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? |
patssle |
Dec 9 2015, 02:30 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 |
Good feedback! There is a lot of info out there on engine rebuilds. I'm just wary from watching all the videos how many parts there are and my luck I would miss something. Especially since I've never touched an engine before - I would have no idea what I'm looking at and if it's in good condition or not. I need to do a leakdown/compression test to see what the general health is - I've been under the impression the engine has pretty good mileage on it.
Electric conversions are as good as the money you throw at it as range is directly related to battery storage. Which can add up very quickly in dollars if you want a legitimate range (which is partly why Tesla is so expensive with their battery packs). Where are you guys seeing 3.2 engines for sale? I was looking through Pelican the other day and not many engines in general are available. |
mepstein |
Dec 9 2015, 02:45 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,511 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Good feedback! There is a lot of info out there on engine rebuilds. I'm just wary from watching all the videos how many parts there are and my luck I would miss something. Especially since I've never touched an engine before - I would have no idea what I'm looking at and if it's in good condition or not. I need to do a leakdown/compression test to see what the general health is - I've been under the impression the engine has pretty good mileage on it. Electric conversions are as good as the money you throw at it as range is directly related to battery storage. Which can add up very quickly in dollars if you want a legitimate range (which is partly why Tesla is so expensive with their battery packs). Where are you guys seeing 3.2 engines for sale? I was looking through Pelican the other day and not many engines in general are available. You have to place a wtb - WTB complete 3.2 in very good running condition. Don't need he's or exhaust. Have up to $xxx to spend for the right engine. Have cash and no bs. Please contact me at. Xxx Trust me, if your patient, it works. And the bonus is you are generally not in competition with other buyers. |
billh1963 |
Dec 9 2015, 03:15 PM
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Car Hoarder! Group: Members Posts: 3,403 Joined: 28-March 11 From: North Carolina Member No.: 12,871 Region Association: South East States |
Good feedback! There is a lot of info out there on engine rebuilds. I'm just wary from watching all the videos how many parts there are and my luck I would miss something. Especially since I've never touched an engine before - I would have no idea what I'm looking at and if it's in good condition or not. I need to do a leakdown/compression test to see what the general health is - I've been under the impression the engine has pretty good mileage on it. Electric conversions are as good as the money you throw at it as range is directly related to battery storage. Which can add up very quickly in dollars if you want a legitimate range (which is partly why Tesla is so expensive with their battery packs). Where are you guys seeing 3.2 engines for sale? I was looking through Pelican the other day and not many engines in general are available. You have to place a wtb - WTB complete 3.2 in very good running condition. Don't need he's or exhaust. Have up to $xxx to spend for the right engine. Have cash and no bs. Please contact me at. Xxx Trust me, if your patient, it works. And the bonus is you are generally not in competition with other buyers. And, if you want to stick with a 3.0 (a little less money) you can always buy another one and sell yours. Your total out of pocket wouldn't be all that bad. |
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