Thread: Ok its official

my dad doesnt believe anything i tell him that any l36 or l67 block will work..... he thinks since he knows everything that he is looking into sleeving the cylinder and get this at lee auto "apparently they have a shop locally that they machine stuff.............. tell me isnt this a BAD idea! im so pissed off i know a ton more about cars and automotive then he does and he apartently thinks he is this auto god when he cant even perform a god damn tune up..... sleeving a engine = disaster correct.....................? ughhhhhh

Diesels are sleeved all the time. Never herd of someone doing a 3800 tho. Probally end up costing more than the short block.

i think the idea is outrageous and a ghetto quick fix....... thats what is pissing me off

I imagine that the shortblock will be cheaper in the longrun.

thats what im trying to say but i am jsut a kid obsessed about autos and im on my 2nd and final year for my degree but i dont know anything............ i hate people that think they know everything ugggghhhhhhhh every1 wish that tomarrow when my big headed dad gets a quote for sleeving it that its real expensive.....

honda's get sleaved. mostly for bigger displacement. are you doing this to the stock block?? what turned out to be the failure with yours??

buying a short block will be way cheaper than repairing the one in it. tell him he is stupid.

so true. new shortblock $400???

ok glad to hear that bio wait til he gets a price quote for sleeving it tomarrow then i hope he realizes it.

dude ill pray for you tonight haha especially cause of your new avatar. b&bh ftmfw!!!!!

just take him to autozone and get some prices on...

new rod and main bolts
bearings

and most importantly piston rings. Makes sure that you get the price on the cromemoly ones...

That'll shut him up.

The only people that i know of that sleeve blocks are honda kids with crazy boost. sleeving a 3800? why? your going to spend way more than the block is worth.

yeah i told him tonight haha he realized i was right haha we found a l36 locally on ebay its only at 140 right now and we dont need shipping duh =p its a complete l36 with 63k i hope the bidding war doesnt go nuts =[

its from a 2000 monte carlo aka direct bolt on correct?

ya, when my engine blew (first day i got it =/ ) we got an engine out of a monte. its pretty much the same car but with diff body and interior. its just sad knowing its not original tho =/

what ever my setup will b better then stock ha

are you cammed? you should just trick your dad into loanin you some money for one while your engine is out. saves money for labor

i will talk to him but the price of the block on ebay just uped 180 bucks more then beggining...... so idk

damn that sucks

Just get this.............

3.8l L67 Series II Supercharged Engine GTP 115k 3800 GS:eBay Motors (item 390069626614 end time Aug-14-09 15:56:41 PDT)

Also Ed has many other options for replacing your block. You can probably send him a message through eBay and ask him if he has any blocks available. He will get you the best possible and everyone in the GP community knows Ed. He is one of the few stand up guys sellings good used GP parts!

Hands down!