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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LT1-...019076004QQrdZ1


I am swapping a V8 into my 2nd Gen RX7. Want to go LS1....but had this hypothetical.

If I were to get this for cheap, what would be the worse case scenario and how much to fix it...?

Should I hold out and be patient for a LS1....?
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 10:19 PM
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Old Dec 3, 2005 | 11:37 PM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LT1-E...19076004QQrdZ1
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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buy a forged 346ci LS1 and spray the hell out of it I wouldn't trust that auction at all.
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 12:07 AM
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Yeah true that.............

WHen i asked the seller what year did that LT1 come out of....he said the main year. Then I asked him if he was sure if it was aluminum heads, and he said yeah becuz they looked metallic...........
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stay away form that. look at some of the work epp has done with a ls1 into a rx7 with a supercharger. I would recomend subframe connectors and a roll cage.
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I got a roll cage covered........I just cant seem to get a complete LS1+T56 pull-out for less than 3k+shipping
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