alfablue

so i just got off the phone with a local machine shop (C&D Engines, if anyones curious) and got a quote for machine work/assembly of my shortblock.

Was quoted 1k for the machine work and 300 for assembly.

Now, 300 bucks for assembly isn't a big deal for me, but a part of me wanted to try my hand at building the motor myself.

for those of you who have built your own motors, opinions? (I was planning on following what this guy said in his youtube series )

JOHNNY59

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my built his first motor when he was 17, put down 435rwhp.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/chevrolet...ld-thread.html

alfablue

the bottom end is more what I was referring to. I know I can do the top end, but dealing with bearings/clearances and such has me nervous.

JOHNNY59

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let the machine shop do the measuring and machining work and you assemble it. he just did another motor including the short block. there's a book on how to rebuilt LS1 motors. great book with good pictures.

alfablue

I was just reading through that thread actually. Your son does amazing work, you must be really proud.

Also, which book was it? There's a lot on building high performance LS1s, I wanna make sure I get the right one lol.