Low budget rebuild suggestions
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Low budget rebuild suggestions My '01 SS slaps a fair bit and I really want to do some upgrades as well. After much research it seems pretty hard to beat the Lingenfelter short block for $2195 (went up $100 lately). My needs are fairly, bu tI can't be the only one.
I do not race - no Nitrous
I never dump the clutch
I want a smooth idle
I have to pass a sniffer test
My thoughts are so far are:
- a Lingenfelter short block with GT2-3 cam
- the Patriot LS6 CNC'd heads that are currently on sale
- my stock LS6 intake
- stock manifolds
- existing Hooker cat back
I figure I would net about 350-360 at the wheels. The other choice is the CheaTR cam but I am really big on quiet idle and having no valve train noise.
I figure I cannot beat the short block price anywhere, even assembling it myself.
Any alternatives?
I do not race - no Nitrous
I never dump the clutch
I want a smooth idle
I have to pass a sniffer test
My thoughts are so far are:
- a Lingenfelter short block with GT2-3 cam
- the Patriot LS6 CNC'd heads that are currently on sale
- my stock LS6 intake
- stock manifolds
- existing Hooker cat back
I figure I would net about 350-360 at the wheels. The other choice is the CheaTR cam but I am really big on quiet idle and having no valve train noise.
I figure I cannot beat the short block price anywhere, even assembling it myself.
Any alternatives?
What are the specs on the lingenfelter shorty? Stock internals? For your needs I would just find the best price short block you can find. Or a low mileage shortblock from a car thats upgrading to a stroker etc. I found an 02 shortblock with 20K on it for 1K. As for the cam the cheaTR should deliver with a quiet idle.
