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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 12:14 AM
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I'm toying with the idea of retiring my current engine and bringing some new life to my 84. My current engine is leaking and burning oil pretty good (about 1 quart per tank of gas), and I just noticed what sounds like a slight valvetrain tick. I'm going to take it to a local Vette shop here and see what they say about my engine. It's got about 160,000 miles on it. Anyone know anything about chevy-350-engines.com? They have a couple of engines there that seem like they may work. Maybe throw on a x-ram intake and stay with the same basic injection setup. Any ideas or suggestions here?
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Wouldn't waste my time with an 84
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Old Feb 19, 2005 | 09:51 PM
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sounds like you prob just need to get the bottom end rebuilt. Any good shop should be able to hook you up. Lots of options here
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