Thread: swap time

so my motor is going in tomorrow... i have autolite 605's, got wires right before engine went to ****.... oil and filter, supercharger oil, coolant, thermostat, belts... anything im forgetting? also is the supercharger gasket reusable? as for the headers that are going on... also i got the SSAC knockoffs... are the stock mani gaskets reusable also?

cant reuse the blower gasket (depending upon how long it was on there). cant reuse the stock manifold gaskets either.

i didnt think so... what SC and Exhaust mani gaskets would u use?

stock GM gaskets.

thanks again.

agreed...gm ftw.

none of that felpro bullsh!t

the motor only has 54k? give or take so im hoping to be ok on leaks... my budget has been killed... wanted to do LIM gaskets as well but cant right now... i have spent way too much money on this car in the past few months. i just hope everything goes as planned for tomorrow... completely furnished shop with lift, air, and every tool u can think of. its a 97 riviera motor goin in... any external parts that i need to swap off old motor? should i put in the 605's or exchange for 104's going to a 3.4 when i have extra money to spend... may be awhile before i do that.

I just got GM LIM gaskets, s/c gasket and o-rings, exhaust gaskets, and coolant tubes from a gm dealer for $87 w/ my friend's gm discount. That was cheaper than advance auto.

LIM at the dealer here alone is like 70 bucks... u got a deal.

drinking my mornin coffee gettin ready to do it to it... more excited then i was at christmas.

today went well got old motor out and alotta parts swapping done... motor going back in tomorrow minus supercharger... im gonna paint it and hopefully be ridin by mid week. went ahead and did valve cover gaskets and oil pan gasket as well... save future headaches. plugs on cylinder 6 and 3 were f*cked... one smashed completely closed and one completely broken. headers were cake... took 20 minutes to get exhaust manis off and headers on minus copper RTV.

good first day