Thread: Thinking of buying a spare. motor to build

Yes you can use a n/a bottom end, the compression ratio is going to be higher though. And DO NOT touch the bottom end.

its what im doing, got a n/a engine on the stand, 200 bucks in new gaskets and other odds and ends for it, picked up spare heads to port/ clean up.

You probably don't want do that.. Very seldom do guys have goodluck when they start messing with the bottom end.. Just get a good n/a motor.. And leave the bottom end alone.. There's a reason the big HP Turbo guys still run stock bottom ends..


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Originally Posted by Lil larry

Was going to freshen it up with new bearings and such but Ouse the Pistons,rods and crank alone

JUST NO! like said earlier, dont touch the bottom end. or you'll just waste it. thats called a 200 mile engine.

your also gonna want a way to tune it when done. it should run on a gtp stock pcm, but a tune will help it out.

I'm doing the same

http://www.regalgs.org/topic/58752-n...x/#entry391933

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

You probably don't want do that.. Very seldom do guys have goodluck when they start messing with the bottom end.. Just get a good n/a motor.. And leave the bottom end alone.. There's a reason the big HP Turbo guys still run stock bottom ends..


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Someone told me that ZZPs world record car uses a stock l36 bottom end.

It was an l67 bottom end.

last i saw a rebuilt crate block was over a grand, for a short block, long blocks go up to 2 grand easy.

last guy here who did all the right things to rebuild his engine, machine shop costs and parts was also over 2 grand. why a used engine is the choice most of us make.

I Know where you can get a motor under 10 miles shipped to your door. But gotta have money ready

then you spend $150-200 and regasket everything and you have cheap new to you motor


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im up to 220 in gaskets with fluids filters elbows valve seals and head bolts. not to bad really.

Stock Bottom end, 25 PSI Turbo build, XP Cam.... Stay stock bottom end.

Stock head bolts right now Ticking time bomb

Big cam and heads are not in...yet

I have heads and and ST5 in my basement, along with a double roller. Head studs on the way then the 600+ wHP fun begins.