Just had a stupid (maybe) thought pop in my head.
My kid has a buddy with about a half dozen 95+ OBS's. Wonder what yanking a Vortec out.
Maybe toss a cam in it, get the appropriate intake and adapter to run the TBI still. Maybe a EBL Flash 2 to get it running nice.
I can still use my headers, trans (4L60) that's essentially brand new a few thousand KMs ago.
Would redo the exhaust up from a 2 1/4" to probably a 3", would all need to be redone regardless with a LS. Maybe some injectors as needed.
Or swap the whole thing, toss a MPFI and cam still. Get the black box tuned.
My buddy has a 4L60E he doesn't need, I believe all the kids trucks are 4x4.
Could probably get the motor from him for a few hundred. Would probably be into everything else I need for less than a grand.
Still a swap, still "old school", still have balls low down and still more power.
Thoughts?????
Gonna have to do a deep dive into the Vortec swap sticky.