I was thinking the same - there’s got to be hundreds of builders out there offering SBC 350 crate engines for all sorts of applications. Dropping a 350 SBC in a Jag was a pretty common thing back in the day. I never did it, but I saw cars it had been done on to varying degrees of success. I even recall a machinist havig quite the sideline making bell housing adapter plates for them.
-D > On Jul 24, 2024, at 2:06 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Well you could pull one in a junkyard for probably a coupla-few $100 and hope > it runs ok. Maybe build it up for more power. Or buy a crate engine for $ks > that is guaranteed to run and put out whatever power you want to pay for > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Jul 24, 2024, at 4:54 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:24:35 -0400 Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> What an anemic engine. No wonder SBC swaps are common in these cars. >>> You could easily get twice the power and torque out of a SBC. >> >> Where does one get a small block chevy engine? >> >> How much should one expect to pay? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> Craig >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
