Hemi engine swap..is it worth it

71scamp78 said

I have the money to do it..either route isn't cheap. If I go la I still need heads, headers , intake carb and so on..I got my hands on a 2014 5.7 for 500 suppose to be a good engine. Never heard it run so I'd probably check out cylinders, bearings and heads before I'd put in. All I want to do is a cam swap and I was gonna do a carb swap for ease of installation but man fuel injection is what makes it sweet..not sure he has the harness though so not sure what to do..Engine is suppose to be dropped off to me today

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That is exactly the rationale that led me to going modern EFI Hemi. Once I got to adding up what I was going to need to buy to put a drive train in my Demon shell not a whole lot of difference. Yes it is more expensive no question, but I would trade that for the performance benefits of modern suspension and EFI. End result speaks for its self. And for point of reference I also have a 600 plus HP Cuda I race. It is totally ill mannered on the street, spooled rear end etc. I wanted to build something I could drive gracefully. No regrets.