LS1 grenade
lmao with 3 blocks maybe we can make an 8.4L Viper V10 LS10 
Seriously, I dunno why these motors gernade, mine was running STRONG no skips no misses with 94k on the clock, all maintence, no nitrous ever, I dunno what happened with mine even after we tore it apart. both rods broke in the center is all we could ever figure out.
When you get yours tore down please, let me know what happened.
Seriously, I dunno why these motors gernade, mine was running STRONG no skips no misses with 94k on the clock, all maintence, no nitrous ever, I dunno what happened with mine even after we tore it apart. both rods broke in the center is all we could ever figure out.
When you get yours tore down please, let me know what happened.
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Pretty much means your motor blew up 
I didn't notice a drop in oil pressure prior to the problem, the whole thing just went at once. I would assume it dropped after the motor punched a baseball sized hole in the pan tho
Ill probably tear it down over Christmas break and see whats going on. Hopefully ill be able to buy a new block and re-use most of the parts. At least then ill know if something is wrong or worn out before i drive it
Damn used motors
I didn't notice a drop in oil pressure prior to the problem, the whole thing just went at once. I would assume it dropped after the motor punched a baseball sized hole in the pan tho
Ill probably tear it down over Christmas break and see whats going on. Hopefully ill be able to buy a new block and re-use most of the parts. At least then ill know if something is wrong or worn out before i drive it
Damn used motors
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I know the feeling. '98 block, 70K miles, all maintenance, and after my cam swap, it lasted 100 miles of easy driving with perfect oil pressure before mine let god.
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i would never have done that . . . but then again i've seen some new motor blow up good luck on the whole situation though
did you swap out your oil pump for a better one and change the gaskets?
did you swap out your oil pump for a better one and change the gaskets?
Mine was a 98. I don't think it's a year specific thing. It just looks like that because of the frequency of 98s blowing up. I think it's just because they are getting old and have a lot of miles.
Couldn't help but jump in on this thread as I kept thinking about a marine starting up the engine, counting to three then sticking it in drive and leaping out. BOOM... sorry bout your luck though.
Anywho, LS2 block is cheaper....
Let the snow ball effect begin! My 99 engine had 4 cracked sleeves. I was just gonna rebuild another stock one...
Now I'm building a 402 and it will cost just a little more than a 346 hehehe...
Anywho, LS2 block is cheaper....
Let the snow ball effect begin! My 99 engine had 4 cracked sleeves. I was just gonna rebuild another stock one...
Now I'm building a 402 and it will cost just a little more than a 346 hehehe...
Couldn't help but jump in on this thread as I kept thinking about a marine starting up the engine, counting to three then sticking it in drive and leaping out. BOOM... sorry bout your luck though.
Anywho, LS2 block is cheaper....
Let the snow ball effect begin! My 99 engine had 4 cracked sleeves. I was just gonna rebuild another stock one...
Now I'm building a 402 and it will cost just a little more than a 346 hehehe...
Anywho, LS2 block is cheaper....
Let the snow ball effect begin! My 99 engine had 4 cracked sleeves. I was just gonna rebuild another stock one...
Now I'm building a 402 and it will cost just a little more than a 346 hehehe...
$300 shipped BNIB Diamond pistons
$270 shipped Scat H beam rods
$0 Have a stock crank
$280 shipped CNC Ported 806 castings set up for solid roller
Things I need
Block $350
Balancing / Machining (same for any engine)
Rings (same for any engine)
Bearings (same for any engine)
Gaskets (same for any engine)
The only additional costs involved in mine are the solid roller pieces. I'll probably still come out under what your 402 setup costs by a considerable margin. I'm not knocking you, just don't make generalizations. I agree with you to an extent though. You can do budget large displacement builds
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