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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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i just picked up a nice set of ported 5.3 heads with 2.02in and 1.57ex valves PRC 650 lift,titanium retainers..but they are milled.030, here is my question i have a comp cam 232 236 duration 598lift on a 112lsa..will i have to get my pistons fly cut or will it work..around what will my compression ratio be? and i was told that i would still use the 7.4in push rods..someone help me out..thanks

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Do it the right way and check the PTV clearance and get a pushrod length checker
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Old Apr 3, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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You can have your combustion chambers CC'd to calculate your compression.
Then measure when you go to install them.
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What is the casting number?

I have heard the later model 5,3 heads use a ,6mm longer pushrod. Don't take that as 100% true just yet.
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Really nobody on here can answer those questions. Before you install them you will need to cc the chambers and use a compression calculator(try a search) to determine that. You want to think about both static and dynamic compressions.

As for the pushrods....as stated before you have to get a pushrod length tool. If you look through the stickys and do some searched there is a really good write up for it.
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