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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Plans: i'm looking into buy the 383 Forged Kit from Scoggin Dickey and was wondering what else will have to be changed other than the crank changes from a 3.622" to a 4.000" now both of their kits have the same 3.905 bore pistons, so my question is can i just buy this and assemble it into a stock LS1 block with no additional modifications?
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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which reluctor wheel was on the original crank?what year and model of vehicle is this engine going into?
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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which reluctor wheel was on the original crank?what year and model of vehicle is this engine going into?
i knew i should have included that part . . . the original block in my camaro is toast so nothing internal will be used from it. the bare block is coming out of a 00 vette
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The cylinders will have to be honed and there is some clearancing that usually needs to be done for the connecting rod bolts to clear.
Check out GM High-Tech Performance articles My First Stoker ls1 engine build.
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The cylinders will have to be honed and there is some clearancing that usually needs to be done for the connecting rod bolts to clear.
Check out GM High-Tech Performance articles My First Stoker ls1 engine build.
thanks man, i'm lookin that article up right now
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and the only sucky thing is they have all parts except part 1 that talks about engine honing it picks up right at part 2 with the 383 complete and they're installing the new cam
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