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I am building some fresh power to replace my tired 260/350 in my 86 242 ls. The motor I built has a one piece rear main seal and i will not be able to reuse my old flywheel and couple because of the old style crank. Can anyone point me in the right direction on what flywheel and coupler i would...

Looking for 87-90 style silent thunder for 242 ls anyone have one or know were to get one?

I was wondering if this would work. I have seen a few retrofitted on to the "Vintage style formula," they look really good in my opinion plus i am getting sick of the loud exhaust. anybody have any insight on this?

Just ordered a set for my formula. they are alluminum with 4 inch risers. has anybody ever used these, are they any good?

So here in Chicago it was about 45 and sunny, so I finally got out to do some work on the boat. I cant wait till spring gets here!!! anyway got the gauge panel out to make way for some new ones. Also took the back seat out for some minor work. I pretty much spent the whole day working on it. It...

Does anyone know the sizes of the gauges in a 86 242 ls. I just won a set of Gaffrig II gauges off of ebay that came out of a 22zx donzi. There are 5 small (2 1/16) and 2 large (3 3/8) gauges. I hope they will work will be a nice upgrade from the old stock ones.

I am going to reseal mine this winter and was wondering what you guys would recommend to use? some one told me to strip it then use bleach to bring all the dirt out and then use a sealant what do you guys think?

Just want to say Hi. I recently bought a 86 242 LS with a single small block. I has 900 hours on it with a band new alpha one on it. The colors are red/black/gray. Ive been looking for a while and i am happy with what i found. I needs a few things but nothing major. Does anyone know what this...