Opinions wanted: 5.7L build
04-14-2008, 01:15 AM
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Going well! Dropped in the crank today....filed all the rings and got them on the pistons....tommarow im gonna drop in the pistons to finish up the shortblock! Should be a complete long block this coming weekend or the next!
04-14-2008, 01:45 AM
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Nice! Let me know how that goes or should I say, let us all know how that goes by updating your thread. You and I are sorta in the same boat so it's nice to have company!
04-15-2008, 04:56 PM
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I broke down and bought that harness from Current Performance. I called Speartech and they said they "thought" they can make me a harness, which didn't leave me with a fuzzy warm feeling inside. The harness from CP was actually $825 
but when I got off the phone I was very confident about my purchase. Oh well, at least I know this one will be plug and play AND do everything I need like control the e-fans, A/C, engine, tranny and make it so all my gauges still work.
Once all the major parts start arriving I'll open up a build thread for those wondering. There are quite a few S10/Gen III conversion threads going on LS1tech, but all/most of those are guys in little lowered trucks looking to go fast. I feel I belong here more than on LS1tech.
but when I got off the phone I was very confident about my purchase. Oh well, at least I know this one will be plug and play AND do everything I need like control the e-fans, A/C, engine, tranny and make it so all my gauges still work. Once all the major parts start arriving I'll open up a build thread for those wondering. There are quite a few S10/Gen III conversion threads going on LS1tech, but all/most of those are guys in little lowered trucks looking to go fast. I feel I belong here more than on LS1tech.
04-17-2008, 09:47 PM
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My timing chain had a lot of play in it I noticed during the tear down, so I ordered this heavy duty replacement LS2/LS6 single roller timing chain.
http://www.sdparts.com/product/12586...mingChain.aspx
$43 shipped for good insurance. Also today my LS6 springs and valves showed up from Lingenfelter performance. Things are coming along nicely. Right now the hold up is waiting for the machine shop to call back with the good word on my new 5.7 block.
http://www.sdparts.com/product/12586...mingChain.aspx
$43 shipped for good insurance. Also today my LS6 springs and valves showed up from Lingenfelter performance. Things are coming along nicely. Right now the hold up is waiting for the machine shop to call back with the good word on my new 5.7 block.