QUOTE(nditiz1 @ May 15 2019, 12:45 PM)
Mark the leak downs look good!
117k on it
So I have a 3.0 out of an 82. Was running when pulled last November, but needs to be gone through. Do I sell mine and buy this one or rebuild the one I got?
Did the studs check out?
Yea. Studs are good. Everything checks out on this engine and until a couple days ago it was running the car very well. The norm at our shop is a built 3.2 or 3.6 upgrade from a smaller engine. Since these have become high end builds, a built 3.8 with lots of extras is the usual fix. Nothing wrong with this 3.0 and You could be driving in weeks vs rebuild months or longer.
Pelican has a pretty good “engine rebuilder” program that will help you estimate costs. It’s shocking how fast it adds up.