the engine i tried to buy ended up being junk
06-05-2006, 05:01 AM
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somebody lied................... 
...............and that somebody was me. just bought the ls1 2 days ago. 110,000 miles,was told engine got hot- probably stacked some crank bearings. I took the oil pan off and could not believe the amount of sludge in it. the oil had been drained previously and what was left... looked like it had been cooking on a stove for about a week. i'm probably going to loose a friend over this,but i am not going to pay 700.00 for this engine.i am too worried about the possibility of block distortion. sorry for wasting everyones time on the forum. i am still going to try and aquire a "decent" ls1,but at this time,it's back to dreaming,as i cannot afford to waste that much money with the high probibility of wasting more. thanks for everyones time & God bless us all.................. Steve Davis 
06-05-2006, 01:52 PM
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Bummer. I just got rid of an wrecked SS w/58k on it. Engine was perfect, no piston slap, ticks, zero oil use between changes, very strong engine. Was trying to sell off the whole car for $2,500. But I'm out in the middle of nowhere (El Paso), so tough to sell it. Ended up letting the insurance company have it.
Salvage yard is probably going to get 2k for just the engine and accesories. If I had somewhere to store it, I would have kept the car for spare parts for my new Z28.
Salvage yard is probably going to get 2k for just the engine and accesories. If I had somewhere to store it, I would have kept the car for spare parts for my new Z28.
