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Can anyone guess my horsepower

gmcyukon on 04-10-2013

04-11-2013 04:20 PM
by nonnieselman

7

1,021

where to start

Dexter03 on 04-10-2013

04-11-2013 01:54 PM
by low2001gmc

3

610

Push Rod Diameter

lycominghunter on 04-10-2013

04-11-2013 05:58 AM
by lycominghunter

6

1,564

1999, 2000, 53, 53main, bearing, bolt, cap, chevy, crank, instructions, litre, main, photo, place, replacment, turn, wrong

5.3 Won't turn when main caps are torqued

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gmcyukon on 03-28-2013

04-10-2013 02:47 PM
by nonnieselman

20

4,182

4, 4000, 4125, 53, 6125, block, crank, instructions, ls, rod, rods, stock, stroke, stroker, work

5.3 Stroker Question

Lhartsel2189 on 03-26-2013

04-10-2013 02:31 PM
by TexasGMC08

8

4,957

25, 370, 53, bearing, bearings, bolts, caps, grade, heads, high, performance, powered, stage, vbulletin

side bolts for bearing cap 5.3

vipergtrdj on 04-09-2013

04-10-2013 11:44 AM
by TexasGMC08

4

1,629

$800 for P&P and mill, too much?

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07NNBSVMAX on 04-01-2013

04-09-2013 05:55 PM
by craigsix

14

1,955

243, 53, 57, chevy, fel, gasket, gaskets, gm, head, lm7, ls1, mls, number, part, pro, silverado, tech

which head gasket for 5.3?

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devink on 04-07-2013

04-09-2013 05:50 PM
by craigsix

17

51,686

04, 2004, 53, 53l, center, cover, dead, find, mark, oull, rocker, silverado, tdc, timing, top, torque

How do I find TDC without removing timing chain?

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1 2)

Barefooter on 04-07-2013

04-08-2013 11:00 AM
by Barefooter

10

24,500

simple rod bearing question

UnVmy5.3 on 04-04-2013

04-05-2013 11:34 AM
by UnVmy5.3

8

803

305 heads

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1 2)

codered161 on 04-01-2013

04-03-2013 12:03 PM
by dirty_old_chevy

11

1,416

Who here has pinned their mains?

Gadgetized on 04-01-2013

04-03-2013 07:34 AM
by Gadgetized

5

1,012

LQ9 timing chain sprocket rubbing?

SYRacing on 04-02-2013

04-03-2013 07:20 AM
by SYRacing

1

632

bearing, bearings, broke, buy, cam, crank, crankshaft, dallas, junkyard, lq9, motorsports, rod, spun, texas, thompson

Lq9 carnage.......salvageable???

53bowtie on 03-30-2013

04-02-2013 12:07 PM
by 53bowtie

5

3,416

vortec heads

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1 2)

codered161 on 03-25-2013

04-01-2013 08:48 PM
by 1994Vmax

13

1,868

Finally took a 25-70mph of new cam

Camin00 on 04-01-2013

04-01-2013 07:46 PM
by Camin00

6

1,003

Lifter tapping/knocking with brand new ls7 lifters???

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Camin00 on 03-31-2013

04-01-2013 12:25 AM
by Camin00

12

28,707

300, 60, build, cam, chamber, combustion, compression, dollars, engine, increase, lq4, mud, np8, polish, port, silverado, transfercase, truck

LQ4 Build Help

chevy1224 on 03-29-2013

03-31-2013 10:52 AM
by 1Bear

6

2,868

bolts, duramax, gaskets, head, heads, lml, ls1, noise, ported, reuse

Mystery noise after head gasket swap.(Video)

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1 2)

Low91 on 03-27-2013

03-31-2013 12:51 AM
by blazinblue

10

1,750

18, 2008, arms, cover, covers, hitting, ls1, rocker, rockers, silverado, terra, terras, valve, valvecovers, yella

yella terra rockers hitting valve covers?

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1 2)

TXsilverado on 03-24-2013

03-28-2013 11:09 PM
by AKlowriderZ71

10

7,023

18x9, 53, boost, car, change, engine, fiy, fuel, head, install, installing, nnbs, stud, studs, taking, time, wheel

To those that have installed head studs with engine in the vehicle

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GMCtrk on 03-19-2013

03-28-2013 09:54 PM
by Choda

23

8,497

ls6 springs?

blazinblue on 03-24-2013

03-28-2013 08:34 PM
by craigsix

6

1,621

53, engines, good, guide, kits, lifter, lifters, ls, ls7, paypal, racing, refund, sdpartscom, sumhtlskit, summit

Summit racing ls lifters

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phasemaster1 on 12-19-2012

03-28-2013 07:35 PM
by phasemaster1

20

18,900

Please dont bash !!!!!

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toddhowudoing on 03-27-2013

03-28-2013 10:07 AM
by zero2sixT

14

1,557

bad, dnj, engine, ls2, piston, pistons, ring, rings, set, tech, top

Ls2 piston rings?

slowswb on 03-25-2013

03-25-2013 08:22 PM
by slowswb

2

1,347

2004, 53, 799, angle, chevy, forum, good, head, heads, job, ob, sale, silverado, truck, valve

05 5.3 799 head job !!

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1 2)

D.J Vasquez on 02-05-2013

03-25-2013 05:12 PM
by D.J Vasquez

13

5,193

looking to do a cam swap need advice

bigloudnproud on 03-22-2013

03-25-2013 12:14 PM
by nonnieselman

6

932

03, 2006v, cam, cams, horsepower, max, swap, vmax

2006 v-max cam swap

surfssup95 on 03-24-2013

03-25-2013 11:31 AM
by Vortec350ss

4

1,126

where to buy PSI valve springs

sand man on 03-23-2013

03-24-2013 07:26 PM
by 02_Orange_D1SC

1

891

295, 4l80e, 53oilpumpm295, good, green, m295, melling, oil, oring, performance, pump, ring, trucks, turbo, xxx

Melling M295 which o-ring color?

black04 on 03-23-2013

03-24-2013 02:18 PM
by black04

5

6,263

Pistions have a white glaze over them good/bad?

Camin00 on 03-21-2013

03-22-2013 11:57 AM
by Camin00

2

666

2011, 48, bottom, cam, cammed, end, fit, hp, ls3, motor, specs, stage, stock, swap, truck, udp

Ls3 cam swap

Will.C on 03-18-2013

03-19-2013 11:49 PM
by 05GMC4.8

8

3,830

4l80, brake, cam, camshaft, diptick, installing, lq9, piece, rockers, swap, terra, truck, tube, turn, upgrade, yella

LQ9 Cam Swap

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2Slow_00 on 03-18-2013

03-19-2013 05:43 PM
by 05GMC4.8

14

27,310

Colder Plugs

JDC on 03-18-2013

03-18-2013 02:15 PM
by JDC

0

500

In need of some help with valvetrain

1500hdsilverado on 03-17-2013

03-18-2013 05:38 AM
by Petey62782

1

595

L33 Cam build

Offroadunleashed on 03-17-2013

03-17-2013 09:32 PM
by Offroadunleashed

0

1,191

bad, cheap, fill, filling, lifter, lifters, long, lq4, ls6, noise, oil, performancetrucks, pump, pumping, pushrods, reason, sound

Help? Lifter not pumping/filling up

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1 2)

patofdzb on 03-14-2013

03-16-2013 03:55 PM
by patofdzb

10

2,324

Milling heads worth the $$$?

devink on 03-15-2013

03-15-2013 11:51 PM
by devink

2

900

5.3 cam/valvetrain upgrade

narwalrus on 03-15-2013

03-15-2013 10:55 PM
by narwalrus

2

1,853

259, 262, 4x4, bbc, cam, comp, compcam, exhaust, ext, extremebbc, forums, intake, tune, whick

cant decide wich cam 259 or 262 need help

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1 2 3)

prairieboy84 on 02-18-2013

03-14-2013 11:02 PM
by prairieboy84

22

3,941

VVT cam bolt/valve?

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1 2)

2007chevy5.3l on 03-08-2013

03-14-2013 07:09 PM
by sand man

10

1,458

Need opinions on a wild 4.8L

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62nalide on 03-04-2013

03-14-2013 09:37 AM
by nonnieselman

25

3,900

035, 3500, 706, 74, heads, ls1, mill, milled, push, rod, work

milled head's p.r. question

sonoma43 on 03-11-2013

03-13-2013 04:09 PM
by Ferocity02

5

1,429

2013, boost, limit, lq9, lsx, sierra, stroker, turbo

lq9 vs lsx

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1 2)

ls2 on 03-11-2013

03-12-2013 07:13 PM
by sand man

19

7,672

how should i build my lq4?

kmbordere on 03-08-2013

03-12-2013 01:36 PM
by dirty_old_chevy

6

1,309

02, 2006, 53, 53l, 60, arp, bolt, gmc, head, ls, pattern, sequence, sierra, spec, specs, stud, torque

Head Bolt torque and sequence

Steve Sr. on 03-10-2013

03-12-2013 05:18 AM
by pillittokillit04

4

2,166

block, boost, cammed, engine, l33, lm4, lm4l33, ls1tech, max, potential, power, stroke, stroking, tune, tuned

Lets talk LM4/L33, time for a build..

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foose04 on 06-22-2012

03-08-2013 03:01 PM
by RoadKill03

33

45,647

53, 60, cometic, compressed, compression, fit, gasket, gaskets, head, hg, layer, ls9, ls9headgasketspecs, ratio, thickness

LS9 gasket compression effects

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Vortec350ss on 03-04-2013

03-06-2013 11:13 PM
by shawnss

21

21,954

Head Gaskets

Silverado256 on 03-06-2013

03-06-2013 09:51 PM
by Silverado256

6

696

200, 53, clearence, gap, ls2, nitrous, ring, shot

Ls2 ring gap?

slowswb on 03-01-2013

03-06-2013 07:18 PM
by slowswb

9

5,030

pushrod ??

Alan6_0 on 03-06-2013

03-06-2013 04:41 PM
by Alan6_0

0

473

shortblock freshen up?

beastmode on 03-06-2013

03-06-2013 04:12 PM
by sand man

7

964

1500, 20, 2002, 24, chevy, drop, specs, tire, wheel

My Proposed SS Build

krexken on 02-24-2013

03-05-2013 10:42 PM
by Vortec350ss

8

1,245

243s, boost, building, foor, mill, motor

Building a boost motor..what goes in?

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1 2 3 4)

BGERALD on 02-13-2013

03-05-2013 06:49 AM
by slowec

33

4,616

New Engine

MPFD on 03-01-2013

03-01-2013 04:52 PM
by sand man

9

1,212

05, 2005, 53, 71, chevy, eingine, engine, install, internal, motor, oil, prime, priming, pump, suburban, trick

oil pump priming

kretty on 02-28-2013

02-28-2013 07:02 PM
by Gadgetized

7

3,814

18psi on tr6s ?

Jake99 on 02-28-2013

02-28-2013 02:38 PM
by Jake99

2

913

02, 2005, 53, avalanche, high, oil, pressure, pump, put, relief, suburban, turbo, upgrade, valve, vol

oil pump

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1 2)

trevorh1 on 02-26-2013

02-28-2013 02:10 PM
by Mangled03gmc

10

2,596

how much hp will this take

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1 2)

1/4milelarry on 02-27-2013

02-27-2013 07:07 PM
by 1FastBrick

10

1,518

30, compression, converter, milled, ratio, silverado

compression ratio conversion/guesstimate?

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1 2)

lukn4trbl355 on 02-25-2013

02-27-2013 03:14 PM
by lukn4trbl355

10

1,979

Lq9 cam only question

djm2475 on 02-26-2013

02-26-2013 06:37 PM
by 1969x11

2

2,417

02, 272, 53l, belt, chirp, condenser, f150, idea, ls1tech, power, pulley, pulleys, slopon, squeal, steering, underdrive

Belt chirp. Any Ideas?

Camin00 on 02-24-2013

02-25-2013 02:42 PM
by trevorh1

9

1,658

Crank & bearing issues w/ new build

Superado on 02-25-2013

02-25-2013 12:46 PM
by Superado

0

511

30, 3600, 456, forums, gears, low, lq9, run, running, slicks, small, ss3600, stall, street, tires, truck, xer287hr

Guys with low gears and 30" or smaller tires. What CAM do you run??

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sleeperlqx on 02-18-2013

02-23-2013 05:37 PM
by craigsix

10

2,867

2012 6.0 3500...need more power on 87 octane

forklord on 02-19-2013

02-23-2013 05:26 PM
by craigsix

6

1,019

03, 1997, 53, 800, 800hp, build, cobra, easiest, hp, lq9, ly6, needed, suburban, turbo

I need 800 hp but clueless where to start..

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btrinanes on 02-17-2013

02-23-2013 01:27 PM
by zero2sixT

26

7,612

Need some recommendations!

onebad5.3 on 02-22-2013

02-22-2013 09:02 PM
by onebad5.3

0

445

raylar 750 high output

whippled 8.1l build on 02-22-2013

02-22-2013 11:21 AM
by smoggist

1

1,606

225, 408, boosted, good, heads, ls1tech, t4, turbo

turbo 408 help

1/4milelarry on 02-19-2013

02-20-2013 07:56 PM
by 1/4milelarry

5

1,627

200, 400, 408, 60, arizona, block, consumption, crank, double, iron, lq4, lq9, ly6, oil, roller, set, timing, tuning, turbo

whos running a 4"+ crank on an Iron block LQ4/LQ9/LY6

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sand man on 02-16-2013

02-20-2013 05:13 PM
by sand man

23

11,786

Straub Technologies

00ss408 on 02-20-2013

02-20-2013 12:50 PM
by 00ss408

0

1,443

218, 226, 60, cam, cams, custom, dyno, installation, l92, ls2, motor, truck, turbo, twin, wheel

ls2 truck build recommendations

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1 2)

crazytrain65 on 02-18-2013

02-19-2013 10:38 PM
by crazytrain65

11

3,521

53, bolt, broke, exhaust, fourms, furthest, heads, manifold, pull, silverado

Pulling Heads on 5.3l

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1 2)

CaptnNoodle on 02-15-2013

02-19-2013 09:40 PM
by stall

13

2,453

5.3 questions!

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1 2)

chris5.3 on 02-12-2013

02-19-2013 08:36 AM
by chris5.3

10

1,659

95, compression, dynamic, ls1tech, ratio

Dynamic Compression Ratio How much is to much?

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1 2)

Yohns Kustom Fab on 02-14-2013

02-18-2013 03:29 PM
by dirty_old_chevy

18

6,347