karscamaro

Hello just found your site and have a question. My co worker gave me his 1999 camaro due to him running out of money for storage fees. The problem is the motor was taken out by a speed shop because there was a ticking sound. They discovered a lifter broken (the wheel on the bottom of the lifter) but the main problem is the new lifter does not want to slide into the lifter bore anymore. Does this mean the block is shot or can this be fixed. Im trying to get this car on the road to sell so I can buy my daughter her first car. The guy I got the car showed me the paperwork where he had it dynoed (spelling) at 458 my daughter is 16 didnt think those two numbers where a good combonation. The block is a LS1 aluminum block bored 30 over with a aggressive cam.

TImmy_Jones

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Its going to cost you at least $3k to get it up and running with a new, stock engine and labor. This budget wouldn't include any unforeseen issues

Don't give your 16 year old daughter a 500 horsepower car.

karscamaro

So you think the block is no good.

karscamaro

Or are you saying put a stock motor in without all the HP

Exeodus

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Well a stock LS1 block couldn't support a .030 overbore, so I would be suspect of this engine.

thunderstruck507

iTrader: (18)

If the lifter bore isn't totally destroyed a good mechanic might be able to clean it up without removing the engine, but the cam will also need to be replaced and likely need a full set of lifters too.



You could pull the engine and put a junkyard 5.3 truck motor in it with the ls1 accessories on it with a mail order tune for the different engine. This would cost you around $400 for the engine and $150 for the tune and either labor or your time to do the swap.

Then part out or sell the whole engine you remove and make some of that back.

Then she could either enjoy the now 280-300 hp car or you can sell it but it will likely be worth in the $3,000-5,000 range depending on how nice the rest of the car is.

thunderstruck507

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If it dynoed 458 RWHP the heads alone should be worth more than the 5.3 and tune would cost you.

Give us more details...you might even get some offers to buy the car or parts from this thread.

ss performance

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The other options are to sell the car as w "roller" or part the car out. Parting it out will take time and some effort on your part to remove and ship the parts.

murphinator

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pay close attention to thunderstrucks post ^ lot of good points to get going on a short budget , you could even take it a step further and put a 4.8 in it if its going to your daughter.


then you have his point of the potential value of the heads off the existing engine....