[DeTomaso] Engine Choices

[Sean Korb]

+1

The LS motors make me kind of yawn, but they are *very* popular.
But... I don't have a Pantera because it's popular.  It's exotic.  The
Cleveland motors are *still* very competitive in power and cost and
they are exotic.  Even a BBC is more interesting than a LS motor,
especially in aluminum, but it just makes me want to find an old Can
AM motor for it and that would be mega expensive.  If you're going to
the trouble of swapping engine mounts and fabbing your own headers and
brackets, go big or go home.

sean

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:04 PM, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't understand the LS swap, though.
>
> I understand that it is a nice aluminum engine with plenty of cheap performance parts, but you need so many custom parts to make it fit a Pantera, it negates the benefits of going LS.
>
> You could just as easily do a 351 Clevor or 351 Windsor, with or without EFI.  In the long run, it would be cheaper, and the HP is the same - i.e. depends on the build, not the brand.
>
> And… an LS is a boring engine.  I could see doing a 392 or 426 Hemi.  I could see doing a Boss 429 or even a 2.3L Turbo.  I just don't see going LS.
>
> On Jul 31, 2012, at 2:20 PM, SG wrote:
>
>> MIchael, I too had considered the LS swap, have you seen the "SACC Restorations" site?  They have a Pantera with an LS engine in it, and sell a lot of the parts needed for the swap.
>>
>>               Shaun Gibson
>>
>> --- On Tue, 7/31/12, michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: michael frazier <red3644 at hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Engine Choices
>> To: "pantera list" <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:21 PM
>>
>>
>>
>> In my opinion, once the original Cleveland is out of the car all bets are off.  I've been thinking seriously about a swap
>> to an LS engine.  LS6, LS7, LS3?  There are several of these out there already and I'd like to see more details if
>> anybody has them.
>> Thanks,
>> Michael Frazier
>> Gruppo Rompiculi Corsa
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