Im a big fan of the vortec 350...GREAT motor, my 97 1 ton had it with a 5 speed.
As far as the new DD, Its coming along pretty good. I got a new bed for it already, new cabcorners, new rockers, cab supports, and some floor/reinforcement work done tonight. I did the clutch and gas tank saturday afternoon. Its going in for paint this weekend...ill try to get pics...For a 300$ truck that had a fairly questionable body its coming along nicely, ill have 800-1000 into it all said and done with the paint. The little 250 is chugging along happily, it could stand for a good tuneup and ill probably be doing that over the weekend once its out from paint. Im doing pretty good considering i still drive it back and forth to work every day i suppose ;p... Not to mention the fact that iv only owned it since last week.
As far as the 292, not entirely sure what i'd like to do yet. I know i want a throttlebody injection system for sure..much past that, some headwork, boltons, punch it out a bit maybe and bump the comp up? I would like to make a nice strong running 292 and not break the bank yet still put out some good power. The gm throttlebodys arent capable of much more then 300hp on a decent smallblock. I was also toying with the idea of propane but havent made any decisions.
Im a bit of the newer school engines, how much can a well built naturally aspirated 292 put out? Im not talking a timebomb motor, something that will be reliable and put out alot of usable power. The 292 in my 75 is fairly potent compared to a stocker or a doggy v8, but still not a match for a good running smallblock anywhere other then lowend torque.
