Armageddon

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...My mechanic just called... I had a nasty tick in the motor so I took it in... I thought my problem was a bent pushrod... or maybe a screwed up rocker. Well he calls me today and says cylinder #6 is just pumping oil... he hasnt ripped apart the block or anything yet but the motor is fkd up bad... I need some advice on a route to take fixing this thing. I have a turbo setup that I havn't installed yet. Should I stroke out this block and build it up? Or would I be better off building a brand new block? I'd like to stay away from valvetrain right now because the money will be tight. I'm thinking about getting an iron block and having a company stroke it out and install a rotating assembly for me. Heres what I feel like I should buy.

Iron Block...???
Rotating Assembly... Still trying to figure out which
Reverse Split Cam
R Lifters... <-- because lifters are a bitch to get to...
I've already got Thunder pushrods

I just spoke to thunder... they quoted me 3800 for a built 346
4700 for a built 370
6700 for a built stroker 383
... thats a lot of freakin money

LSONE

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u might wanna look around at some of the other sponsors too, some are cheaper than others.

edit: then again from what i hear thunder does really good work.

LSONE

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are those short or long blocks?

FASTONE

Hey Armegedon,Man you"re close to my home about 75 miles.Why don't you get a 6.0 get some good rods and pistons and use the stock crank.If you could get the 317 truck heads they"d be perfect for a turbo.If you go with the turbo talk to some of the guys in the forced induction section about a cam.There are some local guys that build ls1 around here with success.

superslowjoe

if # 6 was just pumping oil didnt you have a boatload of smoke out of the exhaust?

killer01ws6

2nd opion......
And or do a leak down yourself.

TVWilkes

I can build you a 408 iron short block for $3599.A 347 forged short block is $3295.00.This is an outright price ( NO CORE CHARGES ).

408 CI

6.0L Iron block
4.0 Eagle crank
6.125 MANLEY H beam rods
Forged pistons (JE,Wiseco,ect...)
clevite H series bearings
ARP Main studs
Balanced and Blueprinted

Ragtop 99

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If you are making an FI street motor, I'd stick with a 346 forged motor. Drop the compression and raise the boost to make your power. Your heads will work and if you have a custom cam, etc that can all be reused.

Make sure you are comparing apples to apples on what is included when getting pricing.

Armageddon

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Ya, I've been researching all day... I spoke to Thunder & Tybrne. I've got a strong eye on ZL-402 Shortblock with Low Compression Pistons. They are going for $-3500. I'm going to use my stock heads in the meantime and get a reverse split cam. I've got thunder pushrods. I'm going to buy some upgraded springs/retainers/etc... With this setup I hope to run 10PSI on 93octane. If anybody has any suggestions they would be much appreciated.

LSONE

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i'm jealous. that is all.

Toonz

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Give APE a call too.... awesome work and with a garunteed delivery date.

slyws6

Hey man I have everything you would need, see my thread here...

https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=213654
I can have any of the parts to you asap and you can see everything run etc. Everything has 800 miles on it.

-Sly

Armageddon

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sly check your pm brotha. Ya, to the guy that said it should be smoking... I noticed when he pointed out to me today... it was smoking like mad... oil dripping out of the exhaust. sucks to be me... My guess is I had some piston wash from it running crazy rich. thats the only thing I can think of. It just started ticking out of nowhere... not after I missed a shift or anything.

Chris@AP-Engineering

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Give us a call, we have good prices and your engine will be on time or it's free!!

Thanks