04-11-2016, 10:28 AM
sorry to hear man...if it makes you feel any better, i've been down the engine destruction road myself thanks to some oiling problems, and made a similar mistake in the shop i dealt with. that was like 10 years ago and it still stings. yeah, 3rd party insurance works really well at taking your money in exchange for nothing most of the time. F them and F the shop that boned you over as well...i'd feel no guilt in dropping a deuce on any ratings/feedback sites for their business. don't go near them again for the favors they did you.
i would take solace in the fact that the LS is so ubiquitous that there's probably more shops that can rebuild one in their sleep than any other engine type in the country save the 302. i don't think i'd take the job on yourself if this is your first time and you want it reliable, but regardless of who does the work if you lunched a bearing i'd echo what Adam said and have the block stripped and punched out. get yourself some oversize bearings + pistons and i'd get those LS3 heads since you don't know what kind of shrapnel might have gotten up into the stock heads. i'd also get a new timing chain to go with the new oil pump too.
being a big fan of the Roadkill/Engine Masters series on yout00bs, i've noticed they love blueprintengines.com which has LS crates starting at like $6K for a base 364 6.0 that makes 470hp. might be worth a look with that 50,000 mile warranty.
i'd keep the car like you said and make a long term project out of it. they're not getting any less rare and they still do what they do best (high speed grand touring) better than almost anything of that age/price. make it yours :thumbup:
i would take solace in the fact that the LS is so ubiquitous that there's probably more shops that can rebuild one in their sleep than any other engine type in the country save the 302. i don't think i'd take the job on yourself if this is your first time and you want it reliable, but regardless of who does the work if you lunched a bearing i'd echo what Adam said and have the block stripped and punched out. get yourself some oversize bearings + pistons and i'd get those LS3 heads since you don't know what kind of shrapnel might have gotten up into the stock heads. i'd also get a new timing chain to go with the new oil pump too.
being a big fan of the Roadkill/Engine Masters series on yout00bs, i've noticed they love blueprintengines.com which has LS crates starting at like $6K for a base 364 6.0 that makes 470hp. might be worth a look with that 50,000 mile warranty.
i'd keep the car like you said and make a long term project out of it. they're not getting any less rare and they still do what they do best (high speed grand touring) better than almost anything of that age/price. make it yours :thumbup:
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2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT
2019 4Runner TRD Off-Road
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Past: 03 Xterra SE 4x4 | 05 Impreza 2.5RS | 99.5 A4 Quattro 1.8T | 01 Accord EX | 90 Maxima GXE | 96 Explorer XLT