Built motor is blown (video) and buying a L26 for now and moving all my things to it

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Originally Posted by buck531

And this is why a stock bottom end is better than building a motor...

That sucks.

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Only if you neglect it and didn't do it right.

If it was totally built from a bare block...and the mains weren't line bored...then lol, yup. 300~ mile miracle.

Also I just remembered while turning the crank pulley to do the flex plate bolts that the engine jammed and we had to use a huge breaker bar to make it start spinning again

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Originally Posted by acidcrashdburnd

Also I just remembered while turning the crank pulley to do the flex plate bolts that the engine jammed and we had to use a huge breaker bar to make it start spinning again

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Hindsight is always 20/20.
Hope everything turns out for ya.

Man this sucks! I hope it all works out for ya man....hate to see stuff like this:(

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Is the machine shop going to warranty the work?

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Originally Posted by ls1camino

Is the machine shop going to warranty the work?

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Ill find out may 22nd.

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Originally Posted by acidcrashdburnd

Also I just remembered while turning the crank pulley to do the flex plate bolts that the engine jammed and we had to use a huge breaker bar to make it start spinning again

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-oFW_zm6yA...eck_mentor.jpg

Picking up an L26 with 55k on it from a place in NJ Friday, I am moving my top end, cam, and timing chain over to the L26 taking my broken built motor to get repaired/redone. I was thinking of running a 3.3 or 3.5 pulley on this, the Gen 5 has a 3.0 on it now.

I figured I would get the built block done store it in my basement beat up on the L26 for a summer and swap in my new junk next April

sounds like a plan

Sell me your broken short block.

ill sell you everything under the hood including the trans and another crank for $2000 obo if you provide a WORKING trans and come help me install the trans and engine in the car so I can trade it in.

I get more and more annoyed with this car as the hours go by

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Originally Posted by acidcrashdburnd

ill sell you everything under the hood including the trans and another crank for $2000 obo if you provide a WORKING trans and come help me install the trans and engine in the car so I can trade it in.

I get more and more annoyed with this car as the hours go by

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it's part of the challenge Justin. When it's finally done, you'll look back and laugh about it. If it were easy, we would be ricers :D

Is there anything I need to do with this JY engine? can I just bolt all my crap up/in to it? I only want to remove the heads ans nothing else if I can get away with that.

oh and this is an ACTUAL PART of the conversation I had with one of the owners of the machine shop.


MS:"is this the car that was going to have a blower on it?"
Me: "yes"
MS: mmmmmmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmm, and you didn't beat on it?
Me: "NO."
MS: "and you say you put 300 miles on it in just 4 days?
Me: "YES WHY DOES IT MATTER THE NUMBER OF DAYS vs MILES?!"
MS: "I'll have peter call you tomorrow we need to discuss about this."

Yup sounds like a easy excuse not to redo the work. Shouldn't matter how many miles you put on it in X amount of days as long as you weren't beating on it.

Yes, everything will bolt up to your L26. I just did it in a 99 GT. L26 bottom, Gen III top swap, cam... Easy peasy

Cam will require you to pull the timing cover, if you swap cam.

Sorry to hear about your motor... I debated on getting my L36 rebuilt and I about pooped myself when the machine shop told me how much... LMAO I said just do the heads, I'll make a coffee table for the garage out of the block...

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Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

Yup sounds like a easy excuse not to redo the work. Shouldn't matter how many miles you put on it in X amount of days as long as you weren't beating on it.

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I am going to try to get a full or partial refund and just send the broken block to intense so they can tell me exactly what broke and fix it.

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Originally Posted by dbextreme

Yes, everything will bolt up to your L26. I just did it in a 99 GT. L26 bottom, Gen III top swap, cam... Easy peasy

Cam will require you to pull the timing cover, if you swap cam.

Sorry to hear about your motor... I debated on getting my L36 rebuilt and I about pooped myself when the machine shop told me how much... LMAO I said just do the heads, I'll make a coffee table for the garage out of the block...

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Thats what I was going to do as i was already top swapped but found the chipped pistons. What size pulley do you run and which cam? I have the intense stage 2 blower cam with supporting mods and I was going to run a 3.3, I have a 3.5 and 3.0 that could also be used.

Here is a video I got today

http://youtu.be/fB3LyjcuHGc

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Originally Posted by acidcrashdburnd

Thats what I was going to do as i was already top swapped but found the chipped pistons. What size pulley do you run and which cam? I have the intense stage 2 blower cam with supporting mods and I was going to run a 3.3, I have a 3.5 and 3.0 that could also be used.

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I'm running a ported Gen III with a 3.4 pulley, XP Cam, Headers, 0 KR. Bought my L26 from a local salvage yard, very low mileage, came with the VIN to verify. So far, I'm pleased.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/rebir...pgt-73193.html