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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 11:24 AM
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Who makes a good set of pistons for the chevy 6.0? I am going .030 over on it and need to know fairly quick.

Will a 5.7 f-body crank work and work properly in a 6 liter block? Becuase of the length differences?


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Diamond, off the shelf w/ may cc options. Speed inc has been good, and so has Texas, dont buy direct as we should support our sponsers and pricing will be better if not the same.
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 11:35 AM
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Diamond is a sponsor so calling them direct is not a problem. If you are going to use a 4in stroke I have a great set of 4.060 diamond pistons I would sell cheap! PM me or email me for details if you are interested.

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I was gonna try and use the stock stroke if i could. i am going to be putting a f-body ls1 crank in it. So imagine the pistons will not work with that stroke will they?
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The 6.0 and 5.7 cranks are the same. The only difference is the 5.7 (LS1 & LS6) cranks are hollow in the center of the mains and rod journals. The 6.0 crank is completely solid.

I have a new 6.0 crank if your looking to buy
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Old Nov 27, 2003 | 11:55 AM
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I already have a new gm 5.7 crank. The 99 6.0 block i i have, the crank in it i was told to replace it with a 5.7 fbody becuase of something about the fly wheel.
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I dont know anything about the flywheel deal??.... Never heard of it before
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The pre- '01 6.0 cranks are a tad longer.. I have a 6.0 LQ9 in my car with the 6.0 crank..
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anyone elses input?

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