Should I rebearing a motor while I'm changing rod bolts?
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I have an 02 motor with 80K miles on it with a 232/234 cam and ls6 heads. I plan on upgrading the rod bolts but while I'm in there should I replace the main bearings? Also what rod bolts should I go with? Btw, oil pressure is great on the motor, so the bearings are still good.
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02 already has the upgraded rod bolts. I wouldn't suggest just throwing new bearings in there. Are you talking about pulling the motor and having it freshened or what?
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If you're ging to pull the bearing why not at least get the crank polished and checked at an engine shop. If not I say leave them in there and just get the oil sampled every oil change and see what the wear is on the engine.
I honestly wouldn't even bother at 80K but thats just me and it's not my engine.
I honestly wouldn't even bother at 80K but thats just me and it's not my engine.
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i just did my rod bolts. i used katech as they are designed for no resizing the rods. but mine is a 98 with 148k. i also did it in the car with the kmemeber dropped. i feel better now. i see 6.5k shifts everyonce in a while but the car is not my dd