BlueAKSSS Posted July 21, 2010 Report Share Posted July 21, 2010 This was a craigslist find that was sitting in the garage for about a year or two, the guy that had it said it had a "Rod Knock" that was pretty bad. The LQ4 is an early model 2001 with iron junk heads. This is what I found: Looks like lake water mixed with oil............. Hole in the windage tray. And the problem, a broken connecting rod! The cylinder was all the way up at the top and it was broken off the crank in a way that the engine was still able to run, the guy was driving the truck like this on 7 cylinders! Pieces of metal in the oil pan. What should I do with this motor? I was thinking 408 project? New rotating assembly, bore, new heads, ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAKSSS Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Bump! Anyone got any ideas on building this motor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 UR HMI Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 are u going to run n/a or FI? id say build a 408 and add some juice. that would be wicked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAKSSS Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) I saw thinking N/A with some nitrous maybe and a really healthy sounding cam so I can drop it in my 69'. I was looking at rotating assembly's from TSP, any other suggestions on where to buy a good rotating assembly? Edit, also what would be the best set of heads to run on a setup like this, L92 heads/intake? Edited September 3, 2010 by Matt* (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bfast Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 We can through all sorts of things out there, but it all depends on your budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 If you are keeping it NA then you're gonna need the cubes, stroke it. Heads, all depends on budget - get the best set of ported heads you can afford IMO, and a quality intake manifold. Come up with a realistic budget for the top-end components of the motor; what are you willing to spend on heads/cam/valvetrain/intake? Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAKSSS Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 If you are keeping it NA then you're gonna need the cubes, stroke it. Heads, all depends on budget - get the best set of ported heads you can afford IMO, and a quality intake manifold. Come up with a realistic budget for the top-end components of the motor; what are you willing to spend on heads/cam/valvetrain/intake? Mr. P. Yes I was thinking of keeping it NA and putting together a stroker. I'm not sure what the budget would be yet but I could build the bottom end short block first then, save up and buy the top end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted September 10, 2010 Report Share Posted September 10, 2010 Good plan; just don't skimp on the induction, or the extra cubes won't mean chit. The difference between a heads/manifold/valvetrain combo that runs like a champ or one that runs like ass is only $1000-2000. Spend the extra grand! LOL Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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