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Old May 28, 2009 | 12:43 AM
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im in the bothell/ snohomish area and I am looking for recommendations for motor work. Some of the shops I have used in the past are very unfamiliar with LS motors of any variety and if im going to invest some money into my first serious build, i want to use someone who can tell me what they think and give me there suggestions and tips, rather than me explaining to them what I read some guy on the internet did one time...

another thing im looking for is info about building big power with the vvt system in the L92. Obviously its something I dont understand well enough to know if I should retain it for a FI build or if I should ditch it. What I do know is that there is something to gain from it, but I cant get the idea out of my head that its just another set of parts in the motor to fail.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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most of us here are in OR, some WA guy's still come over from time to time but I would ask on nation
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Old May 29, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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I hear the guys over at turbo tech are pretty good with them ls motors. closer to you might try Speed Secrets.
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Old May 30, 2009 | 09:47 AM
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Are you looking to get a motor worked on or buy a shortblock and build the rest yourself?
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Old Jun 1, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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looking to have some motor work done on what I have now. I have a complete L92, oil pan to intake, and a long block also. Long block has 20k on it and 1 bad cylinder, the other is low miles also and has a bad cam/bent pushrod... so im going to start by assembling 1 to get it into my truck and then slowly build the second one for another swap.
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