LS 4 banger

YUP! the best feedback i got from PRI for it, the way it sits, is a 3BT or 4BT swap rock crawler....that weights 500 lbs less.
right, there are plenty of situations where i could see me needing piles of torque, but in a low RPM, somewhat controlled delivery

this sounds like just the ticked for those situation

i could even see it in a light snow plow