This car might have originally come with a light-duty V6 or maybe a wheezy 305, but today there’s a professionally built 454 cubic inch V8 that makes for some pretty entertaining driving in the lightweight Malibu. Fully rebuilt and nicely detailed, it’s immediately obvious where the big money was spent on this build. It starts easily and idles well, and with almost 400 horsepower on tap, performance is more than energetic. It’s got a stock-style intake with a Quadra-Jet carburetor, so it seems at least a little OEM, and it’s got new parts everywhere you look, from the belts to the Accel ignition system. It’s backed by a TH350 3-speed automatic transmission that was built to withstand the big block’s torque without robbing it of horsepower, and it feeds a 10-bolt rear with highway-friendly 3.23 gears inside. A brand new Flowmaster exhaust system sounds wicked, and if not for those brand-new flashy aluminum wheels and oversized Mickey Thompson rubber, this would be one heck of a sleeper!
Price: Auction
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Location: Lithia Springs, Georgia, United States
