checked a few local yards n nothing coming up, but stock replacement is all he needs.

See my post...

these motors are every where, just look.

oh i am. just gotta find what best fit his co$t. in reality finding a perfect ready to swap motor is ideal, but we all know he's better off rebuilding whatever he ends up with before it gets swapped out.

How much does he have to play with?

Ive got 2 Lq4's in my garage complete. They are getting damn expensive now. One i bought last year for 600 the other this year more miles for 1500. I could possibly sell one for the right price

since the car already has a motor in it why not rebuild what you have? it didnt cost me much to rebuild my short block. and i bought a used pair of 20k mile heads for dirt cheap.

the last we knew the crank shaft reluctor wheel was pretty bad. snuck the snake cam in to take a look and found a good amount of the teeth were bent like something got stuck in there. that being said it would need to come out and be gone over bottom up. for what he needs and to speed up the process of getting things done it's easier to just swap the motor then rebuild it just to get him back on the road.

Just found out his wife is pregnant so he's going to need his car back on the road as soon as he can.

budget is in range to get it all done under 3k. pulled/fixed/replaced/installed/running
p/m sent to you Camaro9969 because a complete motor has got to be the easiest option.

that'd be great I'll see what he says.