'94 ZR-1 Engine/Car Rebuild

[Jagdpanzer]

Nice looking shop.
How do the crankshaft journals look?

[albeR/To]

Originally Posted by S.hafsmo

What caused you to remove the engine in the first place? I seem to have missed the background story. What could have wreaked havoc in the entire engine?

As I said...the car looked ok until I began to do some small works on it...
Many ruined parts around and the engine looked very "faded". It was covered in oil.
The car was already half dismantled and so I decided to overhaul also the engine. Luckily I did it, otherwise I really don't know how long would ever lasted.

Originally Posted by Jagdpanzer

Nice looking shop.
How do the crankshaft journals look?

Thank you!
The crankshaft journals looks ok, however I will measure them soon (as soon as I have the right tool to do it).

[albeR/To]

BIG QUESTION:

I want to rebuild the engine properly...and because I have to change many parts I would like to know from all of you which could be the best solution for money wise performance upgrades.

I was thinking about:
- changing camshafts (they are ruined, and I don't really like to reprofile and re-harden them) with some more aggressive units (I red about them around the forum and online I can't find anything clear).
Changing them requires to change valve springs? Is it better to run with hydraulic or solid lifters?

- changing cylinder sleeves, pistons and rods (I saw a 368 cid kit on Gerry's gaskest website)

- go for a stroker kit (if the crankshaft is ruined and needs to be replaced could be an idea, but I didn't find much about it)

Unfortunately I'm struggling a lot in finding parts and useful informations for this engine...usually the websites that talk about LT-5 haven't been updated for at least 10 years...