Pin Height On 4.8 vs 5.3 Pistons????????

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Aug 10, 2007 | 07:20 AM

jkade72

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Pin Height On 4.8 vs 5.3 Pistons????????

Anyone know if the pin height is different??????
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Aug 10, 2007 | 10:47 AM

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i found the parts

the 4.8 is showing a 1.324 CD and a 0.9452 pin diameter

the 5.3 shows a 1.325 CD anda 0.9451 pin diameter

both with 2-1.50mm ring grooves and one 3.00mm ring groove

so how much work would it be to swap these out? could you use stock 5.3 rods?

I was thinking about swapping my 5.3 pistons for the 4.8 flat tops pistons last year. I still want to do this swap when I have nothing better to do and the money to waste on it

Aug 10, 2007 | 11:46 AM

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yes it is different, you cant put 4.8 pistons on 5.3

Aug 10, 2007 | 12:19 PM

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I don't know about that. Guys at GM have told me that it should be possible but the thing is you have to be really bored and have some money to waste to do it