need your guys help..possibly a hole in my block... Options

[Tigawoods]

Grab as low as you can get. Its still the "off season" so you have some time to search for a low milage (itll be very hard to find one though) and get your car back together for spring time

[Antz5SFE]

gonna go with the brand new oem short block. there's nobody i trust more than my dad when it comes to cars & he is sure this is the best way to go about it. my engine will basically be brand new. instead of buying a 5s with no idea of how it was treated for 500-600 i can do it this way for another $200 or so.

This post has been edited by Antz5SFE: Feb 13, 2013 - 12:32 AM

[Tigawoods]

good plan. thats what I did. After 6 years or so Im on 75,000 miles with no problems

[Smaay]

850 for a brand new shortblock? if that is what it is, you will need some gaskets and have to transfer everything over from your block

[Antz5SFE]

scratch that short block. it's in L.A. & they want close to $250 for shipping. what if we bought a rebuilt long block & build it up? looking to revive my project thread soon, i started tearing down the engine today.

[Tigawoods]

i got my longblock from the link I had posted earlier. they are right outside of philly

[mkernz22]

I have a short block with 127k on it and I still have the head and IM for it as well.
Not sure how I would ship it, but I would let it go for cheap since I don't need it.

[Antz5SFE]

yeah i know i am checking them out right now tiga, thanks for the link. do you think it is worth it to build the block on a 5s?

[Tigawoods]

found this!
http://www.alltrac.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=46508

if you plan to turbo the motor then yes. But I wouldnt waste the $. Put that towards other things

[Antz5SFE]

if everything goes as planned today let's just say i wont be running a 5s.