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LS Cost VS Rebuild...

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Originally Posted by Tremelune View Post
I recently procured a Volvo 740 wagon with a Chevy V8. Now I want an LS in every car I own. I thought I could pick up an old 912 with a blown motor for cheap, but...those days are gone.

I wonder what the cost to rebuild a 3.6 will be when mine finally needs it compared to the cost of a Chevy crate engine...
I have a LS3/480 HP in my 2003 996 C4S. I can tell you if you do the conversion with new parts it's a whole more than a engine rebuild. Now if you do it on the cheap and don't have to sub out any of the work then that might be a different story.

My big cost was sorting the electrical...

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