Thread: "replacement shortblock"

what is the highest mileage shortblock or engine u guys have put in ur cars and ran it, modded it, etc:???

the "replacement sb" has 150k on it. gonna check the bearings and cylinder walls. the intake gaskets had looked like they had already been replaced recently. i think in the long run. new rings and bearing, hone the cylinders and new op and gaskets. the motors around me are in the 500to 600 and up range. i can do this stuff cheaper. just trying to save a buck but it looks like i'l have to spend it. vs cam is going in too. single stock,new timing chain enough? too many bad stories of chains breaking, what to do, what to do.

definitely. i mean we will check it out and give it what it needs. but car was running, dump trk hit it. yeah, i did the same to daughters car this summer, hone , rings, bearings o.p. and rework heads... i think for the $$$ its cheaper...if i lived somewhere and didn't ave to pay shipping , i'd go longblock hunting.....NOW, if it needs various machine work, i'll pursue other options.

the reason on the vs cam like i said , is the low duration @.050....purely dd and maybe occasional street, stock gearing. s1x only a fuzz bigger, just depends on price of cam i find, may have to be new..

rings and bearings about $200. piston ring were $123 at advance, but i'll get a discount, yyyyyeaaaahhhh, o.p. around 30 to $40. timing set maybe what $50????haven't checked yet. yeah gasket set is high at roughly $200 or so. $100 on the head job, (no pun intended, hahaha)...i can spend a little at a time.....not all at once.

yeah, thats true, gonna bring the block home in a little bit , may have time to tear down tonite.

also i get worried about how the front banks run so hot on these motors. it gives me an uneasy feeling, bt heck, who knowss?

oh yes, but buying a stock type motor, who know how the original owner treated it ., or if the front bank was cooking all the time..

"turn it around" lol...i got it on the stand, heads off and the cylinder walls lookvery good. no ridge up top and u can still see cross hatch marks. i'll pull oil pan off in a day or so and check bottom end. it'll kinda be a slow build ,hopefully completed before summer.

my last short block had 140k on it, looked new. got the carbon off the pistons, fresh gaskets everywhere. havent had a problem with it yet.

how long has that been????? that thought has run through my head..u know, throw o.p. and tc setup and gaskets...my luck it'd blow up first thing.