OK, another spun bearing story (back in Feb at 45K) and finally decided to do something with the car, '99 CSVT. The car will remain naturally aspirated and my only real concern is future reliabilty (oiling- my Hwy 49 commute most likely killed the car, like who wants to deal with this crap in ANOTHER 50K?).
New 3.0 short block seems the way to go, basically $700 or so plus gaskets, proper oil pan/ windage tray, etc. Basically the cheapest route though I wonder if I should go 3.0 heads for the added security of the additional oil drain? Sorry, my brain has begun hurting with all the browsing through the various posts and I can't read no more!- so what advantage besides the additional oil drain, and at what cost? What performance advantage?
