Pontiac Solstice Forum - View Single Post - 5.3L Small Block V8 Engine (from Impala SS)

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Originally Posted by Red Devil

Okay...why do you need it? I'd bet the 2.4 turbocharged would beat that engine. And you could later rebuild the 2.4, run more boost, and really embarrass that 5.3L.

For the same reason folks want a Mallet conversion. Except this would be from GM, weigh less than a GXP, get better fuel economy, more HP, more torque, V8 rumble (as American as apple pie), etc, etc, etc. Would be a modern AC Cobra.

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Last edited by PaulWall : 12-20-2006 at 02:48 PM.

	PaulWall Member Join Date: Jul 2005	Quote: Originally Posted by Red Devil Okay...why do you need it? I'd bet the 2.4 turbocharged would beat that engine. And you could later rebuild the 2.4, run more boost, and really embarrass that 5.3L. For the same reason folks want a Mallet conversion. Except this would be from GM, weigh less than a GXP, get better fuel economy, more HP, more torque, V8 rumble (as American as apple pie), etc, etc, etc. Would be a modern AC Cobra. __________________ [Paul Wall] Sittin' sideways, boys in a daze Sittin' sideways, boys in a daze It's the people's champ, I'm something like a baller The candy paint dripping off of the old school Impala http://wm.atlrec.com/paulwall/sittinsideways-wma-expl.wma Last edited by PaulWall : 12-20-2006 at 02:48 PM.