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Okay so here is Plan "C"
Since the Wagner built motor is going to the Junkyard less a few parts. I am going to be ordering this Motor & Trans
from Speedway Motors and cutting my losses.
  
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Marty,
Wouldnt ot be cheaper to replace broken rings and reseal the engine than buy a new one?
To me (I known Im different) new can just be another train wreak. Do it myself, I know whats going on and who to blame..
We have a saying here about leaking american cars:
If they are not leaking, means that they are out off oil. LoL
No, LS is pretty good keeping fluids in. Old school stuff, not so much.
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Just an FYI.
That engine is 24x on the crank reluctor. (Disregard that, I see it was an LS1 to begin with, so 24x shouldn't be a problem) That may or may not play well with your exisitng electronics. It's also an iron block.
You definitely don't need a 102mm throttle body and sheetmetal intakes suck on street cars, especially with an auto and a 102 mm throttle body.
I'm also on the plan of having existing parts freshened up locally. FinishLine can fix that trans for sure and there are a number of competent engine shops around.
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Yes, however this will would be the fourth time the engine has been rebuilt.
I have thrown more money at this boat anchor and I just can keep doing it.
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Marty,
Wouldnt it be cheaper to replace broken rings and reseal the engine than buy a new one?
To me (I known Im different) new can just be another train wreak. Do it myself, I know whats going on and who to blame..
We have a saying here about leaking american cars:
If they are not leaking, means that they are out off oil. LoL
No, LS is pretty good keeping fluids in. Old school stuff, not so much.
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Yes, however this will would be the fourth time the engine has been rebuilt.
I have thrown more money at this boat anchor and I just can keep doing it.
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Sorry to hear about the engine issues Marty. I hope the new one works out awesome for you.  
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Since the Wagner built motor is going to the Junkyard less a few parts. I am going to be ordering this Motor & Trans
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Is this the original LS that you started with and Wagner did a rebuild for you?
I'm not familiar with Wagner?
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