I'm looking for an engine for my 88 LS that wont break the bank? Do You Guys have any suggestions?

 

What are you looking to put in it?is it V8 or v6? Stock replacement? Little more power than stock?v6 to v8 swap? performance?

 

You can't beat a 350 for cost.You can get them real cheap an there easy to build up.plus it drops right in.

 

Im looking to increase performance. This is my first car im going to mod. I want to make this car fast.

 

Also it's v8

 

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I would go on craigslist and find yourself a 350 on there. I would get an 86 or newer with the one piece rear main seal. The older ones had a two piece that had a tendency to leak a lot of oil. The best would be a vortec 350 out of a 96-99 chevy pickup\SUV. They make good power for the money, and Vortec iron heads are some of the best factory production iron heads chevy made. Just throw a vortec carb intake and carb of your choice on it.

Or you could find a 5.3 LS engine out of a wrecked pickup or SUV, and convert it to carb. This is what i'm probably going to be doing with my next project. Me and a friend of mine are actually doing an LS swap in his 87 camaro right now.

 

Is the motor that is in the car blown or something if not just build that.

 

Any 350 really is the cheapest/easiest way to go.The LSX swap(5.3/6.0)has a lot of cost involved.A 350will just drop right in.
For a 350 you need to know engine year(pre86/post 86),rear seal type(1 pease or 2 pease),cylinder head type(vortec/non vortec),an cam type (roller non roller).
You can build a fairly stout an powerful engine with little cost.