LT1 internals

[Supercharged111]

Going to see what I can get my hands on locally, there's a guy with a crank and rods (presumably none spun) who isn't answering his phone. Going to need pistons too. I spun the #6 rod and galled up the wristpins to the pistons. Didn't grenade anything, motor didn't even knock. Can't swing a rebuild and a race season, so the ghetto way is the only way right now. Post up if you have something you're willing to let go of, my engine has a stock bore too BTW. I want to try removing the wristpins, but was told I may start breaking pistons. They're no good all sticky right now anyway so what the hell, right?

[Pranav]

I have three stock 95+ LT1 Piston/Rod combos, unmodified and straight salvage pulls; got them off a guy on ebay that strips f bodies for a living. These are powdered metal rods; turns out my block I had to rebuild when I spun 3 rods last spring that had the older non PM, pink rods so these never got used.

I also have six 0.020"-over Sealed Power/Speed Pro pistons with stock GM pink, non-PM rods, with ARP rod bolts. These came out of my motor I blew up this year, not sure what to do with them; it was only the front two cylinders that popped.

If you wait 9 more months I'm sure I'll add to this inventory.

[Pranav]

Do you know what year your short block is?

I know the feeling about "ghetto" or "no race"

Shortly after I "built" the car and ran it through comp school in early '13, I spun a lifter and wiped a cam lobe. Rather than pull the motor and get it rebuilt, miss my first race, and deal with a huge expense right in the middle of a job change, I cleaned it up real good and made 3-4 races before I pulled it due to other issues (overheating, bad rings). Just keep an eye out for a good shortblock and get it ready on the side...

[Supercharged111]

It's supposed to be a 96 Vette motor, but the guys at the machine shop said the rods weren't powdered metal. He also thought the crank looked wrong. It is an otherwise clean 4 bolt block though and I have a spare late cam in case I chewed mine up. How soon can you have some pistons/rods headed my way?

[Pranav]

Earliest I get to the garage is Thursday afternoon, two day ship, maybe Saturday? Will send valve covers at the same time.

Not sure which route you want to take. The non-PM rods I have were re-sized to accept the ARP rods so they wont match what you have in your block currently. The PM rod/pistons are correct for your year block but as you said looks like somebody may have been in there before you?

[Supercharged111]

Well I did see ARP head bolts and super fresh head gaskets, but pistons are stock size and I'm trying to get an uncut unfucked crank too.

[Pranav]

check out:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/95-97-LT1-Camaro-Firebird-Factory-Piston-and-rod-Z28-trans-Right-side-2-4-6-8-/111634502909?hash=item19fdef54fd&vxp=mtr

This is the guy I get stuff from, reach out to him and see what he has on hand and hasn't listed yet:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/95-97-LT1-5-7-350-Camaro-Firebird-Stock-Connecting-Rod-Piston-Std-Bore-1-3-5-7-/361232626071?hash=item541b247197&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/93-94-LT1-5-7-350-Camaro-Firebird-Stock-Connecting-Rod-Piston-Std-Bore-Set-of-8-/161624148299?hash=item25a18cc94b&vxp=mtr

[Supercharged111]

Damn, no Ebay at work. :(

[Pranav]

two are for one PM/piston rod combo for $20 each, the other is a full set of 8 non-PM pistons/rods :

You are bidding on a used set of 8, stock standard bore pistons & connecting rods removed from various 93-94 (95-97 LT1 used a different connecting rod and is a different weight) Camaro and Firebird models equiped with an LT1 engine. This is the late 94 style piston (also used in 95-97 LT1). which is different than the 92 through eqarly 94 style pistons. This listing is for (4) LH piston/rod assembly for use in cylinders 1, 3, 5 & 7 and (4) RH side (2, 4, 6, 8). Originally fits the following:



93, 94 Camaro SS Z28 w/LT1

93, 94 Firebird Formula, Trans Am w/LT1


92, 93, 94 Corvette w/LT1

[Supercharged111]

I've got a crank now, so it's between those 93-94 pistons/rods (with uber slow shipping) and Pranav's PM setup if he'll part with it.

And now I'm getting pistons/rods from Pranav. Looks like I've got what I need now. What a relief!