stroking a 5.3

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Feb 5, 2008 | 10:38 PM

blackangel327

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stroking a 5.3

is this even posible? if so i would love to try! but my worry is the crank case with that big of a crank and being able to get the right rods and everything with out tearing something up. any thoughts?

Feb 5, 2008 | 10:39 PM

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people do it all the time bore to an ls1 bore and put a 383 ls1 kit in it

Feb 5, 2008 | 10:48 PM

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what if you left it stock bore? wouldn't boring it to that make the sleeves REALLY thin?

Feb 12, 2008 | 12:59 AM

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nope u should have enufff

if u leave it stock bore good luck finding pistons

Feb 12, 2008 | 08:13 AM

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Stroker kits use custom pistons. The problem with the 5.3L bore is that nobody makes pistons for that bore size. So the pistons would have to be custom made.

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Feb 17, 2008 | 03:15 AM

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I've read many times that the 4.8/5.3 block can be bored out to LS1 bore and still handle boost

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