370 CI on stock Sleeves?

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07-18-2007, 10:15 AM

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370 CI on stock Sleeves?

Is it safe to bore out an LS1 block (roughly 23k mileage) to 4.030? (making it 370 on the stock stroke)..

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07-18-2007, 11:27 AM

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No. Not the 3.898" stock bore block anyway. You can go a max of .012" on a stock block.

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07-18-2007, 12:08 PM

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Is it safe to bore out an LS1 block (roughly 23k mileage) to 4.030? (making it 370 on the stock stroke)..

You would have to use a 6.0 iron block for that

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07-19-2007, 09:11 AM

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so a 6.0l aluminum block would be a bad idea for a 370?

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07-19-2007, 09:22 AM

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so a 6.0l aluminum block would be a bad idea for a 370?

Read post # 3 again

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