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Old 09-18-2008, 09:51 PM
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Mechanic needed in RI or close to fix my LT1 Z28...

OK well heres the deal, the timing chain snapped on my 94 LT1. At first I thought the Opti died, so I replaced that. No luck. I ended up finding the timing chain as the culprit. I replaced the timing set then, and the plugs and wires as well as the already new Opti. The car now runs real rough, so either an Opti indexing issue or bent valves. Regardless, I need this car for my DD and dont have time to fix it. Im looking for a mechanic or someone extremely knowledgeable in LT1s who wont charge an arm and a leg and is in the RI area, preferably close to Newport. Please email me at cfpeter@hotmail.com with info, a worst-case quote, and any other pertinent info, thank you!
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Old 09-20-2008, 08:46 AM
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OK well heres the deal, the timing chain snapped on my 94 LT1. At first I thought the Opti died, so I replaced that. No luck. I ended up finding the timing chain as the culprit. I replaced the timing set then, and the plugs and wires as well as the already new Opti. The car now runs real rough, so either an Opti indexing issue or bent valves. Regardless, I need this car for my DD and dont have time to fix it. Im looking for a mechanic or someone extremely knowledgeable in LT1s who wont charge an arm and a leg and is in the RI area, preferably close to Newport. Please email me at cfpeter@hotmail.com with info, a worst-case quote, and any other pertinent info, thank you!

I reccomend www.maximumperformance.biz

They are located in Tiverton RI. They did the LS1 swap in my 73 Z and are a good shop to deal with.

Tell them "Uncle Marc" sent ya

Phone is 401-644-8376
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Thank you very much, and thats funny you say Max Performance, I actually know that shop and the owner, Buddy, I just havent been able to get a hold of him at all.
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