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Old 07-20-2008, 10:22 PM
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I just got a 5.3/4.8 longblock in a trade. Ive searched all day and cant find how to tell one from another. can someone help me PLEASE ??
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dish pistons = 5.3
flat tops = 4.8
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Pop off the oil pan and measure the crank shaft, that is the only way I know of to be 100% sure. The 5.3 and 4.8 used the same block casting and head casting numbers so it is hard to tell. Also, the displacement stamp that is on the 6.0 and 5.7 isn't stamped on the 5.3 and 4.8 motors. As far as i know.

Hope that helps
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Originally Posted by hirdlej
dish pistons = 5.3
flat tops = 4.8
correct
should have answered in question form like a trivia game show
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dammit....what to do with an overpriced 4.8

Thanks for the replys
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mpt70 that biotch!
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What ever I end up doing its going in a 85 cutlass. I had thought about a FI setup with the truck manifolds but I have to have ac, and I dont want to be 20 k deep into it. Ill probably end up buying something else, trying to keep this on a budget
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Budget and LS conversion should never be said in the same post. It will seldom work that way.
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You can make it into a 5.7L pretty easily. 3.622 crank, matching rods with cylinders bored to match LS1 pistons. That would be a fairly cheap considering you already have the core 4.8L.
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Or any other stock crank besides the 4.8 will give you a 5.3..........plus you will have higher compression with the flat top pistons.
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Ok budget is a relative term, I know Im not gonna get it done for 2k but Im trying to be somewhat frugal.

Im leaning towards the iron ls1 idea, with a forged rotating assembly I could make good power with a 150-200 shot.

heres a couple pics of the beast waiting for its transplant.

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if you know what it came out of, the 8th letter in the vin should be t,z,b for 5.3 and v for a 4.8... but thats only if you have a vin
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I'm doing a iron LS1 out of a 4.8 right now. So I vote for that. If on a budget, just get someones used takeouts for cheap. I'm using the internals leftover from my forged 383 in mine.
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I just got the longblock only ^^^

Any one know of a 3.898 bore stroker package?? ... 3.900 or 4.000 will either one of those cranks require clearancing of the block?
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Originally Posted by Bigugly
I just got the longblock only ^^^

Any one know of a 3.898 bore stroker package?? ... 3.900 or 4.000 will either one of those cranks require clearancing of the block?
You want have to clearance the block at all with the 4'' stroke crank.




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