Posted by Rick Larson on Monday, August 19, 2002 at 9:46PM :
My W500 has a cracked and unusable wide block 318. I would like to install a newer engine with a little more power, perhaps a 440 or something similar. I'm hoping to pull a heavy boat (approx 15,000 lbs) to and from the river. This won't be over 25 miles but I'd like to do it at something over 25 or 30 MPH. What will bolt directly to the bell housing on the W500 and what other reasonably easy conversions are doable in this rig? Thanks!!