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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 08:16 PM
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here it is either:

ARE 360 (downfalls are: 7 hour drive to canada to get it and give them my core, 5 week wait, $1300 more)

however, since nu tek would be using my MTI C2 cam might as well add the cam price $400 to their estimate/ or sell the C2 and take the $400 off of the are price...

OR nu-tek in ohio (shorter drive) will be using my new MTI C2 cam here is the estimate:


Description Qty Amount
Clean block / including final wash 60.00 T
Hone LS1 block to 3.905 75.00 T
Deck plate hone - add'l charge 50.00 T
Align hone block 150.00 T
Deck aluminum V-8 block 125.00 T
Replace cam bearings 30.00 T
Balance assembly 225.00 T
File fit rings 60.00 T
Assemble full floating piston & rod assembly 45.00 T
Assemble short block 300.00 T
J.E. LS1 pistons 595.00 T
Manley LS1 rods 643.60 T
Ring set 179.00 T
3153KT Comp timing set 173.75 T
Crane hydraulic roller lifters 195.00 T
8-7100CH SBC large chamfer performance rod bearing set 45.28 T
LS1 performance main bearings 49.80 T
Cam bearings 25.99 T
12550574 LS1 Rear main seal 13.72 T
12558013 LS1 Front cover gasket 8.50 T
12561244 LS1 Crankshaft seal 9.05 T
12557840 LSI Bolt for balancer 3.33 T
12553210 LS1 Rear cover gasket 3.33 T
12558760 LS1 Oil pan gasket 26.01 T
ported LS6 oil pump

110.00 T



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$3,377.43 plus my $400 mti c2 cam OR sell the c2 and do the ARE 360????

THANKS!!!!

will the few extra cubes of the 360 be a gain in HP?
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 08:18 PM
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does the are 360 come with good rod bolts?

does the are 360 come with LIFTERS?
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 08:26 PM
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Well your first mistake was living only 7 hours from Canada... :-p <img border="0" alt="[fight]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_punch.gif" />
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 08:33 PM
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coming from someone who lives in texas where ALL the hot f body shops are and yet your et is only 13.1?????? hahahahahahaha

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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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a rebuilt ls1 vs. an ARE 360. I would pay for the extra cubes! Just my .02
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 09:47 PM
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that's what I am leaning toward. anyone want a new mti c2 cam?
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 09:48 PM
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its an offset groud STOCK crank. no big deal, imo. plus, is anyone really gonna check for those cubes? no. its probably more of a marketing tool rather than a real cid number.

MTI can rebuild a 346 with the best of em. hell, they are the best (when thinking of NA, hydraulic power). get a quote from them or go with Nu-Tek.

ALso, that "C2" cam is a COMP cam. COMP made those lobes. COMP. the C1 is also a COMP cam and TEA came up with that one. TEA. John just wants his name on the internet <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> just kidding John. that C2 crap was annoying.
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 10:01 PM
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so the 360 is a waste with the offset ground crank for more displacement?

I figured the 360 would be a few more HP than a regular 346 @ .005 over with a hone.

yes it's a comp cam, but mti calls it their C2 cam.

it's 224/224/ 581/581 114lsa will are be able to provide a better or as big a cam with the 360?
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 10:14 PM
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You could also talk to Mike at RapidMotorsports in PA. He is a VAR for ARE in the states. He can also answer all the questions about the motor probably better than some here; I called him a while back.
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 10:54 PM
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Thats a long list there...
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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 08:51 AM
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Go see Mikey @ Rapid! Who the hell wants to go to Canada, eh?! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> If you want to put juice on your motor, get and ARE bottom end!!
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I'm running the Comp 224/224 112 XE-R. I hereby claim the name R2D2. From this point on, it will now be called the R2D2 if it has two degrees of advance ground in! <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

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Old Sep 18, 2002 | 01:42 PM
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I have an ARE short block that is stock cube and it was less $$ than the 360. Talk with Mikey at Rapidmotorsports.
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