Originally posted by 75mbsl
I am not ready for an engine for the Nova yet but was goin 496 then I found this on ebay ,I did an 383 LT1 in a chevelle and it was a sweet package so I thought I'd do EFI on my 496 ,but I think this would be a much better route with cam and ECM work I bet this would be bad ass in a 69 Nova http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vorte...QQcmdZViewItem
...not trying to be negitive but the motor is set up ideally for a truck. Lots of low end Torque. I don't know the spec's on this particular motor but the 502 crate motor that's recommended for trucks is 512 Ft. Lb's. @ 2800 RPM & 338 Hp @ 4500 RPM... Telephone pole to telephone pole, shifting at 2800 & it'd be a Rocket Ship. But you'd want to concider the cost of a bigger cam along with the heads to match the cam in order to get some HP out of it. The heads are the small oval port ones...... Again, not trying to be negitive, just pointing this out...... Bill