Re: What's the best engine an transmission swap for my 86 monte Ca
565 is dead on for one as is Clean. Plan it all out best as possible and the why before you start. Judging your experience by your questions I would say simple & cheap is a priority for your swap goals. And there is nothing insulting about that. Coming from a chevy small makes staying with a sbc easiest and cheapest.
Fuel injection while nice would not be a requirement. In either case you have a nice advantage coming from a car already equipped with an in-tank electric fuel pump. With proper voltage that pump can support a moderate 355/383/406. If you want to upgrade the pump & wireing for best voltage, maximum fuel supply, and pump longevity check out this link and click the Buick Grand National fuel pump link to see a plug & play setup that is good to 600 HP. http://www.racetronix.com
If you don't keep fuel injection you need to add a return style fuel pressure regulator such as the Mallory 4309 seen at Jegs etc. I used this setup on my 509ci 800cfm Q-jet that was backed by the 200-4R as seen in my signature and photos.
Unless your 200-4R is FUBAR and you already have a fresh built 700-R4 in hand I see no reason to go through the conversion to a 700-R4 as you have to have your driveshaft cut to fit with new U joints etc. Having either built right costs about the same and the built 200-4R has some nice benefits over the 700-R4 as seen in the many posts about this subject previously on this board. Search for them if you want to know more. I don't know enough about the T56 swap it appeared to be too costly and involved for the nostalgia of having a stick to me.
565 is dead on for one as is Clean. Plan it all out best as possible and the why before you start. Judging your experience by your questions I would say simple & cheap is a priority for your swap goals. And there is nothing insulting about that. Coming from a chevy small makes staying with a sbc easiest and cheapest.
Fuel injection while nice would not be a requirement. In either case you have a nice advantage coming from a car already equipped with an in-tank electric fuel pump. With proper voltage that pump can support a moderate 355/383/406. If you want to upgrade the pump & wireing for best voltage, maximum fuel supply, and pump longevity check out this link and click the Buick Grand National fuel pump link to see a plug & play setup that is good to 600 HP. http://www.racetronix.com
If you don't keep fuel injection you need to add a return style fuel pressure regulator such as the Mallory 4309 seen at Jegs etc. I used this setup on my 509ci 800cfm Q-jet that was backed by the 200-4R as seen in my signature and photos.
Unless your 200-4R is FUBAR and you already have a fresh built 700-R4 in hand I see no reason to go through the conversion to a 700-R4 as you have to have your driveshaft cut to fit with new U joints etc. Having either built right costs about the same and the built 200-4R has some nice benefits over the 700-R4 as seen in the many posts about this subject previously on this board. Search for them if you want to know more. I don't know enough about the T56 swap it appeared to be too costly and involved for the nostalgia of having a stick to me.
