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Thread: Rebuild it! But when?
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09-14-2007, 05:00 PM #1Junior Member
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Pewter- 2000 Formula
Rebuild it! But when?
When should I rebuild my LS1? I have 145K miles on it. Starts and runs perfect.
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09-15-2007, 05:20 AM #2Senior Member
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2005 GTO M6 Black- 2000 Z28 A4 Red
When you start having a problem. I had 147K on mine no problems that were not cause by an idiot mistake. But with the head off the cylinder walls on the remaining ones looked good as new. As long as its not smoking like a lit chimney or making obvious death rattling noise leave it be.
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09-19-2007, 04:47 AM #32 SS's are better than 1
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NBM / Silver- 00 SS / 71 SS Elcamino
I have seen ls1 cars with 245,000 miles that have never been rebuilt and still running strong. When your compression gets too low or your burning too much oil then I would worry about it. Until then change your oil every 3-5k miles and enjoy it.
2000 SS Camaro Heads, Large cam, Fast 90, 9"w/430's and locker, yada yada yada... you get the picture
1971 SS ElCamino 402 Big Block 550HP
2006 Silverado 2500HD 496 cubic inches of pure muscle
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09-19-2007, 01:30 PM #4KWK N NUF
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NBM- 2001 Trans Am WS6
Dont fix it if it aint broke
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09-20-2007, 07:57 PM #5boycott wal-mart
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silver- 98 T/A WS6
ive got 150k on mine right now. no knocks, smokes, or leaks. runs real strong. i was tempted to get a new shortblock also, just cuz i felt i would need one soon. but after talking to people and thinkin about it, that would be stupid right now since its running fine. im replacing the timing chain, oil pump, upgrading the cam and calling it a day. if you really want to replace it now, at least beat the s@!* out of it until it blows up. then you wont feel like your wasting a good motor.
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09-27-2007, 12:39 PM #6Stang Reaper
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Pewter Metallic (1of?)- 2001 Formula M6(1 of 225)
rebuilt mine at 80k. had two pistons burn out on me
. but it gave me the oppurtunity to freshen everything up and get it running the way i want it to (cam headers and what not...) 
. motor is going back in tomorrow night!
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09-29-2007, 12:52 AM #7Member
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Red- 1998 Camaro Z28
YEA when it blows then worrie about it lol... but check in to prices a head of time then when it blows you know how much you are going to spend.
Originally Posted by TheKitchenSink
Dont fix it if it aint brokeM6, Lid, Ported and Polished Throttle Body (By Me!), LT, Custom Catted Y, Electric Cutout, PHB, LCA13.21@108 with a 2.3 60'
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