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LS swap ?

Kern Dog said:
How do you know that the abortion listed above is the same car and same guy? The OP listed his location as Florida, that sales listing is Indiana.
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I don't, I wasn't saying it's the same guy. I was saying that this is a similar type of style as what he was saying, anyways that's a 71 and he had a 73. I was just saying it's bastardized well and good haha, almost like how he'd wanted

Also showing the value, or i should say lack of the car. And not to mention a 71 is more valuable than a 73 by a decent bit
 
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
The whole thing is a **** show. I didn’t look deeper at the details.
At a glance, it looked like a listing the OP could have made after building the car and regretting it.
 
In defense of the idiots, who here has looked into the cost of swapping in a late model Hemi?
Sure, there are kits and parts to do it but it sure isn’t cheap.
I priced it out for this car:

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I was looking at over $5000 in mounts, headers, external parts, PCM and fuel system
And that isn’t including the engine.
I’m not advocating any GM engine swap into a Mopar but it sure isn’t cost effective being loyal to the brand.
 
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It's not being loyal to the brand, but having a fancy B/RB is being loyal to your own personal standards.
 
Kern Dog said:
In defense of the idiots, who here has looked into the cost of swapping in a late model Hemi?
Sure, there are kits and parts to do it but it sure isn’t cheap.
I priced it out for this car:

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I was looking at over $5000 in mounts, headers, external parts, PCM and fuel system
And that isn’t including the engine.
I’m not advocating any GM engine swap into a Mopar but it sure isn’t costly being loyal to the brand.
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I saw that post.... It firmly squished my ideas of a gen 3 hemi swap with my budget. I thought it would be headers, intake, motor mounts but God damn it's like everything but the long block is different.

I can say I've had my mind changed by people in another thread to keep a small block in my car instead of a big block or gen 3 hemi because of price and I can still get my desired power out of a SBM. Price is primary reason, but a secondary reason is actually keeping characteristics of the car in driving.
 
All of the money wasted on changing over to either an LS or a Gen3 Hemi could be used to make your B/RB a great engine.
 
Just think of the money wasted swapping in a 5.0 Phord driveline like they did in the pretty 70 Plymouth that’s on YT.. The guy made the comment he wanted to Coyote swap everything.
 
Just registered as I came across this thread. Im the guy in the first response that LS swapped the Cuda! I also joined so that I could document, for you guys of course. LS swapping my 70 Satellite!

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I'm guessing that if a man were to be able to cut, weld, fabricate and bargain shop, he could do a 5.7 swap for under $3000.
I'd never swap in a Chevy engine though. I respect what they are but what they are NOT is Mopar.
Using a chevy engine when Mopar engines are within reach is like one dude kissing another dude when there are women within reach.

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Kern Dog said:
I'm guessing that if a man were to be able to cut, weld, fabricate and bargain shop, he could do a 5.7 swap for under $3000.
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Getting said engine around these parts is a little more difficult. :poke:
 
Were there any 5.7 equipped cars imported to you guys?
 
It cost alot to do a swap no matter what it is, unless your junkyard motor swapping putting in a ls is a guaranteed lose your *** if you need to sell it because most people won't buy it, thus you lose a very large market. I personally don't care what anyone does, but I would never buy a crossbreed vehicle
 
Kern Dog said:
Were there any 5.7 equipped cars imported to you guys?
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Private only I believe. We've only been getting new Mustangs for a few years....most everything else is privately bought - or sourced by Dealers as used/ex-demonstrator
 
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