250racer

i blew the engine in my vette last week by driving through a flooded street ... insurance is going to cover it and i am curious as to how much others have paid or insurance has paid to have their engine replaced (just stock).

vettedude521

A friend had the motor in his 2000 replaced with a Chevy crate motor at a dealer two years ago. Seems to me he paid $3600 or so.

dennyb7

That seems pretty cheap,isn't an LS1 crate alone about 4 or 5k plus labor?

datsickz06

What did you tell your insurance company abouit the flooded street? Did they decide to get the engine, how much out of your pocket are you going to pay?,

Mister Peebody

Your insurance is going to replace your engine with one of "like kind and quality" (LKQ). Basically means an engine out of a vette no older than yours with no more miles than yours. They will find the engine in a salvage yard and pay for the cheapest one that they can find that meets the criteria of LKQ. Find out if your adjuster will cut you a check for the amount he finds the replacement engine for. If so, then you can add a few dollars to it and purchase the engine you want. When last I checked, you could purchase a new 405hp LS6 longblock for about $3600 plus shipping.

Mister Peebody

LS1 about $3300 plus about $2000 for install

250racer

thanks and only lkq engine i could find used out of a vette was 4,950 !

randy814u

texas speed has a 402 I believe on ebay for 4000.00.

You might need your old heads and acc.s, etc.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=STRK:MEWAX:IT