# Cheapest way to 400 whp **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [May 29, 2009, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheapest-way-to-400-whp/124901 "2009-05-29T09:24:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![S13counterpart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@S13counterpart](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13counterpart)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheapest-way-to-400-whp/124901/34 "2009-05-29T18:35:29Z")
> [@Anyone in Blasdell/Hamburg area?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anyone-in-blasdell-hamburg-area/22259/87): > > Actually there is a cheap way to 400whp… with a v8… but iron block v8. > > The cousin of the ls1, the truck motors which are 5.3liter v8s… put some cams on and you should get close enough. These things are ultra cheap, if you do custom mounts, local steel driveshaft, done son… dont even have to use a t56, could use an auto or custom t5 or something… it will have torque to rape anything. Actually, it’s more of a fat brother to the LS1. They also came in 5.7L and 6L variations. I believe a 6.2L version is there as well. These engine still go for about $1500 on kijiji without a tranny. However, the LS1 is heavy enough as it is being made out of aluminum. No sense trying to add more weight with the iron variant. The torque will rape anything. If you can put the power to the ground effectively. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cheapest-way-to-400-whp/124901)._