Re: LT5 383?
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Originally Posted by vermatrix
Paul,
Thank you for your insights. As I will be having my local speed shop do the work, How would I order this up? Ask them to regrind the cams and sleeves and they know where to go from there? Is that going to run me more then 6K?
Yes this will be my first ZR1. I am really looking forward to it.  |
I would like to discourage you from having your"local speed shop" do this kind of work on an LT5. The LT5 is a special engine that many, many "local speed shops" ruin. They simply lack the specialized knowledge that these require. There are several true experts on the engine, some within shouting distance of Wisconsin, who regularly build LT5s to be highly reliable high horsepower engines. Pete was mentioned above as producing a good value 391, and of course Marc Haibeck ( www.zr1specialist.com) has done hundreds of LT5s, his only business. Marc is in Addison Illinois and is always willing to talk with people interested in doing something with the 90-95 ZR-1s. His website includes a variety of options for LT5 upgrades and also provides prices for all the work. Pete is located nearby Marc in Illinois and has done very fine work on LT5s for many years. Both are good guys worth talking with before making any decisions.--Bob
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