[pilotXC]

I wanted to be able to keep up with traffic on the highway instead of screaming at 3500 rpm doing 60mph. Along with that came the other niceties of a more modern engine. Easy start up, no gas smell, reliability, durability, performance. Mine is night and day from the SBC 350 that was supposedly 300hp. I have a stock LQ4 and 4L80E and it will light up the tires when it shifts to 2nd gear if you're into the throttle. It also drives like a newer truck around town. I don't drive it much, but it's awesome to just jump in and go when I do. All that said, it was WAY more work than I was anticipating and would have done some things different if I did it again and had more time to dedicate to it. I also feel much more comfortable driving it on any trip if I was going to... Just finished it a few weeks ago, so still working out some kinks, but when it's done and I don't have to think about it, it will be great to have the classic look with modern performance and reliability.