bad piston.. time for rebuild.

**camarospade** · 10-20-2010, 05:39 PM

i just bought a 2000 SS and four days after i bought it the motor starts to knock.. come to find out it's a bad wrist pin.. and all the others are going that way too.. so i'm thinking about ordering a 383 short block and basically redoing the bottom end.. thoughts or ideas? this is gonna take awhile seeing as i don't have the money for the repairs right now.. just cancelled the insurance today too.. with a 383, cam 232/236 and bolt ons any ideas how much power i should be putting down? before it was about 390 to the wheels.

**TLS_Addict** · 10-20-2010, 06:25 PM

What "short block" are you ordering? Or are you talking about a stroker crank?

**10spokess** · 10-20-2010, 07:27 PM

383's are so beast

**67CamaroRSSS** · 10-20-2010, 09:48 PM

Be sure to get an LS6 (or better) intake. While you're at it might want to upgrade the heads also.

Trust me, it's a never ending quest to go faster. Even at my age I feel it. And I've been hotrodding cars for the better part of 40 years...

**camarospade** · 10-21-2010, 03:23 AM

Originally Posted by TLS_Addict

What "short block" are you ordering? Or are you talking about a stroker crank?

one of the rotating assemblies from texas speed.

and i already have an ls6 intake

**Firebirdjones** · 10-21-2010, 08:12 AM

May as well get a set of heads from Texas Speed to top it off while you are ordering. I wouldn't bother putting stock heads (with miles on them to boot) back on a fresh short block, especially a stroker assembly.