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As my G8 GT approaches 110k miles, we all hope the motor holds out to 200k plus, which by all standards, it could. But valve seals wear out, bearings wear, piston rings wear, and I have already had the lifters replaced under warranty at around 90k miles for the lovely lifter tick. So I have been looking around for "backup" plans. I won't have $10k to build a nice 402 or 408. My budget would LOVE to be under $5k, but I know that is a pipe dream in the LS world. Also, it might depend on what goes on the motor and if lower end is OK, if the block survives, etc. Even if I did a top end swap (cam and ported heads), the lower end would have 1XX,000 miles on it.
The car is almost paid off, but I would not take a loan out to finance a wild engine build. More power is always nice, but the more power, the more stuff breaks.
So, what would you do within a restrained budget?
Option A - What would it cost to just rebuild the stock 6.0 with new rods, pistons, bearings, toss on some nicer heads and a DOD delete camshaft?
Option B - Purchase a junk yard low mileage 6.2L out of a Corvette or Camaro? I think these would still cost around $6-8k? And could be a gamble?
Option C - Something like this off of Ebay? I think that could bolt right in and all accessories would swap over? 480hp sounds about right! I'm thinking install/swap would run another $1,500-2k.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-P...pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr
I'm just exploring some hypotheticals, nothing wrong with my current engine that I know of, just sorting out what I might want or have to do in advance. It may not even be a daily driver in the near future, so everything might change.
The car is almost paid off, but I would not take a loan out to finance a wild engine build. More power is always nice, but the more power, the more stuff breaks.
So, what would you do within a restrained budget?
Option A - What would it cost to just rebuild the stock 6.0 with new rods, pistons, bearings, toss on some nicer heads and a DOD delete camshaft?
Option B - Purchase a junk yard low mileage 6.2L out of a Corvette or Camaro? I think these would still cost around $6-8k? And could be a gamble?
Option C - Something like this off of Ebay? I think that could bolt right in and all accessories would swap over? 480hp sounds about right! I'm thinking install/swap would run another $1,500-2k.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-P...pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr
I'm just exploring some hypotheticals, nothing wrong with my current engine that I know of, just sorting out what I might want or have to do in advance. It may not even be a daily driver in the near future, so everything might change.