Will LS1 parts work in bored 5.3?
10-18-2005, 08:53 PM
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Will LS1 parts work in bored 5.3? My wife and I would like to replace our hi mileage 5.3 soon and are considering stroking it. I know I should go with a 6.0, but I want to see what I can do with my 5.3. I was thinking we could bore it out to the size of the 5.7. Then use our crank and buy some freshened LS1 rods + forged pistons. Will the LS1 rods fit on the LM7 crank? I heard something was different in the rotating assembly (same stroke, differents something else?). I would top it off with ported LS6 heads. Or could I use the LS1 stroker kits in my block (382 or whatever)? I hope to have this motor built by january and I'm looking to gather parts early. Thanks for any help you guys could give me.
10-18-2005, 09:09 PM
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It is gettin popular to bore the 5.3 block out to 3.905 and use stroker kits. I have seen em on ebay assembled and what not for sale and I have one at the machine shop now doin the same thing for my wifes '63 Chevy PU.
