Project RIP IT- C-10
I got my crank dialed in. Ended up with full set of STD on #3/#5. Im happy with what I finished with
The rods on other hand a horrible. Gonna need to buy .001 over looks like to tighten it up
The rods on other hand a horrible. Gonna need to buy .001 over looks like to tighten it up
I dropped my rods off with a machine shop to check out. And looks like I have a **** set. So Im back to decision mode. Look for yet ANOTHER set of rods to see if maybe I can find a good clean set. OR
Get raked over coals and buy aftermarket rods/pistons. Looks to me I basically have to buy pistons because all rods ive seen are .927 pin which stock LS stuff is .945, so I couldn't use my stock pistons if I wanted to. Not a fan of potentially having to spent another $1000+ to get a short block finished.
I've even contemplated boring this block to 5.7 to have more available piston options than 5.3. Need to do more research on prices and if its worth trouble
Think I may just step back for a bit and and decide what direction I want to do. Not sure continuing attempting to keep a stock rotating assembly is in my best interest at this point, just difficult to swallow that kind of $$ this far along.
Get raked over coals and buy aftermarket rods/pistons. Looks to me I basically have to buy pistons because all rods ive seen are .927 pin which stock LS stuff is .945, so I couldn't use my stock pistons if I wanted to. Not a fan of potentially having to spent another $1000+ to get a short block finished.
I've even contemplated boring this block to 5.7 to have more available piston options than 5.3. Need to do more research on prices and if its worth trouble
Think I may just step back for a bit and and decide what direction I want to do. Not sure continuing attempting to keep a stock rotating assembly is in my best interest at this point, just difficult to swallow that kind of $$ this far along.
Last edited by static low 92; Jan 15, 2016 at 01:23 PM.
After some thought this weekend for some consideration. Plan is changing directions
I've found a local 4.8/4l60e pull out for $700. Im going to snag that this evening afterwork. Install it completely stock and un modified. Keep all my turbo setup, intake/fuel rails/TB etc as possible.
Sell truck. Move on to something else, maybe ill finish building a forged 5.3 for later projects.
I've found a local 4.8/4l60e pull out for $700. Im going to snag that this evening afterwork. Install it completely stock and un modified. Keep all my turbo setup, intake/fuel rails/TB etc as possible.
Sell truck. Move on to something else, maybe ill finish building a forged 5.3 for later projects.
Greg,
I had a Mustang that was like your truck. No matter what I did to it, it **** all over itself. 3 motor combos, and 2 transmissions later, I put it back to stock, and shipped it out the door. After selling it, I heard that same car had previously had a salvage title because it was destroyed in the old LA riots. (no wonder it was spotless when I got it) I had heard after it was sold, the same non sense continued with the car for years. Luckily, thats the only car I had that acted that way.
I had a Mustang that was like your truck. No matter what I did to it, it **** all over itself. 3 motor combos, and 2 transmissions later, I put it back to stock, and shipped it out the door. After selling it, I heard that same car had previously had a salvage title because it was destroyed in the old LA riots. (no wonder it was spotless when I got it) I had heard after it was sold, the same non sense continued with the car for years. Luckily, thats the only car I had that acted that way.
6 hrs in garage Saturday night to finally track down some issues that were holding me up. First problem was my negative post was not tightened enough and thought I was good to go. But still no start, found I wasn't getting crank signal. Ended up having to pull my intake to get to computer and start ohming wires. Found a broken crank reference wire, it was broken inside casing and just pulled apart when I tugged on it.
Fixed that, put everything back together and it fired right up. Spend Sunday installing all accessories/radiator etc. Mark came by and installed a good 4.8 tune. Have a halfassed driver side exhaust that has a decent leak, so couldn't get fuel trims to act right and do any real tuning. But we did get a lap or 2 around the block. So hopefully I can get it to exhaust shop and get some final tuning next weekend.
Fixed that, put everything back together and it fired right up. Spend Sunday installing all accessories/radiator etc. Mark came by and installed a good 4.8 tune. Have a halfassed driver side exhaust that has a decent leak, so couldn't get fuel trims to act right and do any real tuning. But we did get a lap or 2 around the block. So hopefully I can get it to exhaust shop and get some final tuning next weekend.
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Painted and re-installed my blower box to have functional heat.
Installed the engine cover, and new intake filter. Still need an idea on pipe. I had it plastidiped black. Considering just painting flat black this time.
Installed the engine cover, and new intake filter. Still need an idea on pipe. I had it plastidiped black. Considering just painting flat black this time.
Chipping away at small stuff to prep for sale.
Saturday spent probably 3-4 hrs working on dialing tune in. Took some time to figure out why it kept pulling timing under throttle. Burst knock table being zeroed fixed most of that. Its running decent. Im not going to invest a ton of time into getting it perfect.
Got new carpet kit installed, really happy with how it looks. Also spent about 3 hrs Sunday getting the dash panel installed with gauges, Had to be creative on getting the small gauges in since they are smaller than holes in panel. Made a sheet metal piece that I mounted them in, then 1 single screw through plastic to pull it tight. I need a new speedo cable to make gauge work, mine seems to be missing the nut to thread onto gauge.
In the home stretch now, I need to rectify the exhaust leak on driver side. Install hood, and drive it. I think ill have a for sale add put together by weekend. Look like taxes are hitting peoples bank accounts already. So its about that time.
Saturday spent probably 3-4 hrs working on dialing tune in. Took some time to figure out why it kept pulling timing under throttle. Burst knock table being zeroed fixed most of that. Its running decent. Im not going to invest a ton of time into getting it perfect.
Got new carpet kit installed, really happy with how it looks. Also spent about 3 hrs Sunday getting the dash panel installed with gauges, Had to be creative on getting the small gauges in since they are smaller than holes in panel. Made a sheet metal piece that I mounted them in, then 1 single screw through plastic to pull it tight. I need a new speedo cable to make gauge work, mine seems to be missing the nut to thread onto gauge.
In the home stretch now, I need to rectify the exhaust leak on driver side. Install hood, and drive it. I think ill have a for sale add put together by weekend. Look like taxes are hitting peoples bank accounts already. So its about that time.
