What to do with my old motor.
12-12-2011, 07:46 PM
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What to do with my old motor. I spun a rod or crank bearing on my GXP and had to replace the motor. I still have the origional motor which had about 78,000 miles on it. It was still running but knocking bad when it was pulled. My question is what should I do with it? Should I just part it out?
12-12-2011, 08:07 PM
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What other cars do you have laying around? rebuilt it and slap it in there.
If I had a spare motor, I would build the **** out of it, slowly but surely. Cam it, some head work, manifold, then eventualy swap it back in. Sell the good parts you are swapping for more performance.
If I had a spare motor, I would build the **** out of it, slowly but surely. Cam it, some head work, manifold, then eventualy swap it back in. Sell the good parts you are swapping for more performance.
12-13-2011, 01:48 AM
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243 heads are always in high demand. 300 for the set and they should sell quick. Bottom end you will have harder time selling but maybe not?
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12-25-2011, 08:03 AM
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Buddy of mine has a machine shop and there was a SBC sitting in the back for a while. It split the block in the lifter valley, hairline crack that is barely noticeable. He gave it to me and that us what I'm doing with it. I got a set of 4 billet aluminum rods with slugs from a 532 BBC, I think it was a13 or 14:1 motor. Those are being drilled out now so I can bolt them down.
12-26-2011, 07:34 AM
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Buddy of mine has a machine shop and there was a SBC sitting in the back for a while. It split the block in the lifter valley, hairline crack that is barely noticeable. He gave it to me and that us what I'm doing with it. I got a set of 4 billet aluminum rods with slugs from a 532 BBC, I think it was a13 or 14:1 motor. Those are being drilled out now so I can bolt them down.
