Question on the rotating 180 degrees of LS injection intake, Better to go with a LS or a built 86 GM 350? Options

[burton73]

I have questioned whether I should put the 86 Corvette Engine in my 914 or buying an LS 1 to 5 Engine to mate up to my 930 box.

If I stay with my 86 Vette engine that I have, I will have to get a newer injection system and a distributor and have my fresh crate stock 86 engine re-worked for the GM Hot cam kit. I will have to have a machine shop work the heads so the push rods clear and set everything up and dyno tune it so it is plug and play for me. I do not want to put an engine in more than one time.
The full clutch and adapter stuff is new Kennedy Eng. For a 350 and the Turbo 930 trans so I do not know if that would need to be changed to fit the LS?

I am trying to see where I am at with money and work to be done.
What about the starter for the LS?

The intake for a LS would need to be turned 180 degrees so it can get air from the rear trunk as I believe there is not enough room in the front of engine to the rear fire wall.

I am going with a Cable Shift brand shifter and linkages. I have mufflers from a Ferrari like Drivability had in his old 350 with a 930 trans. Hit a vacuum and the mufflers open up the baffles. Kind of what I had in my 2015 Corvette.

I guess the LS would be drive by wire and that can help me out.

Bob B

[shoguneagle]

Go with the LS1 and do not look back. I believe the 86 engine is a L98 which is old school; had both in 'Vettes I owned. Love the LS1 and its entire parts, operation, converting, etc. Used the L98 in a 914 conversion which in my opinion was two heavy and made the car top heavy in the corners.