I'm enjoying driving my "new" 80 El Camino with a 229 V6 and a 3 speed Saginaw so much that I'm tempted to build up the V6. If I convert the Elco to an electric vehicle, I could store the engine and build it up to replace the 4.3 in Darwin once the Skylark's done. Otherwise I might convert the S-10 and play with the Elco on the side.
Has anybody really done a quasi performance buildup on a 229? I was thinking of headers, a dual exhaust and either a K&N air cleaner on the 2bbl or a performer intake with a 390cfm Holley. I know M Hamilton was thinking of it, but what has been done with this engine?
Has anybody really done a quasi performance buildup on a 229? I was thinking of headers, a dual exhaust and either a K&N air cleaner on the 2bbl or a performer intake with a 390cfm Holley. I know M Hamilton was thinking of it, but what has been done with this engine?