Building my own engine
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Building my own engine
Well in relation to my other thread I might be boring and stroking a 5.3 to make a 383 or boring and stroking a 6.0 to make a 408, either way after the boring is done Id like to build the rest of the engine myself....Am I crazy? Should I let a professional do it? Im willing to buy extra tools to get the job done but I just wanted your guys opinon. If I do end up building it myself what type of tools should I have? any books anyone recommends? anything else? recommended brands for the build?
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I've seen LS motor books on ebay for under 20 bucks.
"How to Build High Performance Chevy LS1/ LS6 V-8s"
"How to Rebuild GM LS 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 76 98 III IV Engines"
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"How to Build High Performance Chevy LS1/ LS6 V-8s"
"How to Rebuild GM LS 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 76 98 III IV Engines"
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If you have correct information and build it accordingly,you should be successful and you'd enjoy it more.
I've done some assembly and assisted a friend once. Or,you can let them do the short block and finish it(I did a Ford 250"...pretty easy).
Either way,get good gaskets...Fel Pro is a good company.
I've done some assembly and assisted a friend once. Or,you can let them do the short block and finish it(I did a Ford 250"...pretty easy).
Either way,get good gaskets...Fel Pro is a good company.
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It really depends on the quality of your local machine shop. If they are really good they can make sure all your bearing clearance are in check so all you have to do is the fun stuff...