how hight do you rev the stock bottom end?
09-26-2007, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by SincalT/A
The point is that i make power till the time i shift.To add more i dont think luck has as much to do with it.I will say proper maintance and enough oil pressure.I will agree that it is more of a risk.Think of it this way bearings in a stock motor are not much diffrent than the ones in a rebuilt one.The difference is in better oil control and mabe the balance is more spot on.Hell you can do that stuff to a stock bottom end and it is not very difficult or exspensive.I paid 250 for the current short block in my car so no i dont really care if i blow it up.I have one on the engine stand ready to go if that ever happens.I guess if your worried about blowing your engine then don't hotrod your car around.
Yes, but if you are building a performance engine the main caps probably are. A 2-bolt main at the RPMs you're talking about I would think would be much more likely to walk than if you are splayed to a 4-bolt. Overall though I get your point. Allow me to clarify my statements from my previous post. I am mainly referring to what a lot of us have, which is a car that was owned by Joe Somebody (many times several Joe Somebodys), and we really have no clue how it was taken care of for a lot of its life, which is where the luck part comes in. In your case yeah, beat the living shiz out of it, I would too. But for the reasons I just stated I wouldn't go recommend that for most LT1 owners, especially if thier car is what takes them to work. Now I understand that is an irrelevant point for many here, but just something I thought I would throw out there for clarity. In my case my car is my main mode of transportation, so I am more likely to stay on the safe side of things. Don't get me wrong, I am not afraid to beat on it some or even race it, but you won't find me revving it to 7k without a stronger bottom end. As with every post in this thread, that is just my opinion.
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09-27-2007, 09:00 AM
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for how cheap it is to rebuilt...id do it guys before you cam your car...its a simple 350 dollars worth of bearings and rings and gaskets assed to your cam stuff and valvetrain and a little more involved...but then you dont have to worry about it nearly as much...and its pretty simple to do....
09-27-2007, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by daniel6718
for how cheap it is to rebuilt...id do it guys before you cam your car...its a simple 350 dollars worth of bearings and rings and gaskets assed to your cam stuff and valvetrain and a little more involved...but then you dont have to worry about it nearly as much...and its pretty simple to do....
1.) Some of us have an apartment parking lot to install a cam, but no garage to rebuild a motor.
2.) If I tear completely into my engine, I'm going to do it right and rebuild it with forged internals.
09-27-2007, 11:42 AM
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I rebuilt my bottom end simply to be safe, i wish i could have afforded to put in forged internals but ill wait until i bore it out and stroke it and do it right then.
09-27-2007, 03:44 PM
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Yea I also rebuild my bottomend. I wanted to see what the car would do with the setup I was running when it decided to spin 2 rod bearings 
After taking apart my stock engine I saw that the stock oiling system was really junk lol, the pick up is half covered up. So I invested in a canton 6-quart pan and a melling oil pump. And I dont worry about anything.
After taking apart my stock engine I saw that the stock oiling system was really junk lol, the pick up is half covered up. So I invested in a canton 6-quart pan and a melling oil pump. And I dont worry about anything. 