man run a compression test on it. if it has good compression then all is well with the vslves and all closing. 7.35 would be the the rods i would run. valve train noise is going to be there due to cam and springs. mine sounds like a sewing machine with my cam. 224-224-581-581-112+4 and the comp springs. and i think the pinging is coming from the raised compressin as well. a lot of tuning is going to be needed to get it to run properly. good luck.

 

Could I decrease compressio0n by using very thick gaskets or doubling them up?

 

yes but don't double them because it's asking for leaks.

 

Your thinking of spending another $500 to fix 1/2 the problem

 

Im doing the work myself and if your so smart tell me exactly what the whole problem is. The engine runs perfect right now air to fuel is fine, Im putting lt's on there cutout and good gas and takeing her back to the dyno. Ive been thinking of adjustable rockers which would help with my setup. The real thing thats hurting is not being able to increase the timing due to compression. Im also doing a leak down and compression test this week. But since you know more about my setup and have built so many high compression 5.3 enlighten me. Im really getting tired of your attitude.

 

I dont know why you would listen now,you seem to know everything.Bone head idea of shaving .050 was this your idea or did someone else do this with good results?thats your first problem,if it was a in a light rcsb 2x4 it might be a different story.Valve size might be to big for the small bore.Throwing money at rockers wont cure your valvetrain noise.Your tired of my attitude because I tried to help and you proved yourself to be a, know it all idiot.It didn't start out being harsh,things changed when it was obviouse you were not going to achive anywhere near your goals.So $2k later you have 30 more HP and may run mid 15s.And your pissed at me.Future prediction,you will work on this motor until you do something to cause it to fail.Then you will be doing a pull out motor with more cubes.I will give it 4 weeks.BTW,is it your parents thats flippen the bill? Now lets have peace.

 

I agree shaving the heads was bad. not only did you decrease the amount of lift you can run but you threw off the geometry of the entire valvetrain. My advice is yank the heads and try to sell them to an 'all out racer'. buy some stock heads and do a little work on them but not go crazy. I personally would stay with the stock valve size and work on the intake and exhaust ports. You would be really surprised how much better it would run. there is no 'quick fix' for your problem. you simply cannot add the aluminum back that is gone. that is why at this point I say cut your losses and start over. life's lesson's learned. I would stay away from any machine shop that will shave .050 off a head without seriously questioning the motive. Good luck in your struggles....I know how frustrating it can be. We all make mistakes. live and learn.

 

I dont know why you care so much about what I do with ny money if I want to **** it away thats my perogative. What first pissed me off with you is you started started being negative and giving me **** when I didnt take your advice on the 6.0 motor swap. This isnt my parents money Im 26 and have been on my own since 16 I go to college fulltime and I work fulltime just because I make alot more money than you and can afford to do what I want with it dont get your panties in a wad. Ive tried being resonable with you now its just getting old I have never gotten any advice from you other than you shitty school girl remarks. Im not mad at you because of what I did I take resposibility for that, Im pissed because all you do is throw negative comments and **** with my posts. As far as Im concerned you can go take a flying **** heres an idea how about you stop being an ******* and leave my posts alone and I wont go near yours problem solved
NOW **** OFF!!!!!!

 

Oh and one other thing just because I didnt jump on the band wagon and go with a thinder racing cam or a 6.0 swap and do everything that everyone else has allready done, doesnt mean I wont reach my goals. Its not reaching the goal as much as it is getting there thats the payoff.

 

For 26 years old you sure have a punk *** attitude.Maybe you should ask yourself why nobody spoke up about you taking off.050 before you paid someone to put them on.Could it be because everyone knew that it would be like talking to the wall?If you have so much money why didnt you do things right like good heads from a real LS1 porter?If your such a Mr.GoodWrench why did you have to pay someone to do what you claim to know how to do and they screwed that up Some of your big bucks did you lot of good.Hey mr. i have more money than you,i bet my home shops worth more than the house **** box you own,Oh wait you have an apartment.Just admit it you fucked up and threw $2K away,good thing your rich.