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Didn't know you picked up a Ted's motor. I was considering pulling the trigger on one however decided to get whatever else I could out of this one.
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Didn't know you picked up a Ted's motor. I was considering pulling the trigger on one however decided to get whatever else I could out of this one.
Hows the install going?
do the optimizers really have forged rods?Yeah The blocks and heads are cast beefier, higher nickel content, lower compression ( 20.2 :1 ), forged rods and a nodular iron crank. I've been taking some pictures of mine but have yet to post them also.
Mike
Gaskets are a bandaid if the surfaces are messed up but make no mistake they don't hold very long. They will eventually blow out which is why GM did not use any. Lot of pressure on a Turbo motor.
: Reply to Brooklyn Tow :
I just installed new +.010 head gaskets in my Ted's motor, only because I was putting in ARP studs, but My motor looked brand new under the valve covers and had all the cylinder cross hatching in the bores....
If I had to make a guess, it would be that the only time this motor ever ran, was on the test stand at Ted's where they fire them up to check oil pressure and do all the compression testing.
If you are looking for a much better option over the GM castings, you would be very well suited with one of these International / Military engines, very low mileage engines if any miles on them. Not to mention I think you would be very hard pressed to even rebuild a OEM GM block for the price of getting a Ted's "Optimiser 6500". The Engines from Ted's are far superior to the weak inferior GM block.
As far as bullet proof.... Well, these things aren't Cummins motors or D-Max's..
I had $ 2,050.00 into the purchase of my engine and fuel lines from Ted shipped to a business 1 mile from my house.
Mike
As long as they still have it in stock, they sell the 2000~2004 engine at $ 2100.
The 2005~2008 is $2800.