How much should I expect to pay for an engine rebuild?
94 Z28
350 5.7
Automatic

Does anyone know a good shop between the Lexington,KY & Cincinnati, OH area??

Thanks

 

This should be posted in "LT1 Tech"..... moving it there.

 

When i rebuilt my 350 sb for my 79' z last year it cost me around $1300 re-useing everything except the pistons. That was with me removing/installing the motor.

 

I just rebuilt an 88 350 TPI motor for a freind and I reused all the rotating assembly. I reground the crank,resized the rods and put in ARP bolts, cleaned up the pistons and reused them, the cylenders were absolutely perfect for 178,000 miles so I just unglazed the cylenders and called it good, We got a set of heads rebuilt off E-bay for 300$. The only new stuff I bought besides the obvious (rings , main and rod bearings, gaskets, freeze plugs, and cam bearings) was an oilpump and a cam (crane). I used oven cleaner on the block instead of having it vatted. I also did all the assembly and r +r myself.

 

wow 7 years ago I built my 350 for $500 worth of machine work and $300 worth of rebuild parts - including new pistons...it can be done for cheap

oh, no head work there...

 

ttt

 

To have it all done professionaly to stock specs really depens on what the condidtion of the engien is in.

Assuming you just spun a bearing and no major other damage (side walls, rods, and what not) your looking at abour $2,500-$3,000. There is alot of labor in dropping the motor and the rebuild itself, the kit is realtivly inexpansive.

IMO: You might want to look at some performance parts to build it out with while it is open to save you some money down the road. I think it would be safe to say most guys on this board don't rebuild to bone stock.

 

All I know is, when it's time for me to rebuild, the car will be turned into a 383 or 396.