Will a short block work in V6?

[Tireguy]

My 3.4 is getting to be on its last leg. I was wondering if a crate short block from Summit, like a 427 small block, would fit in, I know I would have to change trans & other parts, but would it bolt up to the engine bay?

[Magnus]

It will not bolt up, you need custom motor mounts and lot of other fun custom stuff.

[Tireguy]

But if I work at it, will it work? I love my f-body & want to keep it. Has anyone done this?

[AllTheGoodNamesAreGone]

sure.. anything is possible..

northstars.. 4.3's.. sc3.8.. shortblocks..

anything can be "made" to fit.. its all a matter of how bad you want it..

start reseaching this, so you will see what you are getting into..

~bill

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[nino]

sure it will work. but i think it will cost ya about 20 grand if you want everything looking like it was stock.

[Tireguy]

Nino, remind me again how you bore an engine? Just kidding. Gonna talk to my local shop ( he works magic) and see if he can do it, thanks guys.

[Jason McCallister]

One problem you'll have if you get it to fit is changing the distributor cap/rotor or changing plug wires without pulling the engine due to those pieces being covered by the cowl. Unless of course you butcher the cowling.

You could always put a F*rd block in it since those components are in the front! :eek: ;) [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

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[Magnus]

Excellent point Jason..

If you put a engine with a rear distributor, you will have to cut the cowl AND the windshield.

[Harry94]

If chevy can put a 572 in a 2000 camaro a 427 shouldn't be that hard. It would be nice to have one of those Lingenfelter LS1 427 motors. 7 liter+500hp+530ft/lb= [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[pyrokilla]

I'll be dropping in an older 350 into my bird soon.

[Timbo1969]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Harry94:
If chevy can put a 572 in a 2000 camaro a 427 shouldn't be that hard. It would be nice to have one of those Lingenfelter LS1 427 motors. 7 liter+500hp+530ft/lb= [img]graemlins/burnout.gif[/img] <hr></blockquote>

Those Lingenfelter motors are hot. I saw a Z06 with a 427 conversion and it ran 9's

[Camaroguy3800]

it's not a 427 "conversion" for the LS1s all that is done is the iron sleeves are bored out and the block is re sleeved with bigger bores so it's a stroker motor that has been bored out to 427 cubes. There is a difference between a big block 427 and a 427 stroker motor

[1998silverbird]

Get a LT5 motor. .That would be sweet!!

[Slow-N-ugly]

It should fit pretty easily, as long as you are talking about a 427 small block and not a 427 big block. You having a ’94 would make the big block swap a little easier but it is still work.

Now if you are talking a small block you need to find out which generation short block it is. So you can start putting your heads/intake/ignition together.

Build it like an LS1 or even an LT1 and you have no problem at all with the cowl.

Why not just get an older LT1 and have it built? You could do a pretty affordable 406 that would be fairly streetable.

[Bliggida]

A 350 Chev does not have to have a distributor, and there are several shapes and sizes of distributors to choose from if you did use one.

Anyway, John Moss, and a few others like Meeny with his 422ci big block quad turbo fit in between the fenders of a 4th gen.

It will fit. Just a matter if it'd be more economical than putting in an LS1.

The LS1 is just too hard to beat for a 'stock' engine.