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Re: 454 vs. 5.3 efi vs. 5.3 carbed
If you are dollars even on rehabbing the big block or going LS with EFI, I'd go LS with EFI. Wouldn't even consider going LS with a carb unless it would save you a bunch of money over keeping your BB and fixing it.
Sure a big block is cooler. Y'know what I think is even cooler than a big block, though? Saving an assload of money on gas & almost never having any reliability / tuning issues. 100K miles on a set of spark plugs. 10k factory spec'ed oil changes. Etc.
Now, if you don't want to drive a truck much & really want it to look sexy, speak "burnouts" fluently AND you have plenty of money to work with, go for a 409. All day every day - the W motors are sexier than anything running.
Big blocks and SBC come 2nd and 3rd in underhood appeal, if you ask me.
For real world miles / use, the LS with EFI is undisputed king.
ok, time for me to get off the soap box & go for a walk...
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