Just soliciting ideas - tired of my /6 smell. |
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Just soliciting ideas - tired of my /6 smell. |
patssle |
Dec 8 2015, 09:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 981 Joined: 28-August 09 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 10,741 Region Association: None |
My car is pretty smelly and it's rather annoying as I like to daily drive. The engine (3.0L with Webers) is probably in need of a rebuild, thus burning oil, and there are no cats. Even though I did the /6 conversion myself I'm not really interested in doing a full engine rebuild myself. Paying somebody 10k minimum doesn't excite me either.
I've always had a dream of building an electric car but that's $$$. You can also buy a brand new LS3 engine for less than 8k. I could always sell my complete 3.0L along with the /6 conversion parts to fund a different engine project. Just playing around with ideas. I might not do anything at all and just deal with it. Any thoughts? |
Bruce Hinds |
Dec 8 2015, 09:28 PM
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V-8 madness Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 27-December 06 From: Port Orchard, WA Member No.: 7,391 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Well, it all depends on what you want.
The big 6 and the V8 are two different animals. Both are wonderful, but they are different driving experiences. You may be able to deal with fixing a bunch of leaks for a lot less then doing the conversion or rebuilding the 6 . . .. Good Luck. |
porschetub |
Dec 9 2015, 01:17 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,725 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
You may be able to deal with fixing a bunch of leaks for a lot less then doing the conversion or rebuilding the 6 . . .. Good Luck. [/quote] There are so many area's on these motors that are a source of oil leaks,rocker covers,oil return tubes,front and rear seals,thermostat, oil pressure switch to name a few,unless you have a lot of oil smoke under throttle you would need to sort the leaks first to gauge true oil consumption. I have read articles on Pelican concerning people using the wrong grade of oil and having smoking issues....not just on start up. |
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