pontiacfreak142 Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Not really but they are starting to piss me off. Ive had nothing but bad luck with them. I blew 4 of them in a 2 month span (not exactly my fault though). I had the car running great for a while with no problems, until last week. My valve train has always been rather noisy after i put the cam in, but it started getting really bad last week. I figured maybe it was just a rocker or lifter going bad, but no, i found out the thrust bearing let go and you can watch the crank pully move in and out as the car runs. Normaly i wouldnt really care, but this is gonna take away from the funds of the LS build, along with time. We think we are just gonna check the crank and see how badly it has been damaged and maybe just put in a new bearing in it for the rest of this seaon while i get the V8 ready. The only problem is time and money are being cut short so im not gonna be able to really go the direction i wanted with it. So the 383 idea is pretty much out the window for now. I think im just gonna find a 5.3/LS1 crank, and pick a set of used LS1 heads and a decent sized cam and go for mid-high 11's with it. It kind sucks, but i gues its not all that bad as it will be in the car quite a bit sooner than i expected. Im Kind of on the broke side right now, but if anyone happens to have some LS1 heads or crank for cheap, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Must be you or really bad luck. I don't know if there is a 3800 that has seen as much abuse as mine has and it still runs perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 your sure the balancer isnt coming apart? i know the fwd ones where bad about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfreak142 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 your sure the balancer isnt coming apart? i know the fwd ones where bad about that. nope, its not we checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Think of the V8 those 4 or 5 V6s could have paid for. People who build up V6s are always happy until they build a V8. Just rubbing salt in your wounds man, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordell Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Think of the V8 those 4 or 5 V6s could have paid for. People who build up V6s are always happy until they build a V8. Just rubbing salt in your wounds man, good luck. Thats just not nice. Although I've told him the same thing, I look forward to seeing this project come together. The V6 was cool but a 10 sec gutted V6 car with a transplant will be way cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfreak142 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Think of the V8 those 4 or 5 V6s could have paid for. People who build up V6s are always happy until they build a V8. Just rubbing salt in your wounds man, good luck. well, i really only pain for one of them, so it wouldnt have pain for much lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurkvinny Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 well, i really only pain for one of them, so it wouldnt have pain for much lol. I feel your paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacfreak142 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Thats just not nice. Although I've told him the same thing, I look forward to seeing this project come together. The V6 was cool but a 10 sec gutted V6 car with a transplant will be way cooler. thanks man, i am to. although it is kind of getting rushed now cause depending on how bad the crank is, i might just stick a new bearing in it and hope it last the rest of this season, but im gonna be rushing to get the V8 done in case so its not quite gonna be what i wanted. im still figuring some ported LS1 heads and a nice cam might still get me close to 10's, or at least i hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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