LS Engines

[m3coupe]

Been playing about on the bay and found

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=1...

Is it just me or is this quite a good price? If they are getting fitted for about £5k, then this would seem a realistic alternative to a speed 6 upgrade.

[B17NNS]

£5400 gets you a Power rebuild with a 3 year year unlimited mileage warranty.

[m3coupe]

B17NNS said:

£5400 gets you a Power rebuild with a 3 year year unlimited mileage warranty.

Very true but it's an alternative to a 4.3/4.5 upgrade!

[Steve_D]

Looks like the engine at that price will be for a carb install. No mention of the carb so that would be extra.
I suspect by the time you start adding the bits you need it will quite soon ramp up in price.

Steve

[7erbera]

The engine is a re manufactured LQ9 so:

6.0l iron block
lower compression than ls1 (depending on heads)
slightly better heads than ls1 (not as good as ls6/2)
no mention of cam
no mention if bored out (normally in the states they go 30 thou overbore with iron blocks)
no mention of what rotating assembly used (reused pistons/rods -rod bolts&bearings?)

other notes:
"243" = GM cylinder head casting number, just means LS6/LS2 heads (its the valves in those heads..)
L33 ally block would be a good alternative but I expect will be more £££

[Don1]

B17NNS said:

£5400 gets you a Power rebuild with a 3 year year unlimited mileage warranty.

Which isn't even close to a power upgrade like an LS engine.

It's a good price though, and you can see why Dom is still in business!

[GasMunkey]

7erbera said:

L33 ally block would be a good alternative but I expect will be more £££

That's what I got
The 5.3 will bore out to Ls1 5.7 easy, and can go as far as 6.3 with stroker
Comes with better rods than a Ls1,
Mine came with 799 heads (ls6)

It's not the engine that will cost you, box, propshaft, exhaust,Ecu, shifter etc etc

[wadsapple]

From what i have heard Kevin is a really good engine builder and has some epic engines in Europe to his credit.I am expecting him to build me a race engine later this year for one of my challenge cars.

[GasMunkey]

wadsapple said:

From what i have heard Kevin is a really good engine builder and has some epic engines in Europe to his credit.I am expecting him to build me a race engine later this year for one of my challenge cars.

Pm me

Edited by GasMunkey on Sunday 24th March 12:24

[Brummmie]

LS3 is probably the best value, and potential to evolve into any sort of power output you want.
I bought my Block which was already bored and line bored from a website called Racing Junk for $900.
A set of Brand new Mahle pistons was $600.

you have to keep your eye in, but sometimes some bargains appear..

http://www.racingjunk.com/search?searchString=ls3&...