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? |
BK911 |
Dec 12 2015, 06:32 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 672 Joined: 19-February 04 From: Rocky Top, TN Member No.: 1,674 Region Association: None |
Do a leak down test before anything else.
You have no idea if the engine needs rebuilding. Oil leaks are usually pretty easy to find and repair. Get everything clean, run the car, and look for fresh oil. |
Justinp71 |
Dec 13 2015, 11:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,585 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 2,922 Region Association: None |
Do a leak down test before anything else. You have no idea if the engine needs rebuilding. Oil leaks are usually pretty easy to find and repair. Get everything clean, run the car, and look for fresh oil. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) These motors can go for many miles. I pulled mine apart because of start-up smoke and decel smoke (was just going to do valve guides, but it turned into a larger project). |
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