cost for a swap
12-07-2006, 06:39 AM
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cost for a swap How much do you thing it would cost for a ls1 swap. it was raining real bad one day and it started to flood were i live and my trans am 2000 got water in the motor and it wont start at all i took it to a machinest who works on alot of engines and said that i need a new one and hes chargen me 5,000 bucks for a engine to put it in that he has that has around 20,000 miles and , hes also shaven my heads and port and polishing them and a new cam. and hes sencranizing my transmission so it will shift better. I was wondering does that sound about right money wise???
12-07-2006, 08:50 PM
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500 600 id say i mean not alot of work but ya know i think that would be a fair cost cause you gotta drop motor tranny and steering ya knowthats alot to be tuggin around on lol
12-07-2006, 08:59 PM
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I would not spend $5,000 on a used motor. Sounds like he is already trying to screw you. You probably do not even need to get a new motor. It could be something electrical. Sounds really fishy (no pun intended) to me man.
12-07-2006, 09:10 PM
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swap i did the same thing about a month ago you should try to go through your insurance mine was covered and i got a check for $6000 they forund me a used engine that had only 18,000 miles on it. here is were i got lucky turns out the engine they found for me was an ls6. but like i said if you have full coverage on you car your insurance should cover it.
12-07-2006, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 0formula1
i did the same thing about a month ago you should try to go through your insurance mine was covered and i got a check for $6000 they forund me a used engine that had only 18,000 miles on it. here is were i got lucky turns out the engine they found for me was an ls6. but like i said if you have full coverage on you car your insurance should cover it.
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12-08-2006, 06:06 AM
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i went to the insurance yes they are covering it(flood cover..) but i just think its alot of money to be spending on a swap. i am getting 4,500 but hes still charging me 5,000. seems like alot.
12-08-2006, 06:37 AM
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I would say around $1500-$1800 hundred for the engine, $500-$800 for the swap, maybe $500 to port the heads, and $350 for the cam. I'm not sure about the trans, we get around $900 to fully rebuild one.
That come's to $4350 using the high #'s. Maybe he's selling you the engine for like $3000
That come's to $4350 using the high #'s. Maybe he's selling you the engine for like $3000
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12-08-2006, 02:10 PM
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did you already get the check? if not, take your car to GM and have them estimate putting a new one in (it will be insane) and they will probably total your car out. take your 15k check and buy your car back for 1500 then have someone like LG motorsports, Speed inc etc build you a motor 
12-08-2006, 04:58 PM
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everyone thanks for the advice! im still trying to talk to the guy fixing my car about if he can lower the price im trying to see how low he will go.
12-09-2006, 01:27 PM
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good luck with whatever you do. i got mine back today and it is **** nuttz compared to what it used to be and all i did was put a new clutch and a light weight flywheel.
