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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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I have quite a few parts gathered together for a little build I have planned. I was actually collecting parts before I had the car. Now I have a slight problem that I'm unsure of.

I was reading one of my LS1/LS6 books the other night and noticed it said that 98 blocks can only be honed .004 over stock. The problem is that the pistons I have are for a 3.905 bore. 3.905 - 3.898 = .007, .007 doesn't equal .004.

Is there any truth to this or is this just incorrect data? I tried searching on here, but didn't find anything helpful.

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Thats the spec, but there are several people (myself included) who have gone 3.905
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Originally Posted by Beaflag VonRathburg
I have quite a few parts gathered together for a little build I have planned. I was actually collecting parts before I had the car. Now I have a slight problem that I'm unsure of.

I was reading one of my LS1/LS6 books the other night and noticed it said that 98 blocks can only be honed .004 over stock. The problem is that the pistons I have are for a 3.905 bore. 3.905 - 3.898 = .007, .007 doesn't equal .004.

Is there any truth to this or is this just incorrect data? I tried searching on here, but didn't find anything helpful.

Thanks.
I did .005 on my 98 block, no problem.
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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Why wouldn't you be able to go .007?
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I have gone 3.905 and 3.910" on many '97-'98 blocks without any issues to speak of.

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Have any of you guys that have gone over the .004 used any power adders (turbo, supercharger, nitrous)?

Word of mouth is that it is ok to go over .005-.007 (but gm recommends a max of .004) but recommend to keep it N.A.
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Have any of you guys that have gone over the .004 used any power adders (turbo, supercharger, nitrous)?

Word of mouth is that it is ok to go over .005-.007 (but gm recommends a max of .004) but recommend to keep it N.A.
I was wondering the same thing. I plan on using a rather healthy (250ish) shot of nitrous. I'd seen a few people on here that had honed over the .004 mark, but not many if at all with power adders.

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Why wouldn't you be able to go .007?
The sleeving process of the 98 blocks is different than those of the 99+ blocks. The 99+ blocks have more material that can be removed.
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Originally Posted by Beaflag VonRathburg
I was wondering the same thing. I plan on using a rather healthy (250ish) shot of nitrous. I'd seen a few people on here that had honed over the .004 mark, but not many if at all with power adders
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