*Updated with photos* Well my LS1 BLEW UP... :/ whos taking bets on whats still good?
05-25-2015 | 06:53 PM
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Unless you are planning on doing something crazy spray or turbo etc. Dont mess with the shortblock. 6.0's and 5.3's are very tough in as delivered factory form. Miles don't even matter as long as they are clean and well cared for. The only problem iron 6.0's have and not all of them is turning cam bearings when they get up there in miles. But yours is not up there I mean 200K plus miles when they sometimes turn.
05-30-2015 | 09:40 AM
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lol i feel you on that, that is literally the one thing that drives me absolutely BONKERS when it comes to engines. I've gone to buy used blocks before and turned them down because of RTV. Had a honda B20 one time the guy was using gray RTV as loctite and a thread sealer, it was....EVERYWHEREEEEE.
I only used it on the oil pan. And it's no place to be seen but on the pan. Not in the oil pump or anyplace else. There where bigger issues than that with the motor
06-01-2015 | 10:26 AM
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Unless you are planning on doing something crazy spray or turbo etc. Dont mess with the shortblock. 6.0's and 5.3's are very tough in as delivered factory form. Miles don't even matter as long as they are clean and well cared for. The only problem iron 6.0's have and not all of them is turning cam bearings when they get up there in miles. But yours is not up there I mean 200K plus miles when they sometimes turn.
Also the parts im going to swap on this motor is going to be my intake manifold, LS2 coils, fuel rail and injectors plus throttle body. Then i suppose i will need to switch out my accessory drive system to.
i am hoping with this setup i can make at least 300whp but im unsure if i need to have more supporting mods to hit this goal.