sad day... hole in my block.. help!
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sad day... hole in my block.. help! well... yea my car has been making noise for the past few days... and i thought it was a couple of things.. first i thought it was a dry lifter, so i added an oil additive... 2nd i thought it was bad engine ping so i added an octane booster... well today i started it up... and KABOOOM... oil was spilling everywhere... got underneath my car saw i blew a nice size hole in my block..
i have 2 options of course... replace the block?... is it really worth it or am i doing it the cheap way??.. and if thats okay.. where can i find a stock 01 SS block for sale..
2... would it be wise to buy an engine instead?? thats a major operation for big money.. but would it be the best option... i really can't afford this... but i dont want to experience this again..
thx -mikey
i have 2 options of course... replace the block?... is it really worth it or am i doing it the cheap way??.. and if thats okay.. where can i find a stock 01 SS block for sale..
2... would it be wise to buy an engine instead?? thats a major operation for big money.. but would it be the best option... i really can't afford this... but i dont want to experience this again..
thx -mikey
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Yeah, I'd say your shortblock is toast.
Why not spend the money (granted you have enough) and get a forged 408 on spray
?? I don't know what kind of tranny or dif you have though...so that might not be the best idea.... 
I live precariously through others.
Why not spend the money (granted you have enough) and get a forged 408 on spray
?? I don't know what kind of tranny or dif you have though...so that might not be the best idea.... I live precariously through others.
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well decent news.. my insurance company is willing to pick it up... which is pretty cool... they are going to drop a used motor in with 60K... and a 3 month gaurantee. Which is kind of a miracle considering my motor had 69K when it popped. So i'll be running shortly
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:::scratches head::: yea man wuts up, let us know so we can all switch to geico, i love that lil green guy i knew he was good for something loljk 
awesome for you by the way you just got your *** saved big time
awesome for you by the way you just got your *** saved big time 