Weakest points of the 5.3
Sep 7, 2005 | 09:00 PM
#11
Originally Posted by O3GMC
I've been around here (truck section) for a while now and I've never seen anyone post about a broken timing chain, connecting rod or rod bolt....maybe I'm wrong. I've seen valvetrain problems and broken pistons....but its always seemed like these blocks can take as much as you can throw at it (within reason) as long as the tune is good.
Sep 7, 2005 | 09:28 PM
#13
Originally Posted by O3GMC
I've been around here (truck section) for a while now and I've never seen anyone post about a broken timing chain, connecting rod or rod bolt....maybe I'm wrong. I've seen valvetrain problems and broken pistons....but its always seemed like these blocks can take as much as you can throw at it (within reason) as long as the tune is good.
Sep 9, 2005 | 12:39 PM
#15
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From experience, 5.3's are very durable...so far there haven't been any problems with mine and i like to ragg on it quite a bit, as well as some of my friends...if you've seen the videos i've posted you'd know... I've been told that the weakest point of a chevy truck is the tranny, upgrading components on your transmission would be a very good thing...But upgrading your engine parts would be good as well, just depends how much you're willing to go and how deep you pockets go...this gets expensive after a while
Sep 9, 2005 | 07:42 PM
#16
Go to the hemi forum for those failures
go to the dodge forum for ALL failures. **** dodge.
at my old dealerhsip 80% of truck engine swaps were dodge (low mileage too), 15% was ford, the other 5% were 305s, 350s and 4.3's, ZERO% were genIII V8s.
i'm not a trash talker but this is the only exception. lol
Sep 10, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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From: From Houma La. Living n Ellisville Miss.
Well Just To Say I Have Turn My 5.3 74oo Alot No Problems With Rod R Main Bearings.
But I Have Seen Rods Break On A 5.3 Looked Good To With Half The Rod Hanging Out Of The Block
But I Have Seen Rods Break On A 5.3 Looked Good To With Half The Rod Hanging Out Of The Block
Sep 10, 2005 | 05:04 PM
#18
Originally Posted by litreddevil
Well Just To Say I Have Turn My 5.3 74oo Alot No Problems With Rod R Main Bearings.
But I Have Seen Rods Break On A 5.3 Looked Good To With Half The Rod Hanging Out Of The Block
But I Have Seen Rods Break On A 5.3 Looked Good To With Half The Rod Hanging Out Of The Block
Would you claim the failure you seen was do to OE rod bolts?
