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Re: Engines - Ford vs GM (Triton vs Vortec)
M_S #452632 March 10th 2011 1:39 pm
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Originally Posted by NatetheskateNCBV
I don't know. I think a good old-fashioned SBC would be your best bet. Simple and reliable.

Shhhhhh!!!!!!. No more options.

Exactly... I think I caused a fuss when I mentioned a few options earlier.
When people were mentioning pushrods, I thought of using the old Ford Boss engines.. but being clueless as I was, I couldn't figure out whether we could add EFI to those... (not knowing that there were kits from Ford racing and Edelbrock)

Anyways, for me to go in for a pushrod, I would have to take an engine from Ford Racing itself. Its far more easier for me to go to the dealer and get an triton crate engine or a LS / Vortec.


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Re: Engines - Ford vs GM (Triton vs Vortec)
frscke1 #452638 March 10th 2011 1:46 pm
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get an early , pre 95 block...before they redesigned to the vortec motor.....if I can do duel wheel burn outs for 30-40 ft in a 8600 lb van you will have way more hp to put that vw down the road.....
Correct me if I'm wrong... but aren't those engine designs the same as the ZZ454 they have now in the GM Performance Catalog???

Re: Engines - Ford vs GM (Triton vs Vortec)
M_S #452647 March 10th 2011 2:04 pm
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Originally Posted by NatetheskateNCBV
I don't know. I think a good old-fashioned SBC would be your best bet. Simple and reliable.



Shhhhhh!!!!!!. No more options.


Isn't that where this all started?


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Re: Engines - Ford vs GM (Triton vs Vortec)
Knightjp #452648 March 10th 2011 2:06 pm
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Re: Engines - Ford vs GM
Knightjp #452659 March 10th 2011 2:29 pm
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Lets not start this again....

I've narrowed my engine options to the 5.3L Vortec & the 5.4L Triton.
So far, I've pretty much chosen the Triton. Browsing through articles to find out more reliability issues...
So far, I've notice quite a bit of talk about the blown spark plugs in the Triton and the Vortec has problems with the intake manifold ( Click here ) along with issues of burning oil...



Re: Engines - Ford vs GM
Knightjp #501516 October 03rd 2011 7:53 am
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I cannot believe how hard it is to find a decent VW LT like the one in the picture above..
I did find a 4x4 ambulance... but it would have been a waste to take away its off-road suspension system. In the end it got exported to africa to be used in remote african bush...

Since then I've been trying to find myself a good 2WD version, but have had no luck...

Re: Engines - Ford vs GM
Knightjp #501518 October 03rd 2011 8:08 am
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The problem witht the LT (either 28, 31 or 35, which rates the GVW) is the same with the Vanagons.
They where used commercial, and since the production stopped a long time ago (in 1996), nearly every LT is worn out and rusted away.

The only way to get one in better shape is a former fire-fighter or military car.

At ebay.de you can find at the moment some LT's including fire-fighter equipment for decent prices.

One example:

<http://www.ebay.de/itm/VW-LT-31-Zie...88?pt=Automobile&hash=item27becc530c>

LT 31 from april 1987, original 14,800 km (less than 10,000 miles), panel van with additional two windows in sliding door and opposite.
Needed repairs: some minor welding to the underbody, both brake-hoses front need to be replaced, last pease of exhaust has to be replaced
Fixed price 2,500 Euro

different other can be found under
<http://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_nkw=volkswagen+lt&_sacat=9800&Modell=LT%252028%252D35%2520I%2520Kasten&Marke=VW&_dmpt=DE_Autoteile&_odkw=volkswagen+lt&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313>

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Re: Engines - Ford vs GM
Goose111 #501522 October 03rd 2011 8:22 am
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Thanks for the reply....
I had the look over on ebay... Found a perfect candidate and the price looks to be just about right... angel
VW LT 28


Re: Engines - Ford vs GM
Knightjp #501538 October 03rd 2011 10:32 am
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But that's only the starting price and the reserve not met. I don't know, how high the reserve is.

For the LT, it has around 155,000 miles on the odometer, has a 6 Zylinder Diesel engine with 109 metric hp or 107 sae hp. The diesel-gauge shows only sometimes, how much diesel is in the tank.
Also, the driver-seat needs some work. Technical it should be o.k., 7 month ago it passed the dual-annual-check without problems.
The worst think is the rust at the windshield and the seems between the panels of the sidewalls. All the Vanagons and LT's of that time-period where welded, than the seems sealed from the outside and later painted. And so, no paint inside the welded seams, bare metal, and the rust comes from the inside.

And this is corrosion, you never will be able to stop.
The only was is to cut the seams out and weld new seams in ;-) as someone wrote in a vanagon-forum.


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Driven distance by myself: 33,853 miles / 54,494 km
Filled up diesel: 1,276.88 gal / 4,833.51 liter
average mileage over this: 26.51 miles per gallon or 8.87 Liter per 100 km
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