[whitewaterjay]

Hello Everyone,

I'm at the point where I've gotten my 1968 camaro back from paint that I've had in primer for 10 years now and I'm reassembling but I still haven't made a decision on my motor. I have a 1970 350 bored .30 sitting on the engine stand right now that I took out of it and a TH400 that I've had rebuilt with a shift kit in it.

My dilemma is whether to put the 350 back in the car that I took out which was running pretty rough but I think it may have been a timing/carb issue, or get a lower priced crate engine or insert a LS motor of some kind. I was told the compression was really high on this motor when I bought it 10 years ago so I have to run 92 with a bottle of 104+ octane booster which is costly and a pain.

Money of course is an issue, my budget is somewhere in the $2000 - $3000 range. I'm looking for a nice weekend cruiser, small car show for fun type of car, not looking to run it at the strip or take it to big car shows. I just want to enjoy it, but also know I'm driving a muscle car when I hit the gas.

Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jason