[mitchntx]

Has anyone else noticed that used aftermarket parts availabilty has gone up quite a bit? And has anyone noticed that parts sales seem to be way off?

I see longtube headers for sale and there are zero replies. OF course, in many cases, owners are asking 80-90% of retail. They must be smoking crack.

Camshafts and heads are in abundant supply ... but again, way over priced for used parts.

It appears that the mod market might be drying up a tad for this platform. Stands to reason ... it's been out of production for 2 1/2 years. I just find it interesting that parts are becoming more abundant, both retail and used, yet the costs are not coming down.

[sgarnett]

Another case in point is a mid 90s Z28. Folks are still asking  8-10K for them.

If someone offered me 10K for my '98, I'd be hard pressed to turn them down.

Well, once you swap in that LS6 long block it will be worth $16K (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

That said, (and I'm not sure which thread this comment belongs in) it would still be very tempting to go for the long block. Then either rebuild the LS1 at your leisure and to your specs and keep it as a spare or sell it. Or open it up and then decide. There WILL be surprises.

I will usually spend some extra money to avoid keeping my car out of service for a long time. However, extra money I spend for my convenience (or because I broke something) doesn't add to the value of the car.