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Old 03-16-2005, 02:56 PM
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Default SLP has a new aluminum LS2/402 short block,is it worth it?

how good is this motor? would having it blueprinted make it better? $3,945,4340 steel crank,eagle h beam rods,ross 2640 forged oistons w/valve relifs and says will handle 700 natural aspirated hp. SLP says they sell it so cheep because they buy so many they get a price break and pass the savings off to the people. sounds like some nice parts.WHAT DO YA ALL THINK?
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Seems like a decent deal, someday the Z06 is going to get this block when I blow-up the stock short block.
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i'd like to know as well...i'm thinking of getting a forged 408
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Uses Chinese made Eagle crank and rods. Ross pistons. OEM main bolts. It's a budget block.
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what about this for 4800?
6.0L iron LS1 block, fully machined, deck squared, torque plate honed, line honed mains, ARP main studs, Eagle forged 4.000 crank, SCAT 4340 H-beam rods, Diamond flat top pistons, Plasma moly rings, Federal-mogul bearings, Fully balanced, blueprinted, and assembled.
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Originally Posted by mikey
Uses Chinese made Eagle crank and rods. Ross pistons. OEM main bolts. It's a budget block.
nothing wrong with Eagle cranks. hell, I have yet to hear of a Stock crank breaking. But he is right, its a budget 402.

I was going to order the SLP motor, but decided to have it built locally. Cost only $500-700 more for the same parts.
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Scoggin Dickey makes basically the same motor for the same price, but also includes the parts you need to make it work with your car (cam sensor, front cover, etc)
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The SDPC LS2 402 is machined and assembled by Sunset Machine Shop and is top notch.
Contact the user "Horsepower" here for details on the SLP block. He works for them and can answer your questions.
I must say it's pretty sad when a $4,000.00 short block is considered a "budget" motor. Maybe one day the prices will come down for these motors, but doesn't look like in this lifetime.
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if the motor is solid,i was thinking the 402 w/afr 225 and the new g5x4 cam from LG would be a stout combo. oh yeah,lets not forget my t.n.t kit with it all
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Originally Posted by mike c.
if the motor is solid,i was thinking the 402 w/afr 225 and the new g5x4 cam from LG would be a stout combo. oh yeah,lets not forget my t.n.t kit with it all
I just picked mine up yestarday. It looks f'in beatiful! It is a forged assembly and comes with all the swap over part to use in your LS1 based car (knock sensors are a different story). I'll have it in within a few weeks if the rest of my parts ever get here.
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Originally Posted by mikey
Uses Chinese made Eagle crank and rods. Ross pistons. OEM main bolts. It's a budget block.
Lunati, callies, and ealge all come from china
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
Lunati, callies, and ealge all come from china
Who's forged rotating assemblies do not come from China?
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This post says the SLP motor is aluminum!!!!!!! I have not seen ads for the aluminum version but I have seen the iron-blocked 402 ads in magazines for $3600.
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Originally Posted by smokinHawk
Lunati, callies, and ealge all come from china
I beleive the rough castings come from china, but where is the finish machine work done?

I have heard all/most aftermarket LS1 crank castings come from pretty much the same place in china. But then finish work is done here. Also heard that a place over there will actually do the machine work also to those same castings, which could mean a super cheap 4340 crank coming soon.
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whats the sdpc part number i cant find it on their site anywhere
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Originally Posted by robertbartsch
This post says the SLP motor is aluminum!!!!!!! I have not seen ads for the aluminum version but I have seen the iron-blocked 402 ads in magazines for $3600.
slp uses the 6.0 lq4/lq9 and the 6.0 ls2 block to build there strockers.
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All the good stuff comes from China now. This includes my Nike sneaks too. Have you seen any of the tools from China - great stuff and cheap too?
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Originally Posted by zamboxl
whats the sdpc part number i cant find it on their site anywhere
Go here: https://ls1tech.com/forums/generation-iv-internal-engine/243997-ls2-402-short-block-sdpc.html
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How many claims does SLP get for an alumium forged 402?

I saw some ads many months ago announcing the iron-blocked 402. It said you could get it in two different compression ratios. Is this possible with the aluminum versions?
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ROBERT-the 402 is aluminum,it's a ls2 stroker block. it's new look around bro.it's in the new magazine from slp.

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