Is this block junk?
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Is this block junk?
This is what I found in my friends 14,000 original mile LS6. I Pulled the heads because it was blowing coolant through the exhaust. Was hoping for just head gaskets but found a broken no.7 piston. Then felt what I hoped was a gouge in the cylinder wall but looks like a crack. The motor is still in the car so I couldn't look real close but I stuck my phone down there and took these pictures. ...Now what? ..Order a short block from somebody?? ..Worth sleeving an LS6??
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Only $1200 to make a 427! (plus rotating assy of course), doesn't seem bad. I'd be happy to have @400ci and reuse the LS6 heads. ..What cubic inch would I be at with keeping the stock crank?
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Swung by to talk to my machinist today. He didn't seem to mind the crack in the cylinder. He said he can just sleeve that cylinder only since he is machining them all for 3.905" pistons anyway. He said $250 extra to fix the bad cylinder. I thought it sounded fine to me. Thoughts?
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Call Steve at RED and talk to him about it. I can already tell you will advise against sleeving just one cylinder and he is an expert.
http://www.raceenginedevelopment.com...4927/index.htm
http://www.raceenginedevelopment.com...4927/index.htm
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Call Steve at RED and talk to him about it. I can already tell you will advise against sleeving just one cylinder and he is an expert.
http://www.raceenginedevelopment.com...4927/index.htm
http://www.raceenginedevelopment.com...4927/index.htm