Trust worthy reman engines?

nhl_bullitt · Mar 18, 2017

My 2001 GM 6.0 went freaking BOOM. What a fantastic day.

Anybody have good news to tell me on a reman? Maybe on 1 that is not $6k, not sure this truck deserves that kind of money.

Side note: I was hauling the buggy to go wheeling on this perfect Saturday when it happened.

dwa2469 · Mar 18, 2017

My son uses Jasper all the time on vehicles and boats and he has had good luck with them. They come with a 3yr 100,000 mile warranty.

POTTSY 79 · Mar 18, 2017

We have used jasper engines for several years now.... Customer service is great and can't beat the warranty

gottagofast · Mar 18, 2017

Screw a reman gamble.... have pholeman find you a real good low mile takeout

TBItoy · Mar 18, 2017

Lower mile takeout will be cheapest. Jasper for reman.

grcthird · Mar 19, 2017

Jasper for a reman. They even offer a couple of performance options and a lot of updates. Depending on how much damage was done, you may have to eat some of the core charge.

Call the dealer and price a GM reman unit as well, they are usually comparable to Jasper and have the same warranty.

ATK is the cheaper reman option usually and LKQ sells them, 3 year unlimited mileage. Personally not my 1st choice because of how they do some things, but like Jasper they also include all the needed mating gaskets. Gonna put one in an s10 next week.

Used is cheaper

altfuel1991 · Mar 19, 2017

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pholmann · Mar 19, 2017

I could get you a low mile (around 100-120k) pullout and help save you some. Or if you were interested we could build you a new lq9 for less than 5k. Professionally built of course.

tonybolton · Mar 19, 2017

Not trolling...but is 100-120K considered low mile these days?

pholmann · Mar 19, 2017

For a gen 3 motor, yes

kmcminn · Mar 19, 2017

I have heard several legit mechanics say the LS motors are the most reliable/ best engine ever produced.

pholmann · Mar 19, 2017

Jeremy tore one down at 125k to make sure his tooling was set up for it and it was like new inside.

tonybolton · Mar 19, 2017

I can believe it....what is technically a "gen 3" motor? Start year?

Bumpers · Mar 19, 2017

Re:

Gen 3 started around 97-98ish up to 2013

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tonybolton · Mar 19, 2017

Damn! So basically the 5.7 LS1 Corvette. Hell.

kmcminn · Mar 19, 2017

pholmann said:
Jeremy tore one down at 125k to make sure his tooling was set up for it and it was like new inside.

The guy building my 6.2 says that 99% of the LS engines he has tore down the crank bearings still look great.

tonybolton · Mar 19, 2017

I have love for the LS's, but I really wish Ford would get themselves a "Holy Grail" motor. I'm still loving this 5.0 in my Mustang, but it is not package friendly and there are sensors and wires draped everywhere like someone threw a bowl of spaghetti on it. And it's expensive.

pholmann · Mar 19, 2017

I agree. Ford needs a readily available powerhouse that's easy to swap and has good packaging. They can't seem to build a motor smaller than a ****in smart car.

tonybolton · Mar 19, 2017

pholmann said:
I agree. Ford needs a readily available powerhouse that's easy to swap and has good packaging. They can't seem to build a motor smaller than a ****in smart car.

I watched a 10G youtube build of an LS3 vs Coyote 5.0 They were able to start out with pretty much everything new on the LS but had to use a "F150 take out" 5.0 for 3grand to start!! lol

In the end, the bigger cubed LS3 made more HP/TQ, but when they did the "ricer math" the Coyote made more HP/TQ per cubic inch.

nhl_bullitt · Mar 20, 2017

Hey fellas. I decided to just sell the truck as is. It's a bummer. Was a nice looking truck but at the end of the day, I would still be nervous about hauling something a handful of hours away even with a different motor in there.

I read all the replies and appreciate all the feedback.

Back to the drawing board for me. I started a thread a couple months back about getting a newer tow rig. I guess I need to go back to that mentality.