I am looking for some help/directions/recommendations for what to do with my camaro (98 SS LS1) It has a knocking coming from the engine. I took it to a shop to see what it really is, it is a bad lifter in cylinder 1. He said it would cost around 1100 to replace, but the car has over 250k miles on it and I plan to get a new camaro in about a year. Anyone have any suggestion on something cheaper to do to "fix" it or get it buy for now.

I dont know a lot about engines but I do have a brain and could follow direction on replacing this myself if this is something you think a beginner could do? What kind of tools would I need? Or should I just take it somewhere to get fixed?

 

Probably better to ask the LS1 guys... We LT1 guys would just say the problem is it is an LS1.

 

yep having an ls1 is your problem.haha

 

You have to pull the heads to replace lifters on an LS1. That's major surgery for a beginner.

 

Wow that sucks, I did not know that until now. That is some major work http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...placement.html
This is one reason I am glad I own a LT1