Originally Posted by x'ed
I would have wanted to do this same thing, the 4.3 liter v8 would have been my choice as its the same engine with two less cylinders. Your going to have one fun car there, congrats man, if this works out I may find myself another crossfire in a couple of years to do this.
Actually the best engine for this conversion from an "easier" standpoint is the C43 AMG engine. The regular 430 engine presents the same challenges as any of the other V8's. I would have preferred the AMG55 Kompressor, but not in the budget. The 500 engine I ended up with has the same stroke as the 430 but larger bores. A super charger latter on will get me close to around 450 HP.