esean93

im buying a ls motor from a shop called creative tuning.the motor is really clean and in a car right now.im getting the swap for 1700 without the shift linkage.the car that the engine comes from doesnt have a title so he is parting it out.he told me that he tried calling the guy,who sold him the car, for the title but he stoped recieving his calls.the motor is really smooth.ive already paid him $700.i need opinions.

biggdogg

get a big set of cams bigger throttle body put some arp rod bolts in it maybe some higher compression pistons tune it and put a b16 tranny on it. they can really move with just a tranny on em but ive seen a few tuned with this setup and it really messed with me for a minute, like bad.

esean93

i might get bigger throttle body and aggressive cams but im not gonna mess with the compression cuz i might go for turbo.is it 1700 good for the sawp though?

esean93

btw how bad is the ls tranny?it can still shift pretty fast rite?how much power can it handle?

Unit44justin

^^ Just get a better clutch and you will be fine also get a bill of sale from him this way if any problems should arise you have proof that he sold it to you

94EG8

The LS tranny is just geared long thats all, you can shift it just as fast as any other B-series tranny, you shift points will be a lot further apart than say a B16 tranny.

esean93

yeah he gave me an invoice.

esean93

huh probably cant effect 1/4 mile times that much.ill get better mpg and more top speed(unless the ls ecu is limited) so its not necessarily a bad thing.does anyone know how much compression a ls motor should have?the motor is great but comp test wouldnt hurt.

WhiteOnRice

$1700? I sold my ls swap for $800. Am I missing something?

hatchattack92

A B18b1 has a compression of 9.2:1 stock. Does that LS have anything done to it? low compression pistons? milled head???

esean93

dude zcs r sold for 800.u really just gave ur motor away.i think i might be payin too much though.

esean93

no its a stock motor with 47k miles

WhiteOnRice

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I paid $300 and a set of slip for it (which I paid $260 for).

esean93

wow maybe its cuz u bought ur motor from a individual.

Sr420Det

Is he swapping it in for you too. 1700 is way to steep, you can get a b16 swap for that.

esean93

no hes not swaping it in for me.i already paid 700 deposit can i still negotiate?

Unit44justin

I would maybe see if you could get it for a little cheaper maybe $1500 if you are getting the complete swap motor ecu tranny axles motor mounts ect.. i really dont think you are getting ripped off considering a complete swap from Hmotors is i think $2200 for everything and it sounds like all you are missing will be the shift linkage

Unit44justin

if all he is giving you is the motor and tranny then yes you are getting stiffed

esean93

theres something wrong with the hmotorsonline's prices cuz b16s cheaper than the ls swap.im getting the complete swap w/o shiftlink.other places r around 1600-1750.he was charging me 200 for brand new shift link so i kno i was geting ripped off there.he was actually sellin it for 1800 hope he goes lower.

IB4TL FTW

get the swap done before any cams or headwork or anything. make sure you have the money to cover all the hidden snags in a swap first...

esean93

im going to leave it stock for a while but really there cant be any hidden snags since it only has 47k miles.i drove the car in which the motor is in.

WhiteOnRice

You've already made a payment, which is done after a price is set. I doubt he'll drop the price now. Especially if you're buying from a shop.

esean93

im still gonna talk to him on monday and see if he goes lower.

esean93

i didnt actually make a payment.700 was the deposit.