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Old Jun 11, 2015 | 02:07 PM
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Waiting on some things for my forged 5.3l to be complete had a gen 4 4.8l come up i bought it going to see how far i can push this after seeing john gillands and robert melcher push gen 3 4.8l engines into the 900rwhp range im using left over parts will a pitted cam hurt the bearings?















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Old Jun 12, 2015 | 11:55 AM
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Get a new cam. I would not put that in any engine of mine....especially if I was looking to make power. Besides, you can spec it for the turbos .
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Get a new cam. I would not put that in any engine of mine....especially if I was looking to make power. Besides, you can spec it for the turbos .











216/220 trick flow


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216/220 trick flow



Gunna use 862 heads for compression 26lbs s362 twin turbos e85 belt drive before i throw my forged 5.3l in
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Should be loads of fun. What are you going to put the 4.8L in after you install the forged 327?
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Should be loads of fun. What are you going to put the 4.8L in after you install the forged 327?
4.8l is going in firstbif it blow ill drop the 5.3l in if it lives a couple years the 5.3l will probably find a home in my 64 chevy II nova with bw s366s an drop the 388 gen 1 sbc an go from 10's to 8's
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