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my oil pump went in the middle of a intersection..luckily i was able to get her into a parking lot..plugged in my hp tuners..nothing out of the normal..and no codes..tried starting it up one more time and she seized............
so i am looking for a ls3 long block or a ls3 short block and going from there...i hope i hear back this week about my job..if so i am getting a g8 gxp or at least a g8 GT ..so you may not be seeing me for much longer gentlemen
Condolences.
Hi Shady! Long time no see. Apart from your car troubles I hope all is well :)
sorry to hear that......did the oil pump just die or did you lose pressure due to a spun bearing or something? Run it hard prior to it happening? Still on the stock pump and how many miles?
you know....maybe i did spin a bearing to tell you the truth..it started to stall..and my oil gauge was fluctuating between 40 to 0. and then started to knock real bad..then after another start it died and then seized up bad wouldnt even come close to turning over..sounded and felt like the engine was trying to turn over in sand :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 0rion
about 15-30 minutes before it i got on it..about 50mph to 80. stock pump and 105k
For sale? Price?Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
Sorry for your bad luck - that stuff's never fun.
lol what my ls1 or my entire car ?Quote:
Originally Posted by FasstChevys
werent 98's know for bad pumps? Thers probably low mileage takeouts you can get for a decent price. or save up and build up a nice lil hotrod street motor for it, if you have another car.
i got first dibs on the car...i have couple penny's laying around lolQuote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
you know..today on first start up i noticed a unique ticking sound..wasn't slap and wasnt normal valvetrain noise either
I will raise it to a couple nickle's!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
cool...ill buy yours couple pennys lolQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
Hey I want those in canadian penny's!!!:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
Keep it.
LQ4
LQ9
Vortec Max 8.1 :D
You are stuck on those their 8.1 aren't ya!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cammed goat
8.1 is a downgrade.
Pratt and miller motor is not 8.1 based. The 8.1 is an oil burning boat anchor without large sums of money
the whole car! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
Damn man that sucks. Even if you get a G8, why wouldn't we see you around here anymore?
Waddup Shady..................Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
G8 folks are always welcome. I mean hell....we got Stanger here dont we?
:yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
Tis wondering myselfQuote:
Originally Posted by INMY01TA
I figured you were!! I would like to hear one in person!!Quote:
Originally Posted by cammed goat
Shaddy's problems have me pricing oil pumps...... :nilly::nilly::nilly:
Better price some rod bearings while your at it ...............Quote:
Originally Posted by SMWS6TA
Sorry to hear man...if you need/want some help with the build, just ask. :)
Don't bail if you get the G8 though....I am still around, no mo' f-body for me.
Damn man that sucks, but I would love a G8! :yup:
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Originally Posted by INMY01TA
well if a get the g8 i will be on the g8 board more..but ls1.com is like herpes..it always finds a way back into your life :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarge
LS1.com is for lsx related. Hell I'm on several boards and still check in almost every day.
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Originally Posted by SMWS6TA
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Originally Posted by Sarge
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I would look for a clean low mileage GTO ....they are CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
This^^^ or spend 3200 on a crate ls6 from scoggin dickey and make a sleeper car. 400RWHP with an m6 and fulll bolt ons? whats not to love? it has a warranty, and will bolt right in with a mail order tune from frostQuote:
Originally Posted by Sarge
TSS sent me a PM about a G8 board... some clueless people on the one he sent me... i laughed for a good hour while reading their tech (well lack of) crap...Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
It is a spin off from ls1gto.com. What do you expect?
:lmao:
ooo... one of the questions was someone asking if changing different oil wieghts would change his horse power... some people said yes...
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Originally Posted by Spaz
Wow. I wouldn't even know what to say to something like that without sounding like an ass.
i was going to troll them... but i just didn't have the heart... :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by pajeff02
4 doors and a ls3 sounds great to me :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarge
Car is personal choice for sure. Go for it man.
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Originally Posted by redbird555
becuase i dont want a ls6. it is a gen 3 and a 5.7 at that..so it is just like buying a ls1. A ls3 on the other hand is a complete monster
yeah..waiting to hear about this job this weekQuote:
Originally Posted by Sarge
Turn your air filter upside down and gain 5 RWHP. True...according to them. Aint worth the effort. Just go over there and say you use Turtle Paste Wax and it is the best ever. The thread will have a kazillion post in 32 nanoseconds. Start another thread about indexing your plugs and it will have 0 responses in 43 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaz
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Originally Posted by Sarge
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Originally Posted by Sarge
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the 05-06's are LS2's.....not a bad way to go really. The G8 definitely doesn't have the wow factor that the GTO does when you're in it. My brother was going to buy a G8 when they first came out and I talked him into test driving a G8 and a GTO.....GTO won hands done. The G8 feels like you're borrowing your wifes car.Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
Even though you are, u don't want that feeling, Orion?
I wonder how many folks actually know what you mean by indexing the spark plugs?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarge
I used to do that on my race car...
and more of a PITA to get the computer and all that other bs working for you as well...Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
not really. a few adapters and a repin to a newer pcm...which i should do anywaysQuote:
Originally Posted by justinmc978
im looking for a 4 door so the gto is out..personally i am not a big fan of the gto ..the 05-06 helped a little with the hood..but it just never excited me that much...a g8 gxp i am sure will excite more than a normal g8 or g8 GT. i dont know too many wife's cars that when tuned will run 12.8 or lowerQuote:
Originally Posted by 0rion
more to a car than time slips.....I would recommend you do just like my brother. Drive both. The G8, as a car, is not even close to being as exciting as a GTO. If you gotta have the 4 door that's understandable but for that performance car feeling the G8 doesn't have it.Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
:lol: a guy in town ran 10s in his. Twin turbo, fuel upgrades and built tranny is basically all it took, according to him. Might of had a mild blower cam.
yeah i picked up on that for the GT..the shifting is slow and sloppy but thank god i have hp tuners..i'll speed up the shift and tune the trans a little better.Quote:
Originally Posted by 0rion
:lol: Then you should work where I do where most of these chicks are driving vettes, porsche's, rx7's with ls1's, and the couple of aston martin's around here.Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
would you really call an LS1 rx-7 a wifes car? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
i think i shouldQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
Actually justin I wouldn't but I wouldn't mind getting in those pants just to drive that damn thing it sounds good as hell to. I was surprised as hell when she pulled up and I asked her what she had done to it, she goes oh I had a ls1 dropped in it was a 12 bolt t-56 tranny stage three heads cam fast intake. I was blown away by how much she knew about it I figured she just bought it like it was.
I know the ls3 is a monster and all but the g is heavy stock for stock they are about the same as an fbody sure you can mod it and make it really fast but then again you could do that to the fbody? The ls3 sure does have a nice torque curve but for what you could build for the cost of an ls3 would be so much more. like an ls2 or lqx with some l92 heads and a cam and youd be well over the capability of any stock ls3 with bolt ons. just my .02
I would def go for a lq9 myself before an ls3!!Quote:
Originally Posted by redbird555
get a used vette instead... :yup:
let me rephrase that....shaddy's problem has me looking for one before it happens to me....Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarge
upgrade to a ls6 pump...Quote:
Originally Posted by SMWS6TA
parish?Quote:
Originally Posted by allbaugh_04
If you have the funds for a newer car, I'd probably go that route over everything else. I wouldn't put the money into your Trans Am. I like the idea of the G8, it would serve as a much, much better all around daily driver (assuming you would be daily driving the car) than any kind of F-Body for sure. Also, as most of us know, the potential is there as well since it's an LSX based car. Only other things I'd consider looking at as well would be the GTO's, 03-04 Cobra's, C5 Z's + C6's as well. If none of those, I'd go for a G8, just my $.02
If my motor was to go, I would def park it and start a rebuild honestly cause the t/a is my dream car lol I dont see the point in getting rid of it because the heart died I would do a transplant to a bigger better heart.:hyper::woot2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Transamws6
i am keeping my f body..and will be getting a g8 to drive. I am confused by your statement about the ls2 vs the ls3...there isnt even a question...stock for stock the ls3 will win...bolt on vs bolt on the ls3 will win.. mod vs mod the ls3 will win. comparing a stroker ls2 to a stock to bolt on ls3 is silly....the lqx are out of the question also..i dont need or want more front end weight.Quote:
Originally Posted by redbird555
You know you want more junk in under that hood helps with traction man c mon you should know that.Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
that was a joke right :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
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Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
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Yeah, my 98 spun a rod bearing on my original 5.7L, I suspect it was the oil pump that did it. Of course having it wound up at 6600 rpm I'm sure contributed. :lol:
The tell tale is if there is no oil pressure, or extremely low oil pressure reading, you probably have a spun bearing. Only getting it out and tearing it apart will tell you how much $ your gonna need. But by all means upgrade to an LS6 oil pump next time around. Well worth the extra few bucks..
Plus, when you jump the car, it helps to balance it.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
LS3 would be wicked.
:hi::rotfl::woot2::thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by shady milkman
i have one for sale WITH a good oil pump :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
Dang skippy I mean these cars were built to jump, if you haven't then your not a true fbody enthusiast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knight
Wanna lend it to me? To test er out!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
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Originally Posted by shady milkman
http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread...31#post2545131
and you have a '98, so expect even more delays/costs with getting it sync
come and pick it up, take your time, beer in the frig. have funQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
Shit yea I can't turn down free beer and a motor with a working oil pump :buffer::bravo:Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
oh i will make sure it has a hi-po pumpQuote:
Originally Posted by 408WS6
yep gots all the good stuff to, AFR/FAST/408Quote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
lol is that the one in your car right now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
maybe lolQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
Hey, I got one of those...Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
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bro you took my engine :yup: seems kinda slow the other day lol now i know why lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 408WS6Hey, I got one of those...
Meanwhile mine picked up alot of speed :D
iv been raped :lmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by 408WS6
huh ? there is not really shit different from a 98 to a 99-02 besides the pcm..which a repin and then i will use my hp tuner to make changes along with frost. i will have 4 adapters ..not bad if you ask me..i will then be readyQuote:
Originally Posted by justinmc978
Maybe well I will just have to take the whole car then repo tho bish!!:lol:
keys are in it lol everything is payed off so nothing to repo lolQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
Then I will just come take er for a spin then and see if I wanna get a 408Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
you wont like it, i know this :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
lol how so? or does she even run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
you shitin me right?! haha u mad that it runs :lmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
Alright then I will be over at 12 to take er for a joy ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird-WS6
she likes the cool air, she gets pissy in the heat and doesnt listen to wellQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
have fun
if it's anything like in forza, might need a phone book to see over the hoodQuote:
Originally Posted by bluehawk2000
What car doesn't like the cold air haha, and yea that is one thing I have thought, how is it seeing over the hood?
I never broke none of my engines. Well. Maybe a tad.
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Oh btw which van is yours!! :lol:
Holy shiz sarg, how did that happen
