I want a car that can handle stop-and-go jackrabbit in the city, and smooth highway cruising. And of course; that sweet, sweet, straight 6 feel. A daily driver with teeth.
As an alternative to starting with a 150ish hp stock 250, you may want to consider using a vortec 4200 inline 6. They are either 275 or 290 HP stock from GM, add a turbo and at 8# boost you have a 400+ HP engine. Lots of room to install one in a chevelle.
A complete engine (with everthing including harness, pcm etc) with a 4l60E trans can be had for ~$2500 - or buy a rolled/crashed 2WD trailblazer and remove the parts.
You will spend that much money easily to get the 250 upto the stock power level of the 4200.
All the parts need except engine mounts are available now.
vortec4200.com for details
Last edited by efi-diy; 04/25/14 03:04 PM.
