nazztman4739

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I have a new ls6 block i bought a 383 kit from texas speed and the parts in my signiture. I took it to the machine shop thursday and they told me i had to do so much machine work. They also told me they have never dealt with ls1 engines before but they dont like texas speeds balancing work.I dont know bout the rest of you guys this isnt how u get my business texas speed specializes in this the never done a ls1 and they gonna bash texas speed.

Ok enough with my whining I do have a couple questions.

1)Is there any machining needed to install the kit.Im talking as in clearancing i know the bore will be bigger.

2)Has anyone had any issues with texas speeds balancing and did anyone have to rebalance there setup ?

3) They said i will need to have my block machined to use mls head gasket its a new block and dont ls6 use mls stock? and the new heads from texas speed may even be refinished to except mls gaskets i know these are bolt on.

4)what would be a fair price to do the machine work for a 383 stroker ls6 all new parts they wanna charge 1200 for machine work and building the shortblock.

Damian

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That's when you stop the conversation immediately, thank them for their time, and hang up the phone.

Based on the rest of your post, I'd pick your block up and run far and fast. Find a shop that's experienced with LSX motors. If not, you'll more than likely be doing this engine build twice.

Good luck.

KCS

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They'll have to hone the cylinders for sure, but they may also align hone the mains (especially with ARP studs), and cut the deck surface. Depending on the rotating assembly, they'll probably need to clearance the block so that the rods won't hit with the 4" stroke.

MLS gaskets like super smooth surfaces to seal. Other than surfacing the block and head deck surfaces, there shouldn't be any other machine work to use the MLS gaskets.

Sounds fair, but it depends on how much they're gonna have to do. The balance of the rotating assembly just may be a difference in one machine to another, or one operator to another. On some balancers, you can balance a crank, take off the bobweights, put them back on, and the balance will change a couple grams.

Ferocity02

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DO NOT DEAL WITH A SHOP THAT DOESN'T KNOW LS ENGINES!!!

I tried this, and it was a several thousand dollar mistake that resulted in a engine that burned a quart of oil every 200 miles. They were a top of the line engine shop for old school small block chevy's, fords, and hemis, but not anything "recent". They fucked up the balancing and put the reluctor wheel on backwards. Big mistake that ruined my LS1 427

nazztman4739

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does anyone know anyone local that does ls engines

nazztman4739

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near blairsville pa or martinsburg wv

getusum

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Looks like you are in West Virginia.....Only one place for me, Virginia Speed....

nazztman4739

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they are a little distance still 5 hours im close to md but im contacting them see what they say im still in pa i wish there was something closer to pittsburgh

nazztman4739

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Well im looking around for a different engine builder. I called virginia speed they tell me their builder will not assemble my engine using my parts. I have to buy from them because the builder makes his profit off of buying the parts.
What kind of bs is this?

NemeSS

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thats where i woulda have written them off.
how can any machine shop thats performance oriented or claims to be not have ever dealt with ls motors?
heck even the rebuilder machine shops i know of rebuild 5.3/4.8s and 6.0s

NemeSS

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lot of places do that. they wont build unless use there parts.
ive put togther and machined many ls motors. but stopped doing it some time back. just build my own or for friends

6.0mustang

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i guess i need to open a machine shop for just ls motors... cause i'm sick of goin round and round with shops

bww3588

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in case you havent noticed...VASpeed and TSP are competitors on here....

Jon@Texas-Speed

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I can assure you there is nothing wrong with the balancing work on one of our rotating assemblies. If someone thinks there is (machine shop) then please have them call us and we would be happy to run over everything with them. It's not surprising to hear another machine shop talk down someone else's work. That's how many of them make their money.

If you can not find a builder you feel comfortable with using, you can always throw everything on a pallet and send it to us and we will do the machining and assembly for you.

Thanks!
Jon

6.0mustang

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note taken^ will be callin ya'll soon for some h-beams....

Jon@Texas-Speed

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Give us a call when you're ready. We keep several on the shelf and ready to ship!

Jon

sscamaroburn02

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I've seen many engines on here from TSP and have had great results. Sounds like that shop is trying to make a quick buck!! I would leave and never call them again.

bowtie67

dont know if you have resolved the issue with finding a machine shop. I am from Martinsburg and have had good luck with Gunthers Machine just outside of Frederick MD, Jeff has a good reputation in the area and is a pretty nice guy.

cheers

02Z28ZO6

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You definitely need to find another machine shop, first question should be if they have experience with Gen3/4 GM engines.

nazztman4739

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i finally got my engine back getting overcharged but i had another machine shop double check everyhting out they said the machine shop did a quality job. im now in need of some help with the install and setup