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street3285
03-24-2009, 10:41 AM
Came across this engine for sale on Craigslist...... any good?

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/pts/1077986625.html
awr68
03-24-2009, 04:45 PM
You know, I'm going to say that's probably is a good deal. A new complete LS1 motor is 5k...so that leaves you 3k to get a complete intake and coils/wires.
Flash68
03-24-2009, 06:06 PM
Yeah that does seem cheap!
VP23271
03-24-2009, 06:57 PM
Sounds like a good deal :yes:

It looks to be just what he said. When a dealer has to replace a blown motor in a Corvette, they get a long block from GM and just transfer over all of the accessories, coil packs and yada yada yada. The engine looks to be just a GM dealer long block.

Maybe an email to the seller might give you an idea of how he got it. I see a locker room in the back ground of the picture and I don't think it's Golds Gym lol. Maybe it's something being sold from a local dealer?

I am not 100% familiar with the LS1. Does the LS1 have that long tube coming out of the water pump on the top? The water pump on my LS3 looks different.
Steve1968LS2
03-24-2009, 06:58 PM
Hmm.. it's billed as an LS1 but it has a truck pan. I don't recall 5.7s being put in trucks.

odd..
VP23271
03-24-2009, 07:15 PM
Good eye Steve.

I was a little curious and did a search for a water pump for a 2002 Silverado truck and also for a 2002 Corvette. The water pump in the craigslist ad looks like the one used on the Silverado. :mad:

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ProdigyCustoms
03-24-2009, 07:37 PM
5.3 I bet. There are a lot of brand new 5.3s around complete, cheap right now.
Steve1968LS2
03-24-2009, 08:04 PM
Good eye Steve.

I was a little curious and did a search for a water pump for a 2002 Silverado truck and also for a 2002 Corvette. The water pump in the craigslist ad looks like the one used on the Silverado. :mad:

summitracing.com (http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=700+4294838996+4294908216+42948220 66+4294908395+4294924642+115+4294907438)

Yea, and now that I had dinner I have the energy to agree that the water pump is a truck unit.

Would need to see a close up of the displament stamp on the block.. if it's a 5.3 then the seller is either stupid or dishonest since it's pretty damn obvious on inspection.

Like I said, Iron 6Ls went in trucks.. as did alum LS2 versions.. I don't recall LS1 (5.7s) ever going in a truck or SUV but alum 5.3s did.
awr68
03-24-2009, 08:49 PM
sooooooo, can I change my answer? :lol:
street3285
03-24-2009, 11:51 PM
There is still time to change your answer.....:yes:

I was just cruising through craigslist and saw that, and it did seem a like a good price. So, it is safe to say it is probably a 5.3 aluminum block engine from a truck?
camcojb
03-25-2009, 07:07 AM
There is still time to change your answer.....:yes:

I was just cruising through craigslist and saw that, and it did seem a like a good price. So, it is safe to say it is probably a 5.3 aluminum block engine from a truck?

well, he thinks it's a 4 bolt main, so he could also be wrong about the displacement.

Jody