not I've got about 10k to dump on a new engine and trans. What do you guys think I should go with. My 67 fastback has a 302 and C4 right now. i was think of some sort of stroker motor with some sort of 5 speed. Maybe a TKO. Any suggestions???
 

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The third pedal is always an improvement, no matter what engine you decide to get.
 

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i plan on building a 351w based engine, and using a top loader 4 spd for my 66 coupe. i also plan to run 3.00 rear gears.
 

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Are you building a motor our buying a motor?
Street cruiser or scare the heII out you?
If you go with a 5 speed you may also want to consider gears.
 

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Hard to go wrong with a stroked 351 and a 5 speed!!
Maybe a 5.0 HO and AOD if someone else needs to drive it, too?


Manaic!
 

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nope I'm in college and its just me driven it. I lookin for somethin not to radical but not a little baby cruiser. I def want a pretty rough cam to make it sound really mean, how much am I lookin at for the total swap. Just a ballpark. Coast High looks pretty cheap
 

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I'm looking at the same budget for a 68 coupe. I've pretty much decided on a 347 stroker from Keith Craft Racing and a G-force T5.
That's in the future, though. Right now, I'm waiting for the wife to OK my purchase of a new Currie 9" rear end. Either 3.89 or 4.11 gears. I haven't decided.
 

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Taranis said:
....... I'm waiting for the wife to OK my purchase of a new Currie 9" rear end. Either 3.89 or 4.11 gears. I haven't decided.
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Oh oh!
 

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She's actually cool about it. I just need to wait until some more critical bills are paid...electricity, water, the usual.
 

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Just curious but how much is that gonna run you?? the 347 and T5
 

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Well, the 347 from Keith Craft is going to run about 5200 economy or 6200 standard. Both make plenty of power. I live in Arkansas, so I can pick up the engine. I think the G force T5 runs about 2k new. It's so far in the future, though. I haven't really tallied all the costs yet.
 
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