new motor or just top end
03-11-2012, 07:04 PM
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new motor or just top end okay so i have been on here a lot and was just going to do a top end on my 97ss m6 with 147000 but now i found an lt1 just pulled out of a camaro so it ran and it has 110000 so should i jsut get this motor build it with all new stuff a little better then stock and then cam and all that good stuff or just do my top end
03-11-2012, 08:37 PM
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Well it all depends on the money you wanna spend..It never hurts to have an extra motor laying around so building the lower mileage LT1 may be a good choice.Just be sure it's a strong,well taken care of motor, because lower miles dont always dictate its a better motor.
03-11-2012, 08:44 PM
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well without taking it all apart how can u see if it is. i would prob make it a 355 and then its just a good mind set that its all new. the only other thing i was going to do is sell the whole car and then get an ls1 ss
03-11-2012, 09:09 PM
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lol well dont build an LT1 if you really want an LS1 SS. But idk why i'm worrying about if that motor is good since you'd be rebuilding it anyways lol,but it may save you time,effort and money to just pull your current motor and make it your 355 project,instead of buying another LT1,building it,pulling your current one and then dropping in the new one.So yea if I were you,I'd just pull your current one and build it.
03-11-2012, 09:15 PM
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i was thinking that to but the car is my dd and i have school 5 days a week and then work so thats y i was going to get the other lt and then have it all done then all i have to do is pull the motor and then drop the new one in when its ready... and i only say that about the newer car bc this one as been kinda beat up from the guy b4 me and i would even like to find a nice roller thats a 97 and then just swap all my stuff to it
03-12-2012, 10:29 AM
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well i have just got the newer lt1 and now i need help with what to put in the motor... it will still be a DD and i dont care about numbers just want good stuff and i want it to sound good as well. i will be using stock heads just have work done to them and i will have the block worked and everything inside and out will be new... but what crank cam pistons all that good stuff if anyone can help me
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03-12-2012, 12:16 PM
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im not trying to im trying to do it like a mid price and in april and may i get my big checks from school so thats where its going and i get 1750 a month from the military and i work so i have money coming in just need a lil bit of time to get it all but i will get there
