| RE:[1992 LT1/MN6] My Engine is dying... |
Subject: RE:[1992 LT1/MN6] My Engine is dying... by CasetheCorvetteman on 2007/10/26 16:45:36 Theft recovery kills the deal straight away for me without a complete tear down and rebuild of the said long block before considering putting a top end on it and kicking it in the guts. You will never know what happened to that unit before it was stripped of its bits and pieces, and for a very small sum of $1,500 USD (which is absolute chicken feed) id be going to what will be a better starting point. Hotcam might a pretty sissy cam, but its still not going to work at its best with unported LT1 heads. I dont know if youre planing that or not. Either way you go, if you increase the lift (via the cam or 1.6rrs), your LT1 springs are not worth a damn and need to be replaced. The LT4 has all that, and a servere duty timing set. I just like to KNOW for certain what im getting is good to go without the issue of ongoing problems. If it fails or causes you issues, there is your $1,500 buffer up and gone. Then to top this potential off, you have no idea what those bearings have been subject to in their 25,000 miles, moisture in the oil journals isnt out of the question after 2 years of sitting around, and youre looking to add more pressure to them. Thats all just me, i know youre aware of all these "maybes", which are something i just dont like to play with when there is a very good option that will not only provide a better package, but i reckon better piece of mind as well. |
