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Old Jan 4, 2021 | 09:02 AM
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A smart mechanic keeps the audience in mind. My wife doesn't like me getting too fancy with her car, either. :-)
Ill make it fast . Just has to stay reliable lol
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Old Jan 4, 2021 | 12:05 PM
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I would cut the heads .040 use .041 gasket with that cam. Should make good torque and power. Mine is a touch over 500 and gets 26 MPG
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Old Jan 4, 2021 | 06:50 PM
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New used gen 4 boi

Bendy

Swapped outttttt

Plastigauged perfect with the oreilly mahle bearing


All back together

Purtyyyyy
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Old Jan 4, 2021 | 10:27 PM
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Nice.

Did you order 1.8 rockers and springs, yet? Sorry, I'm really good at spending other people's money. Lol. Seriously, though, I think it would help all things considered (assuming you don't have to flycut pistons)...
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Old Jan 5, 2021 | 05:55 AM
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I could care less about making 10 hp from rockers. I prefer the low lift cam for longer spring life
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Old Jan 5, 2021 | 07:21 AM
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Nice.

Did you order 1.8 rockers and springs, yet? Sorry, I'm really good at spending other people's money. Lol. Seriously, though, I think it would help all things considered (assuming you don't have to flycut pistons)...
I love it when people ask what lift cam you've got but never ask about duration or rocker arm ratio.
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Old Jan 5, 2021 | 09:13 AM
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I could care less about making 10 hp from rockers. I prefer the low lift cam for longer spring life
Facts, people spend money in odd places.
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Old Jan 5, 2021 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by showdog75
I love it when people ask what lift cam you've got but never ask about duration or rocker arm ratio.
Post 1 mentions stock heads and stock intake... I did assume stock 1.7 rockers.

Post 5 is where I looked up the Ghost Cam and mentioned 1.8 rockers possibly being beneficial... LS3 heads just seem to like lift.

I am not exactly sure how to judge/calculate PTV clearance, honestly. So forgive me if my recommendation would involve flycutting the pistons.
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Old Jan 6, 2021 | 08:19 AM
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Got sold a 4.8l rod . 😑 backwards steps

Got the block pretty clean tho


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Old Jan 6, 2021 | 08:58 AM
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Quench be a bit tight in that hole lol might need to port the chamber a bit or just mill off the piston top OOOOps (joking)
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Quench be a bit tight in that hole lol might need to port the chamber a bit or just mill off the piston top OOOOps (joking)
LOL its a sign to just 4.8 turbo swap it!
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Old Jan 6, 2021 | 09:55 AM
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LOL its a sign to just 4.8 turbo swap it!
Send me like 5gs and im DOWN.
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Old Jan 6, 2021 | 11:03 AM
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Surely some forum member reasonably close buy has a spare Gen 4 rod?
If not, PM me as I have a few from an LS3
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Old Jan 6, 2021 | 03:34 PM
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What's going on with the top of #1?

And thanks for the good laugh
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What's going on with the top of #1?

And thanks for the good laugh
Scraped numbers on all the pistons with a screw driver when i pulled it out . A few went theough the Carbon build up 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣
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The correct rod has been acquired... assembly this weekend
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This motor sure is taking you a long time to put together ... are you getting old?
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This motor sure is taking you a long time to put together ... are you getting old?
Been racing my fbody. And waiting on the heads. Once the heads get back from machine shop ill get goin LOL
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Been racing my F body. And waiting on the heads. Once the heads get back from machine shop ill get goin LOL
So yeah..... he's gettin' OLD! lol
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So what happened to the LS3 stroker u built w/ PRC 247cc heads? Results?
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