Spun a bearing tonight... time for an upgrade
03-29-2012, 11:43 AM
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Ok, block casting 12561168 its an LS6 block, specific to 2004 Corvette. has 243 heads but no yellow springs? Motor has 25k miles, pulled in 2007. Been sitting ever since. I mentioned the springs and he is pulling the front cover to see if its got a cam. He says he wants $3000. Not sure what its worth. Any input? Seller says he bought it from running vehicle. 2004 Z06.
03-29-2012, 11:53 AM
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Ok, block casting 12561168 its an LS6 block, specific to 2004 Corvette. has 243 heads but no yellow springs? Motor has 25k miles, pulled in 2007. Been sitting ever since. I mentioned the springs and he is pulling the front cover to see if its got a cam. He says he wants $3000. Not sure what its worth. Any input? Seller says he bought it from running vehicle. 2004 Z06.
i guess you're just wanting to spend money. lol
03-29-2012, 12:14 PM
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Well, if it were in a vehicle and I could verify the condition, I think 3k is reasonable for a legit ls6... I really cant justify buying a floor motor for that price... that scares the **** out of me.. my brother made that mistake. We put a motor in his tahoe that turned over fine by hand.... first crank sounded like dogs barking under the hood...
03-29-2012, 03:28 PM
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Well, if it were in a vehicle and I could verify the condition, I think 3k is reasonable for a legit ls6... I really cant justify buying a floor motor for that price... that scares the **** out of me.. my brother made that mistake. We put a motor in his tahoe that turned over fine by hand.... first crank sounded like dogs barking under the hood...
I got another one on Craigslist from a guy, looked great in person but when I dropped it in It didn't work good at all so I pulled it out and sure enough the head gaskets were garbage, the cylinders were scuffed to hell and the bearings were gone. He paid for the parts but too much trouble.
Next time I buy an engine that came out of another car I am pulling the pan and possibly the heads before I will buy it and even after that I will tear it down completely before putting it into my car.
I would recommend you do the same if you buy one from somewhere, just assume it needs refreshing.
03-29-2012, 04:50 PM
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Ok, block casting 12561168 its an LS6 block, specific to 2004 Corvette. has 243 heads but no yellow springs? Motor has 25k miles, pulled in 2007. Been sitting ever since. I mentioned the springs and he is pulling the front cover to see if its got a cam. He says he wants $3000. Not sure what its worth. Any input? Seller says he bought it from running vehicle. 2004 Z06.
You can buy a freshly built and forged short block (or have yours built) for very close to that price, hell if not for less. I think I would try to ****** up that LS2 for $1800.
03-29-2012, 04:59 PM
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I know the motor really good and was going to buy it but I just do not need to do another motor swap in my WS6. The motor ran very strong when it was pulled... The owner broke the rearend wand is going to go to a bigger motor is the only reason why it was pulled. I bought the top end from him.
03-29-2012, 08:46 PM
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Dammit Anticop I am responding to both your threads with the same basic ****!! Couple beers and I forget which one im in lol.
