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if you can...go w a forged bottom end and look at fueling, exhaust etc while you are putting it back together....even though pricey...it's a good opportunity to do a few things while it's apart and set yourself up to go fast in the near future.
if you can...go w a forged bottom end and look at fueling, exhaust etc while you are putting it back together....even though pricey...it's a good opportunity to do a few things while it's apart and set yourself up to go fast in the near future.
Fair point. I’m still shocked at how it failed. It was well cared for. Guess I’m just lucky.
A lot of different options have been pointed out and budget will probably be the biggest factor. Least expensive would be a used engine from VetteNuts (or perhaps something in the Phoenix area). The engine Pewter99 has sounds like a well built, strong option, although if you're not going with some form of forced induction you may want to do head work to bring compression up. I'm thinking that if you go the route of rebuilding with forged internals and have to pay someone to do this build, then it might be just as cost effective to buy a new Chevy LS3/LS376 crate engine - you can get them from 430hp to 535hp (IIRC). Good luck.
By the way, we used to have a place in Arizona Traditions in Surprise. Nice, but way too many restrictions written into the C&R.
If you want to swap in a engine in your garage, and you have a engine hoist, I'll help you do it, soon we will have nice weather here.
Could probably knock it out in a couple of weekends, not saying it would be easy, and I've never swapped a engine in a Corvette (but have on a few other cars and rebuilt 2 engines), but I'm willing to help out.
PS, the catch is, you will be required to get pizza and wings.
If you want to swap in a engine in your garage, and you have a engine hoist, I'll help you do it, soon we will have nice weather here.
Could probably knock it out in a couple of weekends, not saying it would be easy, and I've never swapped a engine in a Corvette (but have on a few other cars and rebuilt 2 engines), but I'm willing to help out.
PS, the catch is, you will be required to get pizza and wings.
Check out the link I posted above. They took the engine out from the bottom of the car.
If you can get the right equipment, the easy way is to drop the whole driveline; rear sub, TT, and front sub as one assembly. I too recommend a LS3 swap. The forged, low compression short block would only be optimal if you plan on adding FI.
When it's time for a new build it's going to be lightweight crank, rods, pistons, flywheel, clutch, and valve train.
Redline will be 7500-8k matched with the M12 gearing.
Do what you want, I've had two forced induction LS1s, an LS7, and when this Bling LS6 I have is ready to retire, a high compression, high rpm screamer is set to be put in.
This 9500rpm redline 388ci sounds so good. Imagine hanging onto this cheetah at full tilt.
A lot of different options have been pointed out and budget will probably be the biggest factor. Least expensive would be a used engine from VetteNuts (or perhaps something in the Phoenix area). The engine Pewter99 has sounds like a well built, strong option, although if you're not going with some form of forced induction you may want to do head work to bring compression up. I'm thinking that if you go the route of rebuilding with forged internals and have to pay someone to do this build, then it might be just as cost effective to buy a new Chevy LS3/LS376 crate engine - you can get them from 430hp to 535hp (IIRC). Good luck.
By the way, we used to have a place in Arizona Traditions in Surprise. Nice, but way too many restrictions written into the C&R.
Yea. It all comes down to money. I’m very tempted my the engine pewter99 has for sale is an excellent value when you look at the parts used. A real bargain. It’s just a matter of scraping together the $$. I just buried dad less than a month ago and I’m a little cash poor at the moment. It’s ironic to think that what I spent on a casket would buy the engine from pewter. Also that dad would have helped me install it.
If you want to swap in a engine in your garage, and you have a engine hoist, I'll help you do it, soon we will have nice weather here.
Could probably knock it out in a couple of weekends, not saying it would be easy, and I've never swapped a engine in a Corvette (but have on a few other cars and rebuilt 2 engines), but I'm willing to help out.
PS, the catch is, you will be required to get pizza and wings.
What would that cost? I love it in theory... I’m a little nervous about something that isn’t plug and play.
If you swap out to a 24x reluctor (about the same difficulty as changing the cam, if I recall correctly the reluctor is part of the cam), then you wouldn't need that module. Everything will be literally plug and play, just need to run a couple of sensor extensions and get a tune. The LS series engines (and by extension the GM small block Gen III and IV) share almost everything.
If you swap out to a 24x reluctor (about the same difficulty as changing the cam, if I recall correctly the reluctor is part of the cam), then you wouldn't need that module. Everything will be literally plug and play, just need to run a couple of sensor extensions and get a tune. The LS series engines (and by extension the GM small block Gen III and IV) share almost everything.
Yea? Bet that engine will cost though. It’s only money, right?
Yea? Bet that engine will cost though. It’s only money, right?
If you can find a L92 out of an Escalade, or even an LS3 from a Camaro, they can go for about $4-5k. I think I've seen L92s as low as $3k, and the only difference between the L92 and LS3 are the heads and cam if I recall correctly. Of course, LS2s and LS1s are cheaper, but from my watch on Craigslist the price difference hasn't been great enough to make them a better value.
Between rebuilding yours and getting one from the junkyard, I think the costs will come out similar. Of course, you could always try going the $10+k LT1 route and be the first to have the LT1 in a C5 Pretty sure the computer adapters aren't there for it yet though.
Buy once, cry once is the saying. -lots of extras involved just putting in a stock engine, much less modded. It's a Corvette, they're meant to be worked on. Just hope it doesn't turn into a barn find.
10-19-2017, 10:10 AM
Pretty sure the computer adapters aren't there for it yet though.