going from 5.7 to 6.0 please help
going from 5.7 to 6.0 please help I have a 99 TA with a 5.7 ls1 witch I am switching out for a 6.0l out of an 04 2500. The ls1 has an eagle 383 rolling assembly in it with arp main studs and other goody's. I'm wondering what all can be switched over to the 6.0? questions I have are, will I be able to use the main studs in the bottom end of the 6.0? Will my heads be able to go on the 6.0? Can I use the ls2 cheater cam in the 6.0l with the patriot gold 650 springs and the 7.400 push rods? will the double roller timing chain work? Basically I am really wondering what is different between the too blocks and what parts I can not switch over. Thank you for reading and any info you have.
TECH Addict
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Your pistons can't be used because of the large bore and you will probably need different head bolts depending on what the manufactured date is on the 6.0 block, but crank, rods, studs and heads can all be swapped over along with all the other parts. You will need to drill a hole and tap it in the front of the 6.0 to mount your altenator.
You might want to look at getting a larger cam with the bigger cubes since it will be tamed down, bit your cam would work
You might want to look at getting a larger cam with the bigger cubes since it will be tamed down, bit your cam would work
So if I put the eagle 383 crank with the rods and 4.030 pistons into the 6.0 round about where would that put me in displacement? I really don't know the math to figure it.
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to do the equation I think you take:
Number of Cylinders x .7854 x (Bore x Bore) x Stoke = Cubic Inches
so if you have:
8 cylinders x .7854 x (4.03 x 4.03) x 4 = 408.17928
So if youre stroke on that crank is 4 inches and your bore is 4.03 you would have a 408 I assume.
It's been so long since Ive calculated it but I am pretty sure that is how you do it.I forget the exact bore on a 6.0 and do not know your stroke to be exact so you might want to check again. Theres thousands of websites that have plug in number calculators and some phones have free apps that have all kinds of displacement calculators.
Number of Cylinders x .7854 x (Bore x Bore) x Stoke = Cubic Inches
so if you have:
8 cylinders x .7854 x (4.03 x 4.03) x 4 = 408.17928
So if youre stroke on that crank is 4 inches and your bore is 4.03 you would have a 408 I assume.
It's been so long since Ive calculated it but I am pretty sure that is how you do it.I forget the exact bore on a 6.0 and do not know your stroke to be exact so you might want to check again. Theres thousands of websites that have plug in number calculators and some phones have free apps that have all kinds of displacement calculators.
