lsxnoob

Hi,

I am pretty new to V8 and don't know a great deal about them except the costs involved with building one.

I am looking at buying a tall deck LSX bowtie block and have found the following parts for the bottom end. I just wanted opinions on if they're the right parts to buy for the build. My aim is to get over 1500hp with a forced induction application.

Pistons: Diamond Pistons, -28cc dish, 4.125" bore, 4.000" stroke, 6.125" rods, 1.115" comp height, 0.927 x 2.500" wrist pins.

Rods: Carrillo - 2.100" large journal, 7/16"CARR bolts, 1.060" PE width, 0.940" BE width, 2.2250" BE bore, 0.927" pin diameter.

Crank: Lunati - Pro Series, 4.000" stroke, 2.559" main bearings, 2.100" rod journals, 6.125" minimum rod length...

I am not 100% sure if the rods will suit the crank?

Any help / feedback would be greatly appreciated.

JosephIV

iTrader: (14)

Best advice that I can give is to call a site sponsor that builds engines.

Knowing your budget, intended goal, power adder, and vehicle application they can best point you in the right direction.

If I may ask, what project is this for? Full on race car?

Look in the Forced Induction section and peek at other peoples setups. Good Luck!

Gordon0652

iTrader: (4)

Just a heads up.
You will want to start with the simple bolt-ons first to get an idea.
Also the LSX tall deck means custom headers, intake manifold...
Supercharged 9.5:1
Turbocharged 8.5:1

Do some research. You want 1500hp wheather thats rwhp or flywhp hope you are planning on spending 20k+
Good rule of thunb is add up all the costs if a FI motor and double that.

Goodluck, if you do a search there are many guys that want to do what you are doing.

lsxnoob

Thanks. I am going a bit of looking around on this site to come up with some ideas..