73speed Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Hey everyone, after contemplating an ls1 swap and budget diving, I'm now contemplating going with the l28et, I know it will probably end up costing close to 3k but I fugure I can do it in baby steps. I found an 83zx tubo engine but it's 5 hours away, the turbo apparently is crap and engine was checked for compression and only got 130, I was thinking the stock turbo would need to be upgraded anyway so I guess thats not a big deal, the exhaust , intake is in tact. He is asking 250.00 if I pick it up or 400 shipped, anybody think I should jump on it or would it be better to keep looking, it's hard to determine how good an engine you'll get no matter where I get it I guess. I wasn't going for a quick bolt in, probably going to take my time to do an overhaul before everything goes in. what do you think? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 130 compression sounds decent, as long as they are all close to the same. $250 isn't that bad of a price either. You will want a better turbo than the stock anyway, so I say go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 That sounds like a very good deal. I paid 600$ for one that I picked up. Then I paid 200$ for an entire car and took another one out myself. Trust me, the 600$ one was the better deal. Delivered for 400$ is the way to go - you will spend more in gas alone to pick it up. 130 is close to stock compression on an L28ET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I drove from SoCal to Albuquerque NM to pay $100 for an L20A engine, and then drove south to ElPaso Texas to salvage the engine out of a ZXT that was free. That ride home was 14 hours alone. So Free/ZXT=28hours should be the same equation as $250/ZXT=10 Hours Making the cost $13.88 and hour in my case--yeah, that's reasonable in my mind... I am diseased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 The only donor ZXT I can find in my local area wants 850$CDN that like 680$US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bastaad525 Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 130psi = VERY good compression for an L28ET. Definately a good deal for $250, I'd go for it even now, just to have a spare block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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