5.3L heads
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From: cape vincent NY
5.3L heads looking at buying a set of 5.3L stock heads and wonder how they will work on a forged 346 ls1 with a vindicator series cam..ptv issues? compression? gaskets to use? anyhelp at all would be awesome!!
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Since the Vindicator and other similar cams are usually made to clear with stock heads and gaskets, it will depend on the valve drop difference between the 5.3 heads and 853/241 castings. It will probably require at least some clearancing to work, depending on LSA and ICL.
That cam should work best with a .040 gasket and a 59 or 60 cc chamber, depending on fuel octane and the size of valve pockets required to clear.
Sorry, couldn't resist...
Since the Vindicator and other similar cams are usually made to clear with stock heads and gaskets, it will depend on the valve drop difference between the 5.3 heads and 853/241 castings. It will probably require at least some clearancing to work, depending on LSA and ICL.
That cam should work best with a .040 gasket and a 59 or 60 cc chamber, depending on fuel octane and the size of valve pockets required to clear.
