fried lt1
04-04-2006, 12:57 PM
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fried lt1 hey guys i was comming home from my girlfriends house one night and my car started sounding like a diesel engine so i pulled over popped my hood and checked my oil... well my oil seemed too hot to be normal so i checked my tepm gauge and it said the temp was fine .... so i drve to the next gas station cause they had some light .... on my way to the gas station my engine started smoking bad... well i never made i to the gas station... i put my car in the shop the next day and found out that my temp control mod MELTED and it froze the gauge in the dash... so i need to see if somebody knows where i can get a cheap lt1 so i can get my car back on the road... thanks.... oh and the guys on ls2.com are dicks and dont want to help.... 
04-05-2006, 08:56 AM
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A couple years ago I spent $300 to get my 94Z back on the road after fragging the motor. Put a 4.3L L99 out of a Caprice in to it. 
It ain't fast, but it runs.
The 383 is on the engine stand right now, waiting on some windage tray studs that are on backorder...
It ain't fast, but it runs.The 383 is on the engine stand right now, waiting on some windage tray studs that are on backorder...
04-05-2006, 10:58 AM
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If you already have $1500-$2500 saved up for a new motor, I wouldn't dump that out on a used LT1. I would actually buy the cheapest motor that can fit in that car, and use the rest on a brand new block. It'll be rough to run around in a cheap engine, but it'll be worth it by the time you get your brand new engine... in half the time!
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04-05-2006, 12:49 PM
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You could pull it rebuild it yourself and use the money for the machine shop bill and a nice P/P on those heads. I just rebuilt mine this winter and also did a nice canton 6 quart pan and high volume oil pump.
04-05-2006, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Priest
That's just ghetto, mien, ghetto.
I agree. I'm doing what SDM spoke of. I was in the middle of my solid roller LS6 build for my '98, and was sinking big bucks ($$,$$$) in to that motor at the time. Paying for two motors was not possible for me, and my 94Z was dead.But now 2 years later I have a nice Callies / SRP / Lunati / Splayed 383 sitting on the stand.
04-05-2006, 04:58 PM
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i would rebuild it if you HAVE that money... if you have $2500 you can do a full forged bottom end with decent nice parts. You will have to skimp out on heads for awhile.. but a nice forged bottom end... break it in.. save... and go LE3 or something mean.
04-05-2006, 11:59 PM
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well they have this shop right by my house and they can put a jasper rebuilt lt1 in it for 4500 and that is with labor and they can do it in a few days he said but i dont know if that is worth it im gonna also upgrade the heads and cam i have a lot to think about so i dont know guys... i dont have the time to work on it myself if i did i would do it but between work and my g/f i have maybe 2 hrs out of a day to **** around...
how much you want for one....
Originally Posted by stevemilz
I got 2 motors for sale, blower, T-56.
how much you want for one....
04-06-2006, 07:25 AM
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Where are you located? If you go on SCFYB.com there were 2. A 97 long block for $600 with low miles and another for like $1400 I think with a cam and if I remember correctly complete.