Boosted 55 Buick in Northeast PA.
Hi guys, I'm restoring a 55 Buick special. I'm now getting to the engine portion. I will be running a 99 Silverado 5.3. And I think a 4l80.
The bottom end is at the machine shop now. I had the crank polished and the cylinders cleaned up. I was going to reuse the stock pistons.
This is my first ls build/swap. I'm fascinated with how easy it is to make power with them. Most of what I know I found on Matt Happels sloppy wiki page.
Maybe I'm dreaming but based on that I would like to have 5-600 to the rear. I was going to just copy one of his builds if it's really that easy.
I was hoping if I started a build thread here I could get help and advice as I go. I will definitely need help with wiring and picking out the right hot rod parts. Like the Cam as an example.
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