454 330 swap for ls1 with pro charger
 

I have a 1991 predator viper 24ft 4000lbs it had a 454 330 that was tired and had now power. I'm looking to build a new motor and I'm thinking about an ls1. What are people's thoughts.

Ls1 with pro charger and zo6 cam 540 hp is what I thinking about building.

I think it would be cool to have in my boat over a bbc I could build one but lots more money that I don't want to spend on the boat.

Good idea if you already have the wiring to make it a "stand alone" engine. If not get out your wallet! I just sold a 2006 LS1 in a box needed rebuilt w/ full wiring harness for $2800.

Stick with a carb 350 block so many parts so cheap!

Just a thought :whistle:

Yea the wiring is not a problem at all we have very thing we need to do it besides the coupler and exhaust

how much for the 454 ?

Not sure how much I rebuilding it then ill sell it between 1500 and 2000 depending on how much I put Into it

A lot cheaper and easier to rebuild the 454 . The LS1 won't work worth a sh!t in a boat with out some major mod's :eekdrop:

Why won't it work if I do it right and it will be cheaper to do the ls1 to get that kind of hp out of it
The 454 all I could use is the block and have to get all new internals and everything I could get a good runnin ls1 and the cam and pro charger for less than 4k

4 K plus the exhuast plus a fuel system to work with the pro charger plus computer mod's plus a cam . You can make a 500 HP big block a lot easier and cheaper . Just my .02:party-smiley-004:

+1 I went through the same thing a few years ago with my formula 242ls. I wanted to build an ls style motor to replace my tired merc 350. My plan was to build a truck 6.0 with a health cam. Even if I converted it to a carbed base ls motor it was still crazy expensive for all the marts, The exhaust manifolds alone were a couple thousand, and this was buying a used 6.0. I don't think the market is their yet for the ls stuff in the marine application to make it worth while to do the swap. I was able to build a 509 bbc for around 5000, big simple hp!!!!!

I have to buy exhaust either way I go and I would only have 4000 in the motor and exhaust the only thin after that would just be the little stuff that I would be missing