5.3L short block rebuild
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I have the opportunity to get my hands on a disassembled 5.3L short block. Everything is in good working order, with the exception of a couple of the pistons having light damage. I would be using this for a turbo build, and was wondering if I should just try to find a couple stock pistons and drop them in, or pick up a set of Wiseco forged pistons. I planned on using ARP rod bolts, studs, and head bolts. The parts are free, so if I just used a couple stock pistons to replace the damaged ones I could have a really affordable short block to throw my 317's and LS6 intake on. Power goals with a 5.3L would be about 700 HP.
What would you do?
What would you do?
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Yeah, that's what I was kind of leaning towards. The cheapest I could find the Wiseco's was around $540 - and that kind of throws a wrench in my "budget build". ![Tongue](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_tongue.gif)
The short block is currently disassembled, so is there anything that is a "cheap" upgrade that would make it better in some way, or should I just leave it all as is for $0 (plus the price of a couple stock pistons) and roll with it?
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The short block is currently disassembled, so is there anything that is a "cheap" upgrade that would make it better in some way, or should I just leave it all as is for $0 (plus the price of a couple stock pistons) and roll with it?
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Yeah, that's what I was kind of leaning towards. The cheapest I could find the Wiseco's was around $540 - and that kind of throws a wrench in my "budget build". ![Tongue](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_tongue.gif)
The short block is currently disassembled, so is there anything that is a "cheap" upgrade that would make it better in some way, or should I just leave it all as is for $0 (plus the price of a couple stock pistons) and roll with it?
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The short block is currently disassembled, so is there anything that is a "cheap" upgrade that would make it better in some way, or should I just leave it all as is for $0 (plus the price of a couple stock pistons) and roll with it?
Get good bearings. Some people say rod bolts.. but I dont see a weakness in them. Mine took one hell of a beating and are fine.