Need help guys! LQ9 maybe??
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Oh so now this info comes out....I had multiple threads about this when I was buying my engine and everyone told me it was cheaper to buy a complete engine and stick it in than to tear down and rebuild another one with new parts
I was all prepared to go too.....booooooo....
oh well, I can't complain too much.....
I was all prepared to go too.....booooooo....
oh well, I can't complain too much.....
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Originally Posted by thunder550
Oh so now this info comes out....I had multiple threads about this when I was buying my engine and everyone told me it was cheaper to buy a complete engine and stick it in than to tear down and rebuild another one with new parts
I was all prepared to go too.....booooooo....
oh well, I can't complain too much.....
I was all prepared to go too.....booooooo....
oh well, I can't complain too much.....
FYI most of the people that were syaing it would be too expensive to build your engine are most likely the ones that pay for a cam install
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
FYI most of the people that were syaing it would be too expensive to build your engine are most likely the ones that pay for a cam install
I was willing to build it myself if it was going to be for a decent price. I didn't have tons of $$ to throw at it since I was doing the new tranny and the s/c overhaul at the same time. Oh well, live and learn. If I ever do a different motor in the truck I will build it myself.
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If I was putting a completely different set of rods and pistons on a crank(as in one's that don't weigh the same) I would have the rotating assembly balanced for sure in a performance engine. Cody is right on the bearings. If they look good and especially are on the same crank and same journals I wouldn't worry about new ones. Actually with rings. If it was a low mileage engine then a quick hone with a dingle berry hone to knock the glaze off and reinstall them. The factory rings are cast so on the other hand I would replace them.
FYI-The bearings in my turbo engine are out of 2 different used engines. One with 80k miles and the other with 20k. They are mix and matched and I spec'd them with a dial bore guage and micrometers and set up my oil tolerances occordingly. The oil pump is a stock used one. And the heads all I did was port them and put new springs on them.
I understand if you can't do the work yourself. That is why so many people "overkill", because they are affraid of the unknown.
FYI-The bearings in my turbo engine are out of 2 different used engines. One with 80k miles and the other with 20k. They are mix and matched and I spec'd them with a dial bore guage and micrometers and set up my oil tolerances occordingly. The oil pump is a stock used one. And the heads all I did was port them and put new springs on them.
I understand if you can't do the work yourself. That is why so many people "overkill", because they are affraid of the unknown.
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