my dads buyin a 69 camaro and wants to get a new engine, wat kinda engine shuld he buy and where shuld he buy it?

 

build a 400 sbc and slap some nice heads and a decent hydro roller cam.and have at it.

 

What's the history on the car? Might be better off putting the correct one in there. If there's nothing really significant about the car that makes it collectable, then put whatever you want in there.

 

we r pretty much redoin the whole car no history or watever, r crate engines good? or shuld we just redo the enigne by adding new parts sepaerately

 

If you want to go the high power route I wouldnt recommend a crate engine unless you dont have important resources such as time and tools. If your going to put that much money into something I would say built yourself after doing some research. Look at some Chevy High Performance, Hot Rod, or whatever that engine building mag is and just look for combos you like, at least that way you get some ideas on what the figures are for different combos since they dyno all there engines.

 

572ci crate motor!

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

LS7. The new LS7 that is........427 cube small block. Droool.

 

where wuld i get the crate engine from and about how much do they go for?

 

It sounds like you should get with your dad and do some research into what exactly you want out of the car. Will this be your first car? Do you guys have the resources to maintain it? Will it be a daily driver? You should think abotu the answers to those questions before you start your buildup.

 

well this will not be a daily driver, it willl be a wkend car. We just wanna know where to get a good crate engine from. and yes we have the resources to maintain it

 

Awesome! Well in that case it depends if you wanna go big or small block or EFI or carb. GM performance parts offers some baddass crate motors through Scoggin Dickey parts center. You can get the GM performance parts catalog from any GM dealer. Edelbrock also a some great crate motors. Then you could always go my route and swap in a late model LS1/LS6 drivetrain.

 

well i dont know much about muscle cars yet so tats why i asked u guys bout the engine. U tell me if i wanna small or big block or efi or carb. Which is better cheaper more reliable? thanks

 

That's an extremely open ended question. If you want good power and reliability, drop in a 502 crate motor.

 

I went with a 350HO small block crate motor because my car is driven daily and I wasn't all that concerned with excessive power. To make it more driveable I went with a Tremec 5-speed and Bear drilled and slotted 4-wheel disc brakes. I also redid the entire suspension. While its not a true g-machine in the sense as I didn't bolt in a Corvette suspension or put in a Wayne Due subframe, its still holds its own and is relatively a tight and great handling little car. Further down the road I might play with an EFI, or bolt in a big block, but for now, I'm quite happy with how it turned out...

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