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[vetali]

30 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

Iron block LS pls

5.0 fords are going to be the next LS

 

change my mind

[Cereal5]

2 minutes ago, vetali said:

5.0 fords are going to be the next LS

 

change my mind

I would love to believe that, unless you mean the Coyote (in which case I do).

[vetali]

1 minute ago, Cereal5 said:

I would love to believe that, unless you mean the Coyote (in which case I do).

yes, coyote. 

 

too easy to total the aluminum body trucks. 

[PlayStation 2]

16 minutes ago, vetali said:

5.0 fords are going to be the next LS

 

change my mind

there's like a billion different LS variants that you can find that are cheap as shit

maybe with time but we'll see

[terrytek]

23 minutes ago, vetali said:

5.0 fords are going to be the next LS

 

change my mind

and unlike the ls, the coyote actually sounds good

 

change my mind

 

[vetali]

3 minutes ago, terrytek said:

and unlike the ls, the coyote actually sounds good

 

change my mind

 

bus fumes getting to your head again?

[AlwaysFSX]

39 minutes ago, terrytek said:

and unlike the ls, the coyote actually sounds good

 

change my mind

 

V8s sound the same, don't be a :jerseybarrier:

[Dylanc1500]

2 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

Iron block LS pls

With six bolt mains. 

[RevoltTrain]

1 hour ago, vinyldash303 said:

The ecotech ls sure as hell wont be

Speaking of Ecotec 

 

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=483894076

[Bitter]

Did they take those pictures on a camera that uses a floppy or did they get out their first gen Razr flip phone?

[Real_PhillBert]

7 hours ago, vetali said:

5.0 fords are going to be the next LS

 

change my mind

I'm a Ford guy, but I disagree with you on this.

 

The Coyote is an awesome engine, as is the LS series but one of the reasons people put LS motors in everything under the sun is that it fits just about everywhere. The OHV arrangement of the LS series makes for a very small and lightweight package, that simply will not be matched by a DOHC configuration. 

 

 

The LS motors are not even a ton larger than a Miata engine:

 

 

I would love to see the Coyote become the next big engine, but I just don't see it. 

[AlwaysFSX]

23 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I'm a Ford guy, but I disagree with you on this.

 

The Coyote is an awesome engine, as is the LS series but one of the reasons people put LS motors in everything under the sun is that it fits just about everywhere. The OHV arrangement of the LS series makes for a very small and lightweight package, that simply will not be matched by a DOHC configuration. 

 

 

The LS motors are not even a ton larger than a Miata engine:

 

I would love to see the Coyote become the next big engine, but I just don't see it. 

The new Ford 7.3L on the other hand......

[Real_PhillBert]

2 minutes ago, AlwaysFSX said:

The new Ford 7.3L on the other hand......

I am pretty interested to see what that thing as to offer. 

[LukeNukem9]

A 68 camaro that's street legal but whoops on the strip. Would you:

1. Turbo charge

2. Super charge

3. Nitrous

If you want to see a pic, just look at the one on my profile.

[vetali]

1 hour ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I would love to see the Coyote become the next big engine, but I just don't see it. 

People will chop the shit outta anything to make something fit for a swap, they do it for LS, they'll do it for whatever the next fad engine is. 

 

Thing is, LS (or any SBC) is gonna start going up in price and mileage for bone yard examples. They're no longer produced. 

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, AlwaysFSX said:

The new Ford 7.3L on the other hand......

Add a big supercharger. 1200hp easy

[FuzzyYellow]

2 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I'm a Ford guy, but I disagree with you on this.

 

The Coyote is an awesome engine, as is the LS series but one of the reasons people put LS motors in everything under the sun is that it fits just about everywhere. The OHV arrangement of the LS series makes for a very small and lightweight package, that simply will not be matched by a DOHC configuration. 

 

 

 

The LS motors are not even a ton larger than a Miata engine:

 

 

 

I would love to see the Coyote become the next big engine, but I just don't see it. 

mind=blown

2 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

The new Ford 7.3L on the other hand......

 

2 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I am pretty interested to see what that thing as to offer. 

I definitely thought it was a 7.3L diesel at first. So bummed wen I found out it was a gasser.

 

 

speaking of 7.3L engines, both me, and my dad are now proud owners of 7.3L vehicles. He bought a 1999 f250 7.3L in MN with NO RUST!!!! it has a ton of miles (278,000), and isn't in perfect shape, but he got it for a song of $6600. and it has a replaced engine. He bought it to pull a fifth wheel camper. His tundra is staying in the family too. My little brother is keeping that. 

 

since he's upgrading to a fifth wheel, he's selling the 7.3L banks turbo IDI motorhome, and I'm buying that. It needs some work, but it'll be a fun project, and this thing was like a 200,000 motorhome when it was new. Only has 115k miles on it as well.

[Real_PhillBert]

38 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

mind=blown

 

I definitely thought it was a 7.3L diesel at first. So bummed wen I found out it was a gasser.

 

 

speaking of 7.3L engines, both me, and my dad are now proud owners of 7.3L vehicles. He bought a 1999 f250 7.3L in MN with NO RUST!!!! it has a ton of miles (278,000), and isn't in perfect shape, but he got it for a song of $6600. and it has a replaced engine. He bought it to pull a fifth wheel camper. His tundra is staying in the family too. My little brother is keeping that. 

 

since he's upgrading to a fifth wheel, he's selling the 7.3L banks turbo IDI motorhome, and I'm buying that. It needs some work, but it'll be a fun project, and this thing was alike a 200,000 motorhome when it was new. Only has 115k miles on it as well.

I wouldnt be surprised to see Ford release a large displacement (ok larger than 6.7L) diesel in the future for the >1 ton, but I would be surprised to see one in the 3/4-1 ton segment; even with the current 6.7L in a 1 ton you can already reach CDL required towing, how much more can we really want out of a 1 ton?

 

Nice find on the F250, those 7.3L motors are damn near indestructible.  

[FuzzyYellow]

1 minute ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I wouldnt be surprised to see Ford release a large displacement (ok larger than 6.7L) diesel in the future for the >1 ton, but I would be surprised to see one in the 3/4-1 ton segment; even with the current 6.7L in a 1 ton you can already reach CDL required towing, how much more can we really want out of a 1 ton?

 

Nice find on the F250, those 7.3L motors are damn near indestructible.  

yep. large displacement just isn't needed anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if the next generation of Diesel engines are all under 6L. 

 

the 7.3 powerstoke or the 5.9L cummins were the only ones my dad would look at. unfortunately the current tundra just isn't quite big enough to tow a fifth wheel and a second trailer with ATVs on it, which is what my dad wants to have the capability to do.

 

The dodge trucks of that era just aren't as nice as the fords, so the 7.3L was the top dog. he hates domestic vehicles with a passion, so it was a BIG step to move to a ford. He wouldn't have done it if my mom didn't trust the IDI.

[terrytek]

5 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

yep. large displacement just isn't needed anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if the next generation of Diesel engines are all under 6L. 

 

the 7.3 powerstoke or the 5.9L cummins were the only ones my dad would look at. unfortunately the current tundra just isn't quite big enough to tow a fifth wheel and a second trailer with ATVs on it, which is what my dad wants to have the capability to do.

 

The dodge trucks of that era just aren't as nice as the fords, so the 7.3L was the top dog. he hates domestic vehicles with a passion, so it was a BIG step to move to a ford. He wouldn't have done it if my mom didn't trust the IDI.

i just wished toyota stepped out into the heavier duty market. i think they're capable of being able to create an HD tundra.

[FuzzyYellow]

7 minutes ago, terrytek said:

i just wished toyota stepped out into the heavier duty market. i think they're capable of being able to create an HD tundra.

they are capable of it, it's just whether or not they'd make enough money to be worth the investment. 

[Bitter]

1 minute ago, FuzzyYellow said:

they are capable of it, it's just whether or not they'd make enough money to be worth the investment. 

Hino.

[FuzzyYellow]

1 minute ago, vinyldash303 said:

I'm about to buy Grandad's 08 Tahoe. Bet your balls I'm gonna scoop a replacement 5.3 truck engine not too long after I get the vehicle itself. Gonna rebuild the one from the junk yard first and then swap the two, and then rebuild the second one so I have a spare.

but 6.0L

[Real_PhillBert]

14 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

I'm about to buy Grandad's 08 Tahoe. Bet your balls I'm gonna scoop a replacement 5.3 truck engine not too long after I get the vehicle itself. Gonna rebuild the one from the junk yard first and then swap the two, and then rebuild the second one so I have a spare.

When it comes to GM engines, it's always smart to have a spare...

 

[FuzzyYellow]

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

pft. probably wind up putting the spare in the S10 or something like that.

 

My dad's always wanted to build a go kart so maybe we'll put it in one of those for a few weeks or so. 500 hp LS kart. 

tahoe truck bed swap.