can a 5.3 block be safely bore to 3.905??
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can a 5.3 block be safely bore to 3.905??
just like the title says, can I safely bore a 5.3 block to 3.905? Im just wanting to make sure before I buy the block, going to forge up my turbo motor
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The stock cylinder walls are about .240" thick or so and .062" taken away to make the 3.905 bore still leaves .180" or so depending on core shift. That is plenty up to a point of a race engine.