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Found a C6 for pretty cheap but with like 140k miles. Was considering buying it and then if/when problems arise rebuilding it. Possibly forged and adding boost down the road. Worth it?
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Found a C6 for pretty cheap but with like 140k miles. Was considering buying it and then if/when problems arise rebuilding it. Possibly forged and adding boost down the road. Worth it?


Always worth it :D ive spent 1.5k for forged internals, rebore, piston cooling, refacing, wedging and some custom needs on my dohc 4 cylinder.

also ported head etc, but i wont include that here.

You wont regred it :D
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Found a C6 for pretty cheap but with like 140k miles. Was considering buying it and then if/when problems arise rebuilding it. Possibly forged and adding boost down the road. Worth it?


You very likely won't need to do anything to it for another 60-100k miles depending on how it's been driven. It's the same design as the pickup truck engines that go 300k.

A 4" stroke crank, forged rods, and 4.065" bore will give you a 416 which is the common size to build an ls3 to. If you are going to boost it I'd leave the stock crank in it unless you plan on over 1000whp. If your plans are above that a forged stock stroke crank is ideal.

Regardless of stroke, a nice forged rotating assembly for an LS3 is going to run you about $5k assembled for the shortblock with you providing the block.



It it manual? Base? Z51?

This post was edited by FMX_89 on May 11 2018 07:35pm
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You very likely won't need to do anything to it for another 60-100k miles depending on how it's been driven. It's the same design as the pickup truck engines that go 300k.

A 4" stroke crank, forged rods, and 4.065" bore will give you a 416 which is the common size to build an ls3 to. If you are going to boost it I'd leave the stock crank in it unless you plan on over 1000whp. If your plans are above that a forged stock stroke crank is ideal.

Regardless of stroke, a nice forged rotating assembly for an LS3 is going to run you about $5k assembled for the shortblock with you providing the block.



Avoid


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You wont regred it :D
This dumb ass (regretted**) it fucking retard

Avoid it for 10-17k


avoid it, buy something jdm, eurodm rwd for less than 3k. Buy a RB26det or 2jz 3.4 as well (titan stroker kit) and/or 2.9l stroker kit for Rb 1.6k build it instead of buying it why not just build it. GR6 tranny RB motor, R154 for 2j.

Alot of the american fellas like to just buy the car and have other people build it.

FMX is right, avoid it and buy something fun to build.

hell you could buy a pontiac fiero and catch on fire while driving it because american cars are so great

Or you could buy a car, swap it, build it slam over 15lbs boost into it before even destroying anything. I'll be back in the states soon, I'll help you.

Make the right choice m8.

A corvette is like a tranny and a mustang a crowd killer you should avoid it imo fmx is on point with that pm edit.



Then again, buying an american car is like having an STD the choice is yours. Let your wife get one first at least, then just wear a condom.

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Quote (NEOS13 @ May 12 2018 03:13am)
This dumb ass (regretted**) it fucking retard

Avoid it for 10-17k


avoid it, buy something jdm, eurodm rwd for less than 3k. Buy a RB26det or 2jz 3.4 as well (titan stroker kit) and/or 2.9l stroker kit for Rb 1.6k build it instead of buying it why not just build it. GR6 tranny RB motor, R154 for 2j.

Alot of the american fellas like to just buy the car and have other people build it.

FMX is right, avoid it and buy something fun to build.

hell you could buy a pontiac fiero and catch on fire while driving it because american cars are so great

Or you could buy a car, swap it, build it slam over 15lbs boost into it before even destroying anything. I'll be back in the states soon, I'll help you.

Make the right choice m8.

A corvette is like a tranny and a mustang a crowd killer you should avoid it imo fmx is on point with that pm edit.

https://media.giphy.com/media/sgX3g8jTZFFcc/giphy.gif

Then again, buying an american car is like having an STD the choice is yours. Let your wife get one first at least, then just wear a condom.


What a mess of a post.

Show me where the American car touched you. You are triggered as fuck hahaha. A C6 corvette with mild mods is one of the best all around performance cars on the planet. It can do everything but rally really well.
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Quote (NEOS13 @ May 12 2018 04:13am)
This dumb ass (regretted**) it fucking retard

Avoid it for 10-17k


avoid it, buy something jdm, eurodm rwd for less than 3k. Buy a RB26det or 2jz 3.4 as well (titan stroker kit) and/or 2.9l stroker kit for Rb 1.6k build it instead of buying it why not just build it. GR6 tranny RB motor, R154 for 2j.

Alot of the american fellas like to just buy the car and have other people build it.

FMX is right, avoid it and buy something fun to build.

hell you could buy a pontiac fiero and catch on fire while driving it because american cars are so great

Or you could buy a car, swap it, build it slam over 15lbs boost into it before even destroying anything. I'll be back in the states soon, I'll help you.

Make the right choice m8.

A corvette is like a tranny and a mustang a crowd killer you should avoid it imo fmx is on point with that pm edit.

https://media.giphy.com/media/sgX3g8jTZFFcc/giphy.gif

Then again, buying an american car is like having an STD the choice is yours. Let your wife get one first at least, then just wear a condom.


how does that crash happen? Guy must have kept the throttle down and then started to brake when he was side ways

This post was edited by ArtofApocalypse on May 12 2018 12:46pm
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how does that crash happen? Guy must have kept the throttle down and then started to brake when he was side ways


lmao I have no idea.

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What a mess of a post.

Show me where the American car touched you. You are triggered as fuck hahaha. A C6 corvette with mild mods is one of the best all around performance cars on the planet. It can do everything but rally really well.


LOL I figured you would get a kick out of that.
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May 12 2018 04:28pm
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lmao I have no idea.



LOL I figured you would get a kick out of that.


You needed to do a better job of organizing that shit show man
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You needed to do a better job of organizing that shit show man


Sure was a show, saw the moving texts indeed.
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Quote (NEOS13 @ May 12 2018 03:13am)
avoid it, buy something jdm, eurodm rwd for less than 3k..


Pretty much stopped reading about here...




Quote (FMX_89 @ May 11 2018 08:35pm)
You very likely won't need to do anything to it for another 60-100k miles depending on how it's been driven. It's the same design as the pickup truck engines that go 300k.

A 4" stroke crank, forged rods, and 4.065" bore will give you a 416 which is the common size to build an ls3 to. If you are going to boost it I'd leave the stock crank in it unless you plan on over 1000whp. If your plans are above that a forged stock stroke crank is ideal.

Regardless of stroke, a nice forged rotating assembly for an LS3 is going to run you about $5k assembled for the shortblock with you providing the block.



It it manual? Base? Z51?



Its a manual and im pretty sure its a base.
I'm pretty set on getting a C7 but the price for that C6 is tempting. Especially if I want to build it into something more fun.
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