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Old May 24, 2006 | 12:55 AM
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another V 8 question

shootin the breeze with My buddy's son,I told him That there was room under the hood of the S4 N/A for a V8..he says that he can get a fuel injected 350 Suburban(whole Truck for 300 Cdn)...Just for the hell of it..am I lookin at a hell of a lot of Fabbing up ****,or can it be done at all?..I won't do this to my stock N/A..thinkin on a shell I may be able to get my hands on for next to Zero!..Thanks Guys as usual..Misterstyx
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Old May 24, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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Oh you can do a lot with an SBC, but a truck motor from a suburban would probably be crying out for a better cam, heads, valvetrain, etc.

What year suburban is it?
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Old May 24, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
shootin the breeze with My buddy's son,I told him That there was room under the hood of the S4 N/A for a V8..he says that he can get a fuel injected 350 Suburban(whole Truck for 300 Cdn)...Just for the hell of it..am I lookin at a hell of a lot of Fabbing up ****,or can it be done at all?..I won't do this to my stock N/A..thinkin on a shell I may be able to get my hands on for next to Zero!..Thanks Guys as usual..Misterstyx
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A injected truck motor might need better heads/cam to be real fast but don't worry about it, it will have twice the power stock than your current na. Get it running and then see if you want to upgrade.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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What year Suburban?

The Vortec models have decent heads, as I recall
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Old May 27, 2006 | 10:23 PM
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Sorry Guys..the Guy Didn't say the year.(I didn't think I'd get an answer to this Question!)..I'll find out ASAP..Really appreciate the answers though.I was Figuring that the Injected Engine would be A real pain to get Running.I do remember He said it was a Vortec Engine,if that helps.I'm old school and Fiddled with Carbs growin up so EFI still rattles me..I knew about the Granny's cradle too.I like that,since I haven't welded since HIGH school..which was before the first RX7 was built..so saves me from screwin up there..lol.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 01:10 AM
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Vortec would signify EFI, either TBI or Gen III based.

If it's TBI (it likely is) a carb can be adopted fairly easily, as can a distributor, if that's the road you want to take.
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