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Originally Posted by geeteeohguy
Ask Derek Bieri how his LS swap is working out for him on the Power Tour. He ended up having to give up and buy a 1966 Ford pickup with analog technology in order to continue.
I disagree: I have driven LS powered cars and they don't have the 445 pounds of torque my old stock 400 has. They need to downshift to get up those steep grades. I've driven my dinosaur to Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, all over the place for the last 40 years at high speeds and in relative comfort and no down-side. I have zero need to ad a complex, failure-prone, soul-less powerplant to my classic cars. If I want the new car experience, I'll drive a new car.
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Again, your engine is stock and not chock full of failure prone aftermarket parts. Your car probably runs fine for an old car but is not up to the performance, mileage and low maintenance standards of an LS engine in a similar car. I own a lightly modified 1971 GTO 455 (RAIVish cam, headers, intake, convertor, 3.55 gears, pro-touring suspension and 4 wheel disc brake conversion, aluminum radiator, yada yada yada). It's a wonderful car to drive around town, for a 1971 Pontiac. If I'm headed down to Nashville or Branson for a change of scenery, I wouldn't even give the GTO a second thought as the right car for a trip like that.
The LS is far from soul-less, they're among the best V8's Detroit has ever built and have become ubiquitous like the prior SBC because they perform so well.