Aftermarket pushrods for an 02 LS1?
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Aftermarket pushrods for an 02 LS1? Hi Gentlemen
Im new to this board and to V8's in general. I have been into turbo rotaries for 10yrs now and decided I was tired of them going BOOM!!! lol
Anyhow...Im swapping an 02 LS1/T56 into my 91 Rx7. The engine and trans were pulled from an F-body with 40k original miles, Im assuming it should all be in good shape. I wanted to know if I should upgrade the pushrods as Ive heard the stockers are not all that great. I have searched on this board for the answer but never got any real clarity on the subject. Any other reliability mods you guys can think of is greatly appreciated.
Chris
Im new to this board and to V8's in general. I have been into turbo rotaries for 10yrs now and decided I was tired of them going BOOM!!! lol
Anyhow...Im swapping an 02 LS1/T56 into my 91 Rx7. The engine and trans were pulled from an F-body with 40k original miles, Im assuming it should all be in good shape. I wanted to know if I should upgrade the pushrods as Ive heard the stockers are not all that great. I have searched on this board for the answer but never got any real clarity on the subject. Any other reliability mods you guys can think of is greatly appreciated.
Chris
If i had the motor out of the engine i would throw on a ls2 timing chain, ported oil pump, and pushrods. Valvesprings will prolly be ok with stock cam, but wouldnt hurt to throw in some better ones. that should keep ya from having to worry about anything
im gonna disagree with predator cause i bent my pushrods on my bolt on motor
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Are you leaving the motor stock?
If i had the motor out of the engine i would throw on a ls2 timing chain, ported oil pump, and pushrods. Valvesprings will prolly be ok with stock cam, but wouldnt hurt to throw in some better ones. that should keep ya from having to worry about anything
im gonna disagree with predator cause i bent my pushrods on my bolt on motor
If i had the motor out of the engine i would throw on a ls2 timing chain, ported oil pump, and pushrods. Valvesprings will prolly be ok with stock cam, but wouldnt hurt to throw in some better ones. that should keep ya from having to worry about anything
im gonna disagree with predator cause i bent my pushrods on my bolt on motor
Any thoughts on replacing the water pump?
That's the point. A stock engine only needs the stock pushrods. Hence the reason they were designed that way. The benefit of the stock ones is that they bend. What do you think would happen if you had hardened pushrods in a stock engine and missed a shift? Smash.... Mr. Piston meet Mr. Valve.
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That's the point. A stock engine only needs the stock pushrods. Hence the reason they were designed that way. The benefit of the stock ones is that they bend. What do you think would happen if you had hardened pushrods in a stock engine and missed a shift? Smash.... Mr. Piston meet Mr. Valve.
