Thread: swap l67 for l32?

What would it take?

dont do it. youll be wasting money. the only reason to go with an l32 is because you can find them with lower miles more easily.

just get another l67 block, or for that matter go high compression like everyone else that knows how to make a blown car run.

^^ X2...L36 or L26.

Alright thanks for the tips guys. turns out i may only need a new oil pump valve an spring im gonna replace the whole pump an we will see what happens.

Get some LS6 springs and modded 1.9 rockers while your in there AND...your gonna need a tune with the higher comp. and rockers to benefit you the most

^ if only i could afford a higher compresion setup and a set of rockers

Originally Posted by minichopper6hp

if your oil pump died and you were drivin it for even a 1/4 mile, expect to replace the entire motor

true story. my car idled with no oil for a minute total and was toast.

True that been there done that as well and it was for less then a min. I just got a other L67 block with less then 50,000 miles for well less then $1,000... While the motor is out the lower intake and blower housing were both ported and polished and mod to be able to take in more air... With the cam, springs and rockers I am going to be running... I will not need an intercooler with my setup.... After the dyno tune... I will be pushing way more power then the stock L32 and cost me much less then me getting that block....

The pump didnt die completely it just has low oil pressure at low rpms under acceleration the pressure would go back up. Its hard to explain. i still think im prob gonna have to do bearings an seals but my dad seems to think maybe not. We'll find out once i start tearin into it whats really gonna have to be done.

Unfortunately i didnt have a gauge so i dont have numbers but thats what was explained to me as what was happening. I am def getting a gauge now though and already had been planning on getting one this week before this all happened i wish i had gotten 1 sooner.

low as in...5 psi? is your low oil pressure light on?

just for your knowledge, my car would hit about 8psi at idle when hot when i was running 5w30 and its still running.

It only came on at idle like at a stop light/sign or just in the driveway. An then would go out under load. it knocks under load as well.

this is like slapping a nice chested girl in the face and saying GET RID OF YOUR BOOBS lmao

Ha what joe? Thats not quite making sense to me right off.

right off? basically dont swap out a l67 DONE ha

no, if the bottom end is knocking you need a new bottom end.

^ thats what i said too but hes tryin to say maybe not. apparently his buddy whose also a mechanic was saying that the knocking sound is the space where the oil should be just hitting an i was like well then its beating itself to death an the bearings are still gonna be messed up just like i said. ill be pulling some bearings an checking them when i drop the pan so he will see then that i might as well have just pulled the motor in the beginning like i wanted to. an then i will an ill get the crank machined an replace all the bearings an seals an the oil pan gasket an pickup gasket an the oil pump like originally planned. its just gonna take that much longer because i wont have just pulled it in the first place like i wanted