I finally got my 6.0. Comes from an SS silverado with 5,000 miles. Tore into it yesterday and it looks great so far. I have to get an engine stand to flip it over and see what the bottom end looks like. As some of you know, my plans are to put some boost on here probably with a D1. I'm confused about the bottom end though. My original plan was to put forged pistons (drop to 9:1)and rings and let it eat, but it's gonna kill me to take apart a perfectly good bottom end. I talked to Allen Futral and he recommended putting forged pistons and leave stock crank and rods. I don't disagree with him at all, but I see all these SS silverado's slapping chargers on pushing 10 and 12 psi and they seem to hold up fine. I will add that I only want to do this once so should I put the money into it now while it's out or chance it till it blows?

 

How much did you pay for it and where did you get it, If you dont mind me asking?

 

If you were going to be running less than 10-12 psi, I would leave it alone. At that boost level you might want to take Allans advice.

Bruce

 

Reaper, I got it from Fleet Force USA in Dallas, Texas for $1400.

I'm not sure what kind of power it will make with 8-9 psi. I probably won't be satisfied.

 

The hot set up might be for you to use the stock crank and go with a long rods/ forged pistons .030 over would be 370CI.Contact these guys for more info.
http://www.synergymotorsports.net/

 

just leave it alone and put a good cam and a turbo like parish had and let it rip and make sure you shift that thing @ 7200 so you can realy get a good time.

 

Why risk it? You have the motor sitting there, and you plan on throwing boost at it.....and if you make the upgrades now, you won't have to worry about IF you can put more boost to it, you know that you CAN. I mean, if youare in a hurry, and your truck is down...OK...throw it in and be done.....BUT....if you have some time, do it right the first time and be DONE with it. That way youknow the motor does not have to come apart to throw more power at it. AND, if you let it ride as it is, and it DOES come apart, what's to say it doesn't take out a cylinder wall? crank? head? or whatver??? You ask me, if you have the time, do it right.

 

When you say you tore into it yesterday does that mean you took the valve covers off?

 

I took off everything all the way down to the pistons. Intake, valve covers, rocker arms, pushrods, heads, etc...

 

What cam are you going with?You need more than what you have in your 5.3