adrynalinjunkie

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I found a 02 and a 05 in a local yard that both have about 70K should I buy the 05' LQ4, since it has a little higher compression? Are there any differences?

It is looking like my 01' Z-28 has a spun rod bearing. Would everything from my LS-1 bolt up and cross over?

sman

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Going to have to drill and tap a hole in the front of the block for one of the alternator brackets, but otherwise, your good to go. Im running a 5.3 lm7 in my car now.

adrynalinjunkie

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How do you know how deep to drill without going too far into the block?

camarochvy21

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is this true?

sman

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Measure the bolt you pulled out of your ls1, thats what I did. It was a little nerve wracking, but in reality, wasnt bad, bolt up alt using the rest of the bolts/brackets. Mark the center of the hole with a punch and drill away. Tap it and done.

Took less than 5 minutes to do.

sman

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You think im going to lie about it? Yes, its true.......

-Q-

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You don't HAVE to drill and tap that third hole for the alternator. There are plenty of folks around here who have not and have no issues using 2 out of 3 holes.

adrynalinjunkie

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Good to know that it can be done, without learning the hard way!

adrynalinjunkie

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So back to the original question is there any difference between a 02' and a 05' LQ4?

99 2500

Get the 05, has the LS2 connecting rods and full floating pins.

camarochvy21

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No one's calling you a liar, I have just never seen, or heard about doing it.... I now that I know you really dont need to do it, I wont be

70Novaproject

Second that. For the fact that its an 2005 motor. Ls2 full floating would be in your best interest if you were racing hardcore; otherwise its overkill, the press pin set up would be good.

Side note from my recent tragedy, make sure you get a warranty, and check the bores before you fire it up. I recommend changing the head gaskets if you do not intend to change the heads. I was going to change the heads on my LQ4 with 56k on it from a 04 truck. Never intended to check the bores, just kinda happened that way. I found pretty severe rust, have to take it .030 over. End result was I got back $850 cause of the warranty.