My engine is Junk, need to repower but what with?

stant1man

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Finally after many attempts at trying to get my engine to run well the bigger problems became apparent. Oil pressure was a very real problem and now the engine is rattling like spanners in a washing machine.

I have to decide what unit to replace as to be honest I felt the 5.7 may have been a little too expensive to run so I'mconsidering goin to the 4.3v6 or maybe the 5.0 with 2bbl.

We will be doing a lot of cruising and waterskiing.

Is there much difference in consumption and performance between the 3 units and also what are the consumption figures like?
 

Don S

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Re: My engine is Junk, need to repower but what with?

If you start dropping engine size, you will loose a LOT of performance, and will use more fuel trying to do the same thing as the 5.7 simply because you have to use a lot more throttle to keep the same speed.
 

stant1man

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Re: My engine is Junk, need to repower but what with?

I see some decent packages on eBay for the engine with no ancillaries, is there any other supliers who come recommended?
 
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