SaskeyZ28

So i wake up this morning thinking i was going to leave my buddy's house and go home. I get in my car, crank it, and hear what sounds to be a large amount of loose metal in my engine. Not a good sign. I push it forward, and find a large puddle of oil on the ground with chunks of aluminum in it.

So my question is. What Should i put back in the car? Im definitely going to upgrade. Should i go built Ls1? Ls6? Lq9 iron block? Also needs to be done between 4-5 grand.

Any input from someone thats done an engine swap or ground up rebuild would be very helpful.

Hashish

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Had the same thing happen to me a couple years back. Sorry to hear

Pwebbz28

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4-5 grand I would call Texas speed and see how cheap you can get an aluminum or iron 402.

LS1MUNN

So you just tried to start your car and miraculously there was a puddle of oil, and pieces of your block under the car like over night the engine decided to blow a hole in itself?

casey.shoemake

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My cousin got a 427 shortblock from schwanke shortblocks for under 4 grand. You could slap your top end on there and make decent power and run it until you get the heads and intake you really want. Good luck with your build, I know the feeling.

SaskeyZ28

Yes that is exactly what happened. I have no clue how or what would make it happen. It ran perfectly the night before, and in the morning it just **** on itself.

Suzaku

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You guys got way too drunk last night and ended up trying to loosen up your car by pouring booze down its intake manifold. *shrugs

Pwebbz28

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I have heard of this happening more than once. Injector hangs open and drips fuel in and when you go to start it again... pop!

My6speedZ

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When I was thinking my motor was ruined I did ALOT of shopping around. In my opinion Schwanke and AES has the best iron block pricing with Schwanke only using LY blocks (added conversion cost) while you can still get LQ stuff from AES. For aluminium blocks i thought Scoggin has the best deal on aluminum GEN lV stuff as their pricing on the performance series (402, 416 and LS7 427) come with the conversion items included in the price. I also think Texas Speed has great pricing as well with alot of options as far as components go. If you just want to slap her back together and drive.... hit up Craigslist for a nice pullout LS1. However, any of the sponsors on here will do right by you and can get the job done nicely. Pick one that is local and watch that wallet burn baby

Old Geezer

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exactly!

garygnu

get a engine short block with the some count reluctor wheel as your current engine.

1BAD02WS6

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LQ motors can be found at salvage yards for right around $1000 all day long. If money was tight that's what I would do