arthursc2

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Ive seen a couple LS7s make it like 150mi on a dropped valve. anything is possible when you dont give a **** about the motor lol

darkirish63

iTrader: (5)

I've murder two LS7 lifters in my little 383 stroker...never again. Spent $ on Johnsons this time around.

Gadgetized

iTrader: (9)

What oil are you running? Did your machine shop suggest an oil to use? Sometimes they make the tolerances a little loose expecting you to use thicker oil without telling you to do so. Do a leak down test when you get back and see what is actually happening.

TrendSetter

i just had my bypass in my oil pump stick open after my comp trunion kit filled the motor with metal. oil pressure just dropped off for no reason.

darkirish63

iTrader: (5)

Now that's odd. Bearings disintegrate or what?

03sierraslt

iTrader: (22)

Comp trunnions kits have been failing left and right. The bearings eat up the trunnions.

Blown06

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**** man, just leak down 5 and see where you're at quick. Hopefully nothing big.

darkirish63

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I run conventional ZR1 20W-50 (5qts) + 1 quart 50W and change it every 3k.

darkirish63

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better check mine I guess while the motor is apart...****.

TrendSetter

mine looked good and felt tight but when i pushed one of the bearings back out you can see the trunion is eaten away. only two of the surfaces werent ruined. my whole motor had a fine dust of hardened steel in it. the bearings had a bunch of it embedded in them, the bypass piston was all scratched up causing it to stick in the bore, its bad stuff.