Forged 370 guidance
Forged 370 guidance Just want to get some opinions on what you guys think of my forged 370 S475 build. Picking up a 6.0L shortblock friday. Heres the plan so far..
-Wiseco Flat top 4.030"K398x3 Forged pistons with 3.2cc valve relief
-Lunati 6.125 4340 Forged H beam rods
- Stock crankshaft
-stock 317s
-BTR .660 dual valve springs
-LJMS stage II turbo cam
-LS9 gaskets
-Alper motorsports head stud kit
-S475 cast T6 1.32 a/r
-Wiseco Flat top 4.030"K398x3 Forged pistons with 3.2cc valve relief
-Lunati 6.125 4340 Forged H beam rods
- Stock crankshaft
-stock 317s
-BTR .660 dual valve springs
-LJMS stage II turbo cam
-LS9 gaskets
-Alper motorsports head stud kit
-S475 cast T6 1.32 a/r
Just curious, why are you building a 370, if you plan on running stock heads and only a s475? I would look at doing a SBE motor, and maybe a nice set of heads and or better turbo.
If you want a forged motor than that sounds good,very similar to mine. But if I could do it all over again I would have saved my money and just put a sbe 6.0 in there. Then with the money you save run e85 and a very big turbo.
Why shouldnt I build a forged motor? I want reliability, plus i plan on making alot more power down the line. I already have a gen 4 rodded 5.3 on my truck im playing with at the moment. Im not looking to keep having to swap out motors. I want to be able to throw whatever at it without the slightest worry of cracking ringlands ect. I know the SBEs hold up great but one mishap.....
Honestly you can break ringlands almost just as easy on a forged motors. Ringlands break due to detonation. Ive broken 2 forged motors that way, my stocker with a good tune never broke a sweat. Unless you are planning on over 800whp I dont think a forged motor is needed. Just do head studs, ls9 head gaskets and maybe rod bolts and be done.
