5.3 rod bolts
5.3 rod bolts In the process of putting another 5.3 together and was wondering if I should pull it apart and gap the rings and put rod bolts or just run it. The motor has over 100k miles on it. On my last 5.3 I put rod bolts and gapped the rings and it blew up. I know this has been asked before I'm just looking to get some opinions. My combo is s480 turbo ls6 intake ls6 cam. Just looking for around 650 tire.
On the stock bottom 6.0 that went 8.59 the motor had seen 30psi and lots of 24psi passes. After removal and diassembley, the retorqued stock rod bolts were still torqued and the motor looked brand new inside
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I would not change the rodbolts unless pulling pistons out then I would go back with new gm bolts. The ARP will distort housing bore. Might run and set records etc that way but it's not right. The ring gap is usually ok on engines with 100k + miles. Under 80k Is a wild card.
I would not change the rodbolts unless pulling pistons out then I would go back with new gm bolts. The ARP will distort housing bore. Might run and set records etc that way but it's not right. The ring gap is usually ok on engines with 100k + miles. Under 80k Is a wild card.
