OH YEA JAMIN! You know how i roll!!

Sorry Jeff, but its a deal i cant pass up! $340 for a mint running lsx motor? Come on now

 

Yea they are SUPER cheap, im getting mine for $360 with everything. A few bucks for a turbo kit and im flyin for nothin!

 

Sorry Jeff, but its a deal i cant pass up! $340 for a mint running lsx motor? Come on now[/QUOTE]


Ya Jerry that's a smoking deal man I guess your off the hook. I guess me and Larry and a few of the other boy's are going to have to represent the LT's.

 

this stinks!

 

should have just went ahead and bought an ls1! the block is what like 20-25lbs lighter? Well either way its still gonna be a bad *** car!

OH! and now that you arent gonna be cam only i might have a chance for the cam only record after i beat the bolt-on record since you arent gonna destroy it any more! Thanks! lol

What are you gonna do to the 5.3 internals wise?

 

gonna run it stock for now. Put a single plain intake on it and run it in stock trim. There are a bunch of turbo 5.3's running low 10s on stock headed/bottom ends with just a intake and a small cam. So ill dial it in with that then put forged internals in it next winter and shhot for solid 9's I need to get the car set-up and done properly before i start tearing into the motor. So stock trim for now.

 

Heres a pic of the new motor, goin to get it sat. morning. Not too bad for $360, lol. You can pick these up for around $500 all day long!!

 

i gotcha beat. 140,000 mile takeout. 5.3L 2004 silverado. customer complained it was making valvetrain noise and wanted a motor... (kinda sounded like a 5.3 to me, ive yet to hear a silent one) so i paid 100.00 and kept the core

 

damn you do, but i got ya beat on miles, this one only has 80k on it.. boo yaaa, lol.

 

that will save you some weight huh? i wanna know the weight of your car when its all done

 

The aluminum short block LS engines are about 55lbs lighter than an LT1. I'm pretty sure the rest of the engine parts are considreably lighter.

 

just curious, what are you gonna do about the the gap between the hood and where the cowl used to be, are you gonna just leave it open. I read you said you were getting a sonocco hood, what exactly is that and does that come all the way to the glass? Im a total newbie to F bodies, i like the added room with the cowl panel removed, and was thinking of possibly doing that myself. Your car is looking good.

 

Did the LS7 lifters drop right in the LT1 or were they a pita? Btw, I admire your build skills, and keep up the great work!

 

yes the ls7 lifters drop right in the lt1 motors....easy to install if you have mechanical skills and tools

 

I'm not trying to sound disrespectful, but I WAS really interested in this thread.

Now it's just another lsx. Fast lsx are a dime a dozen.

 

im not hatin on ya, i can see where your coming from, id feel the same. But put this into perspective, i sold my engine for a $1000 and bought this one for $340. A cam alone in this will make more power then most H/C lt1's. And no more opti, or shitass obd1 computer to try and get someone to tune, 15deg. heads, 6bolt mains and the list goes on.

 

Now you just need headers, a pcm, wiring harness, motor mounts, radiator hoses, starter, throttle body, MAF, etc.....

 

You are right BUT the headers are coming with the turbo kit, if i stuck with the lt1 i needed a $2000 fast computer (to do it right and loose the opti) so a $80 stocker is a lot cheaper, needed a harness for my car anywasy, motor mounts yes, with my rad. mounted upright i needed radiator hoses reguardless, free starter, i have a TB and ls6 intake for free, free MAF. So for me personially this is by far the best way out.

 

WHOS NEXT TO TAKE SHOTS!?!?!?! ha

 

Traitor...i used to think ur car was cool...