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ok so i just finished my h/c, anyways i go under the car to clean up the oil pan and i see this
![](http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k263/aesparza12/DSCF2971.jpg)
looks like one of the bolt holes still had coolant in it
, kinda weird since i didnt feel any resistance when i was torquing them.
anyways whats done is done and im guessing the block is no good right?
well i found an complete LQ9 with 43k miles for 1500, i did a bit of searching and from what i understand everything
should swap over or are there some exceptions? i have PRC stg1 ls6 heads, Polluter Cam, Ls6 ported oil pump, LT's,
Fast intake 78mm (will be porting to 85) and 25% UDPulley.
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looks like one of the bolt holes still had coolant in it
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anyways whats done is done and im guessing the block is no good right?
well i found an complete LQ9 with 43k miles for 1500, i did a bit of searching and from what i understand everything
should swap over or are there some exceptions? i have PRC stg1 ls6 heads, Polluter Cam, Ls6 ported oil pump, LT's,
Fast intake 78mm (will be porting to 85) and 25% UDPulley.
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The problem is you should NOT be torquing your head stud's only the nuts. The studs are hand tightened into the block and you only torque the nut's!
When I bought my car used, the previous owner had done the same exact thing. The block was cracked, but I didn't find out about a year later when I took the block to a machine shop to get a bult bottom end. Oddly enough, it wasn't giving me any problems, atleast not that I knew off..I ended up buying a new block just to be on the safe side.
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When I bought my car used, the previous owner had done the same exact thing. The block was cracked, but I didn't find out about a year later when I took the block to a machine shop to get a bult bottom end. Oddly enough, it wasn't giving me any problems, atleast not that I knew off..I ended up buying a new block just to be on the safe side.
i was about to order me a performabuilt lvl2 tranny but found that dam crack and it changed my plans quite a bit lol.