Bottom end rebuild questions
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From: Bel Air MD
Bottom end rebuild questions I recently picked up a iron 04 6.0l to build as a twin turbo motor for my f body. It's a street car. I need to rebuild the bottom end, bad rod, and am looking to upgrade in process without breaking the bank. It getting LS3 heads and a BTR turbo cam. Any suggestions on rods and pistons that would safely handle around the 800 hp neighborhood, would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dom
Thanks,
Dom
I recently picked up a iron 04 6.0l to build as a twin turbo motor for my f body. It's a street car. I need to rebuild the bottom end, bad rod, and am looking to upgrade in process without breaking the bank. It getting LS3 heads and a BTR turbo cam. Any suggestions on rods and pistons that would safely handle around the 800 hp neighborhood, would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dom
Thanks,
Dom
Funny...
I second stock Gen IV rods for 800hp. Your 2004 could have Gen IV rods already, would just need to replace the one bad one (a couple bucks on eBay). If you're dead set on aftermarket, the Scat/Eagle stuff has treated me well and is under $500 for a set. Summit pistons look nice for the price as well.
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Thread Starter
Teching In
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From: Bel Air MD
Hard to say. Oil looks like it was not changed and low. The rest of the bearings look ok. No signs of heat, unusual wear or damage. The block good, no visible damage. The knock sensors must have done their job.
Good luck on that Square Port LS build, you should be able to make solid power for a street car and survive well, there are many reasons to bend a rod or break stock pistons from tune, fuel, maintenance and even over use of knock sensors, when that happens the damaging detonation already began and the ECU goes to save what it can, in repeated use the tune could be on the ragged edge.... I've had many friends from my past who got good at changing parts in T-Types & GN's usually head gaskets after their bottoms were good.... can't wait to see what you build, with a solid bottom end it won't take much to make a lot of excess HP!!