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Aug 20, 2013 | 09:49 AM

pappy83

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Looking at buying a car, a 1998 formula hard top its a cool car but has 1 problem. Guy changed out intake and after he did car knocks pretty hard on passenger side. Oil pressure is normal and it drives normal with the sound going away above 1500rpm. When I use a stethoscope sound can be heard in the back two cylinders the best, sounds like someone is in the exhaust manifold on each one banging a hammer in there. Also car is sucking hard into the oil fill and dipstick tube could barely get the oil fill cap off there is so much sucking. I was wondering if bent pushrods could cause this as he may not have taken care to keep stuff out of the intake ports when he change intakes. Sound was not there before intake change.

Aug 20, 2013 | 10:11 AM

97camaro383

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Id stay away from the car, unless its extremely cheap and your willing to spend some cash/time.

Aug 20, 2013 | 10:43 AM

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Car is cheap, and body and interior are in great shape, but I don't really feel like pulling motor this late in season winter comes early here. Was hoping maybe he just bent some pushrods.

Aug 20, 2013 | 12:12 PM

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Yea I'd stay away from cars where people were careless before...unless its stupid cheap because LS motors are pretty cheap nowadays

Aug 20, 2013 | 12:24 PM

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Pull the valve covers and take a look and then lowball him because you'll have to rebuild it...

Offer him 2,500-3,000 for it.. That's about what's it worth with a sub par engine

Aug 20, 2013 | 02:11 PM

pappy83

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Well maybe I should go buy it, he wants 2,000, it has stranos, umi lowers, konis all around and a mufflex with flowmaster and it is NBM in color. Its got a ls6 intake now also, after he installed that knock started.

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Aug 20, 2013 | 02:52 PM

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For 2gs that's good, those parts alone are over 1g

If it were near me id buy it to part out, or engine swap it..

It's win win either way for 2 grand