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Old 08-24-2010, 10:13 AM
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Can 5.3l heads be used on a 6.0l block?
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Yes, they are perfectly interchangeable and many go with a ported 5.3L head on the dished piston 6.0L (LQ4) in order to bump their compression up a bit!
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Thanks guys,

I just trying to decide which way I should go. Build the 4.8 up to a 383 or just buy a 6.0 and start with it.
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If you can get into a 6.0 for a good deal I would recommend it. There is a lot of potential in one of those 6.0 iron blocks. You can build 408 stroker motors from those and make some pretty respectable power for what it costs.
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Didn't the lq9 6.0's have rectangular ports? I have a set of brandnew PRC 2.5's 5.3's uninstalled and a recently blown motor. The ports would be my deciding factor on whether to stay with the 5.7 or go 6.0
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The 5.3's, 5.7's, and LQ4/LQ9's all had the cathedral ports (different ports, but same design, shape, and intake manifold capability).
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Originally Posted by Matt@Texas-Speed
The 5.3's, 5.7's, and LQ4/LQ9's all had the cathedral ports (different ports, but same design, shape, and intake manifold capability).
Thanks for the info Matt!!
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