british dude

hi im intent on doing something totally unique in that i wanna put a chevy big block in my jetta. more details in another part of the forum.

now problem is i no nothing about getting big power from these angines.

as the title says then whats a good book and a good source of knowledge on the subject????

also should i buy a crate engine??? and how much would something supercharged be setting me back???

cheers

(p.s. i dont give a toss about rugby lads so dnt hate me eh lol)

VAN454

Well a crate motor is the go, then just drop it in, but this is not going to be an easy conversion, don't underestimate how hard this will be. Big blocks are great (I had a 454 inn my last car) but they are heavy, and big (duh) so it will be tough to fit into a Jetta unless you are talking about a tube frame drag car. Good luck mate.

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Hq327

I agree with VAN454 a crate motor would be the way to go, easy to get and brand spankin new ;D

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british dude

yer but do these crate motors come with live pickups for lighting etc??? i suppose i could work around that like. and i doubt thered be alot to putting the v8 in this as the car can take a 3.9 litre vr6 with loads of room to spare. its realy surprising how much space there is in there. if i had to go the whole hog and frame the thing then i could and would but only through shear determination to nock a guy of his perch ya no lol. would just mean spending every last hour on it think id like that lol

who gives you the most for ya money with these crate engines then? as it seems the way forward. i deffo wanna look to save and get something with a decent crank and rods ya no. that way i could look at some boost oin the future lol