Pistons off center ok?
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Glad to hear that and another engine builder told me the same thing as well this evening. Just making sure I am gonna be ok once I put all this back together. The motor is coming out for a clutch and ARP rod bolts (while I'm in there lol) since the rear seal needs to be replaced and I got most of it out already...
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About the ARP rod bolts. You may want to rethink that, as you my need to resize the rods when putting new bolts in, ARP or otherwise.
I'm no expert, but have heard this numerous times on these forums.
I'm no expert, but have heard this numerous times on these forums.
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It's always BEST to have a shop check or resize the rods when using a different bolt. And it's common practice during any rebuild. But I have seen many, many LS's get just a rod bolt upgrade while still in the car and last. Being the rods are PM and a cracked cap style, they hold concentricy quite well.
As for the OP's piston original question, they are fine.
As for the OP's piston original question, they are fine.
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Glad to hear that and another engine builder told me the same thing as well this evening. Just making sure I am gonna be ok once I put all this back together. The motor is coming out for a clutch and ARP rod bolts (while I'm in there lol) since the rear seal needs to be replaced and I got most of it out already...