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Originally Posted by vermatrix
OK so first, you are obviosly light years above me with knowlege of this. I feel a little foolish.
I am not trying to build a fire breathing beast. In the past I had a few corvettes, now I want to get my ZR1 forever car. Would be a daily driver, for pleasure only, during the summers only. I live in Northern Wisconsin so probably about 6 months out of the year max.
All that being said, I want it to be crazy fast, drooling to look at and fun. Not sure what HP and TRQ numbers equal that. I remember back in the 90's stroking your SBC to 383 seemed to be the thing. I know the LT5 is not just another SBC, but trying to scope out my options.
I was anticipating spending around $6000 or so on her per winter, right now its going to be a 1991.
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I was fussing with SBCs since the 60s, and built a clone L88. But, none of that impressed me as much as the potential hidden in the DOHC/LT5!
For example, this is my "508" hp LT5 (since tweaked a little more). Stock idle, ALL of the accessories work in heavy traffic. You would never know there was a monster hiding under the hood. But, with reground cams and sleeves it becomes a real beast. You've never experienced the torque curve of a DOHC motor, have you? Once you do, you'll likely notice how "peaky" any SBC really is!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1YFa8ruh8A