502 in near future, trans question

[Hollowman]

Oh, any suggestions? I want to buy one as ready as possible, so I don't have to deal with adjusting everything. Due to Swedish laws, I must have fuel injection, lambda/catalytic cleaning, and I refuse to go smaller than 454", at least. I didn't actually check, but the previous owner said that it had been 350"/350 in it, but that it was changed for a 307" and another 350 transmission over the years.

[roadrage41]

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/store/E-Rod-Crate-Engine-Kit-for-Automatic-Transold-19244805-19257230-P2496C2.aspx

what about one of these? not a big block, but it conforms to CARB, makes good power, and they're fairly all inclusive.

[Hollowman]

Yeah, I was looking at those as well, but 6,2 liters...  Noone is making something like that, but for adults? 

[Hollowman]

Actually, an LS7 would do, and I suppose it would be a LOT easier than the Ram-Jet. It's a small block, but 427 is a classic big block size anyway.

[choptop]

I guess I will always be a bigblock fan just because of the simple brute force they produce. I like the LS based engines, I have 3 -5.3s in the shop right now for future projects, but in my opinion they don't look as good or sound as good and the rumble of a bigblock. The ones I have are for cruisers, but everything I have that I want to romp on will be a bigblock.
  I've been seeing 4L80s recently for $400-$500, may look closer into those bit what does it take to run them with an old school setup?

[roadrage41]

Hollow the only thing that comes to mind is that 555 that edelbrock and musi did, there's got tto be more complete options, but I don't know a ton about swedish standards for emissions lol.

For the 4l80, there are various standalone transmission control units available. For that cheap plan on a rebuild or holding one for me, lol, I can't convince myself to spend 2 grand on a gear vendors.

[Hollowman]

The 555 is great! The only problem is that we have a 201 hp/1000 kg rule as a maximum. With the current official weight of the car, I am allowed to have 462 hp... If I can raise the weight of the car to the maximum driver license limit (without having a truck permit, you cannot drive anything over 3 500 kg) I can have 547 hp. I have to prove it by showing dyno papers and stuff, and I am not allowed to really have a "home built" engine, it must be some sort of standard engine, even if it's high performance. The weight of the car they get by just weighing it, so I am sure that the bigger gas tank I have will help, some extra weight with a bigger engine and transmission, heavier stuff in general, air ride system etc. Of course, it's possible to cheat, but the car official has 165 hp... IF i should cheat I prefer to start cheating at 505 hp and an LS7 than from 165 hp. 

[Hollowman]

Well, after a lot of thinking, checking (and crying  ) I think i gotta go for the LS1 with 4L60E, to buy it used as a ready package here. Compared to with overseas it's expensive, but still half the price or less of anything else, and the only way i can be sure to get it past the authorities. I can connect the original "steering wheel shift stick" (what is the actual name in English???) to the 4L60E? 350 is too small for a Suburban, but that's what my car actually came with from the day that it was born in Flint, Michigan.