hello.... i have a 96 GS Corvette.... love the thing... last year i was driving it home.... did a normal downshift to get ready to turn onto my street.... as soon as i downshifted.... pistons shot out of the oil pan and the car went into flames.... i was able to put the fire out and save the wiring harness... but as for the bottom half of my lt4, not so much.... in the past year i have had this guy putting it back together for me but i have a feeling he is jerking me around... about 2 weeks ago i got on the phone with this guy a little disgruntled on what is taking so long with my baby... long story short there is still a crack in the bottom half of the block and now they tell me i need a new bottom half.... only problem is, there is not a block available in the entire country!!! i am looking for a suggestion on what to do basically... i have a guy that can fix the block, for a steep price of 4100. but is there any motors i can put in that will have equivelent or more power to the original lt4... will a ls1 or ls3 fit up to the trans already in the car??? PLEASE HELP

 

So if I undrestand this right your guy cant find a LS-4 if the rod went thur the block you need a new engine I think you should get your car to a more trustworthly shop sounds like he is trying to pull a fast one on you just MOI for what its worth

 

Who is looking for said motor? How many blocks do you want and what do you want to pay for it? I promise you I can produce a buildable LTX block in a week.

 

i am looking for an lt4 lower end.... i have ALL the guts.... i just need the lower end... i work at gm dealer and my parts guy looked up the motor through gm and they are discontinued.. he told me that there was no lt4 motor available anywhere in the country... i know thats bs... this is my dads car and im trying to get it fixed for him because i was driving it when this happened.... i need it fixed by mid april and i am willing to pay for the block.... so confused on where to get one tho

 

Can't you just use an LT1 block? You could have it converted to 4 bolt if that is a problem.

 

I agree.

there are a zillion LT blocks out there; just make sure you get one with the 4.00 inch bore; I scored one off Craigs list out of a Z28 for $75.00; granted it's a two bolt main, but a two bolt main, especially with aftermarket studs, is plenty strong enough for any but the most extreme builds. Or, for $$$ convert it to a splayed cap four bolt main which is stronger than the factory four bolt blocks; rumor has it (which I tend to believe) that heavy duty trucks may have had 4 bolt mains

 

I agree -- since you just need the block, they are still pretty available in the used market -- you just need to search on-line in the camaro and corvette forums.

Here's one I just found with a quick search:

4-bolt LTX block already machined with new steel main caps for $600
http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/part...eaders-872265/

 

First order of business is find a competent honest mechanic. From that point fixing your Dad's GS will be easy.

 

Start off with bringing the car to a qualified mechanic, rather than "some guy'. Then drop the BS about the pistons blowing out through the oil pan while you were driving "normal" and admit you were beating the **** out of daddys car, missed a shift, and blew it up.

 

Where are you located

 

Somebody had to say it!

 

Tough crowd.

 

Normal downshift from 5th to 1st perhaps.......

 

 

I agree, but they just want the truth be told......WW

 

Yeah, sometimes the truth hurts.

 

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-p...e-project.html

Here's one. I would go for it if I could right now. Probably the best you're going to find. GM Dealerships only look at other dealerships, so they won't find anything. Classifieds are going to be your route. Good luck.

 

it wont happen if you do it just once bet he did it more then once and very often

 

pm sent

 

this is only great because a normal downshift from 5th to 3rd from a 55 mph street to a 25 mph street IS in fact normal in my book.. i work at gm and i also work at bentley and rolls royce... i am a mechanic, i am not challenged and i know how to drive!! the low oil light went on in my DADS car while he was driving it.... i did all the gen. maint. at his house for him WHENEVER he asked.... so i wanted to go for a cruise with my buddy who lives closer to my dad.. he never said no and has a few fast cars for me to chose from... 03 cobra w/ 750 hp street legal (which i did all the work on for him minus the tune).. and 06 bmw m3 comp series hpf stage 2 kit... and other fun cars all which ive never "blown up" or even gotten tickets in... just wanted to go have a few drinks with my buddy... who i also work with who is a mechanic, was in the car when this freak of an accident happened the reason this is at some guys shop is because i am paying for it because i was driving it when it happened... i am not wealthy... i just started my career a little under 2 years ago, and my father does not trust me to fix it... i know it was 3rd gear bcuz as soon as i shifted, flames went into burst and the car died instantly in the middle of the street... i had water in the car so i used that to put the flame out... when i got back in the car I MADE SURE I DIDNT THROW IT INTO FIRST! totally reitterating the fact that im not a dumb driver.. then i have to tell my dad what happens and of course this was his favorite F#$#ING CAR.. then a few weeks goes by and he calls me and says... "ya know, the low oil light was on for about 3 weeks and i never said anything to you and it went off about 2 days before you came over and i forgot to say something to you. you think that might have something to do with it?" what do you think i said to that... im pissed that i have to pay for this as it is... i dont need people coming at me saying im a liar and to admit some b.s when you dont even know the story

if you wanted to know the story there it is.... back to the original topic,, the block.... i need one.. and i have money now... i am in chicagoland area if anyone wants to help and not just come on here to talk trash