derek3.4

Anyone know of a good machine shop to rebuild my lt1?

wrd1972

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I would highly suggest you contact Chad Kennedy at 859-258-9131. His sight is Kennedyperformance.com

He is actually in Lexington (1 hour drive) and does top knotch engine work. Tell him Bill sent you.

96lt4c4

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Price's Machine Shop in Shepherdsville KY. They are old school but do good work. They did all the machine work for the 383 I built in this thread.

This block was cleaned, bored and honed with a torque plate, all new cam bearings, decked, checked line bore,...etc. the works.

Balanced rotating assembly to within .5 gram, with stock balancer and flywheel.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/lt1-lt4-m...lives-vid.html

I have been around this shop since I was a kid.

Also Mattingly's Machine Shop in Bardstown does good work but they are kind of high.

derek3.4

Thanks guys for the help! I'm thinking I have a rod knocking. The car sounds like a beast though. It was wrecked when I got it so I've been fixing the body up on it and all that. I've yet to even drive it. I was going to just get another engine from a 96 and put in my 94 TA. But I read the shafts in the 4l60e's vary from 94-95 and 96-97.

96lt4c4

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The 60E did not change until the LS1's. There is no exterior difference from 93-97. Any year LT1 will bolt up.

derek3.4

Well, that's what I thought. But i did a quick google search and came across that misleading information on another f body site. Thanks for chiming in. So would you guys suggest on just getting it rebuilt to know everything is good or buy a used lt1 with around 110k miles for cheap?

mguidry629

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I've heard that too. 93 is different in that it is not electronic, so that wouldn't work. I think the hard parts are the same, though.

93 LT1 Vette

Medlock Racing Engines in Richmond Ky, though I heard the owner Buddy died his second in charge was a class act.

kgkern01

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This is correct, the 93 doesn't use the 4L60e, it uses the 700r4, basically the non-electronic predecessor to the 4L60e.

In the Louisville area I have heard from many people that Knieriem Racing Engines over off Preston and Blue Lick....aka Harry's Auto Parts is a good shop as well as Auburndale Machine shop on Southside drive. I have used them a few times as well.

I have a 4-bolt main block that I want to build a 396 with eventually and will be taking my block and assembly to one of the above whenever the time comes.

derek3.4

Thanks everyone for the help. I think I may just go with a used lt1 for cheap so I have extra cash for long tubes and a nice cam