Chris69
04-17-2006, 07:53 PM
Whats up everybody. I joined a while ago to ask some questions about dropping my Camaro and then havent been back:banghead: . I basically just havent had the money to do much to her since the drop springs, bushings and swaybar. FWIW im a highschool senior(read: moneys pretty tight) who is also green as anything when it comes to working on cars. I love my Camaro and can do some of the basic stuff, but i dont have the knowledge, tools, or a place to do the more in depth work. Alright, enough with my excuses.
Heres the deal. My engine has been going for a while and it looks like its time is up. So right now im looking for something thats going to be reasonably fast, reliable, and not too too expensive. My dad said he'll help me pay for the engine, but he wants me to go with a crate engine since a lot of them come with a warranty and we'll know its all new and hopefully done correctly. Ive been looking at the ZZ4 http://www.gmgoodwrench.com/perfparts/images/parts/pdf/24502609.pdf, but today in my CHP magazine i noticed that Year One is selling their PowerCrate 350: http://yearone.com/serverfiles/fbshopmain2.asp?input=ct350pc1&SM=1&SC= for $2,990.00, which is cheaper than any ZZ4 ive seen. Then again the ZZ4 comes with more of the needed additional parts than the PowerCrate does. But the PowerCrate is being shown with a 100hp and 40lbft advantage over the ZZ4. I want to leave the engine stock for now but later be able to do some mods, so thats a factor too. I wish I could go the LSX route, but thats way more money than I can swing at this point in time. So which is "better" or would you choose. Any input or suggestions as to other engines would be much appreciated too. Thanks guys.
One other thing, I know that gearing and a lot of other things factor in, but could somebody give me a guesstimate as to what kind of performance I could expect with either engine?
Heres the deal. My engine has been going for a while and it looks like its time is up. So right now im looking for something thats going to be reasonably fast, reliable, and not too too expensive. My dad said he'll help me pay for the engine, but he wants me to go with a crate engine since a lot of them come with a warranty and we'll know its all new and hopefully done correctly. Ive been looking at the ZZ4 http://www.gmgoodwrench.com/perfparts/images/parts/pdf/24502609.pdf, but today in my CHP magazine i noticed that Year One is selling their PowerCrate 350: http://yearone.com/serverfiles/fbshopmain2.asp?input=ct350pc1&SM=1&SC= for $2,990.00, which is cheaper than any ZZ4 ive seen. Then again the ZZ4 comes with more of the needed additional parts than the PowerCrate does. But the PowerCrate is being shown with a 100hp and 40lbft advantage over the ZZ4. I want to leave the engine stock for now but later be able to do some mods, so thats a factor too. I wish I could go the LSX route, but thats way more money than I can swing at this point in time. So which is "better" or would you choose. Any input or suggestions as to other engines would be much appreciated too. Thanks guys.
One other thing, I know that gearing and a lot of other things factor in, but could somebody give me a guesstimate as to what kind of performance I could expect with either engine?