racehard12

I have a 1995 z28 camaro with the ls1 and I need to rebuild it but im having a really hard time finding a kit that I can buy that has all the stuff in it. Any one know were to look

mrmint69

Is it a stock motor and you want to rebuild it with stock parts? Places like Ebay, summit racing and many other places sell complete rebuild kits with all you need.

MachinistOne

You should have an LT1...not an LS1, totally different engine. If you take the engine into a machine shop for the machining processes, they should be able to source a complete engine kit for you with all the right parts the first time.

mrmint69

Guessing the motor was swapped to an LS1 at some point.

shoebox

...then the OP is in the wrong forum...

mrmint69

So true, this has been happening so much lately I don't even mentioning it, since its moved pretty quick to the right one.

Injuneer

But then it's hard to move it when you don't know if it's a typo, a misunderstanding or a swapped engine.

He came back at 9:20pm on 5/10, so he should have seen all the posts through MachinistOne's. But no response. Maybe he'll come back today and check the thread.

racehard12

Sorry i was wrong. I was told when I bought my car it was a ls1 but I looked it up online and it told me how to tell. You guys are right it is a lt1. The guy I bought the car from was kida a jerk and really didnt tell me all the facts about the car. He wouldnt even admit that he had trashed the trany.

racehard12

And Im a Girl just fyi. Lol. I am also looking for a hood I think its the ss hood with the ram air do you know where I can pick one up at a good price

mrmint69

Check Ebay for the hood. So is the engine bad or the tranny or both? Maybe you just need to fix the car and not rebuild it. You came to the right place either way.

MachinistOne

Like mrmint said, why don't you tell us what seems to be wrong first.

If you really do need a rebuild let us know where in the country you are and maybe someone local can recommend a good machine shop that you can get the parts and machining done at.

racehard12

I got the trany rebuilt. what the engine dose is knocks when It's hot but if it is cold there is no knock I asked my grandfather who use to be a GM Master and he thinks it's a piston skirt that's out of size. Idk what do you think? Im in loveland co

Injuneer

Now that we know it's an LT1, I'll change the topic title.

MachinistOne

Yeah, knocking is not good.

Here is a somewhat local to you machine shop that I have seen highly recommended on other boards for people in the Denver area.

Ridge Reamer Inc

Call them, tell them what you have and that you need a pan to intake rebuild - they should be able to give you a quote for a rebuild that would include all new "soft parts", valves, springs, bearings, pistons, lifters, timing chain, oil pump, etc, etc.

racehard12

I have one more ? What is the normal running temp for my car and im not talking abought what the book says, im talking other peoples experience. is it normal for the car to over heat on a really hot day or not?