After yanking the motor my mechanic broke it down, our original goals were just to freshen it up. The mains are scored so bad thats not possible now. So what are my options? My mechanic suggested a short block, a 383 to be exact but I am seeing prices of 3k for forged pistons and shipped from TPIS or Golen, thats a LOT of money, am I looking in the wrong places?
All advice and input on any good shops you have dealt with would be greatly appreciated.

 

how badly scored? most people have the crank re-ground to fit .030 oversize bearings

 

LS1 swap

 

I thought about an LS1, but its too much money and custom work, I need to drive this car to Phoenix in 3 weeks, here is a current pic of where I'm at

 

In that case you might want to get it rebuilt as a 355 or something. If the cylinder bores are unharmed you might just need them rehoned. It wouldnt be too expensive (certainly not as much as a 383) to get a new crank, and bearings, and do a re-ring. Do a search on some engine rebuild options and see what comes up. Or ask your mechanic what other options there are.

 

This Company has a rebuilt long block 350 for about $1300.00 and a 383 for a little more.
They guarantee 7 years. I don't have any other info except that I found while searching
the web one day.

 

i thought to myself for a minute, "thats not a camaro!"