Well ive been sitting on this LQ4 a while,actually sold it to a buddy them decided to buy it back after going to Jackson meet
So 82xxx LQ4/80e trans picked up,sold the trans, not very smart...

Popped the heads off the 6.0 today be be quite disappointed
Cyl 3^ ,6,7,8 also had some but wasn't nothing like 3,its pitted pretty well
Was planning a light hone and re ring but decided im going 370,and go ahead and throw some flat tops in.
The whole motor is just all nasty and would like to go through the bottom end and check things out.

Motor is at Wall2Wall Performace right now, hopefully get there these week and check her out and get some photos!
Dis assembled, hot tanked, bored, honed, polish and rebalance crank,etc.

I have gotten a few goodies in so far


Haven't ordered any of the small goodies, because the girlfriend said she wants to get it for christmas

Geoff at EPS had spec'd me a 230/234.607/609 112+4 for the 370,and went that way. Orders been placed about 2 weeks now, no rush.

Final plans are

Fresh 370 lq4
PRC Stage 2.5 LS6 and .650 duals,milled .025
Mahle -4cc flat tops
Callies 6.125 H beams
Stock crank
Ls7 lifters
Ls2 trays
ls2 timing chain
42lb 8.1L Marines
Pushrods
Melling pump
All ARP goodies bottom through top.
Ls2 Intake
92mm DBC
SFI plate


Ronnie @ W2W is handling the shortblock,but i do have a few questions for you guys:
Should i stick with MLS head gaskets?
Jake @tsp told me my CR would be 11.1ish with stock gaskets,sounds right?
Anything i should possibly add to my parts list?
Im also looking at rockers,but im somewhat lost,should i just stay with the stockers?
Any opinions on my cam specs? Im hoping its pretty torquey.

 

I like it! I'm for results

Ronnie at wall2wall knows his stuff. Iv talked to him a few times about a 408 build. Where do you live? I'm right down the road in holden

 

I live in New Roads,about 40min from Gonzales of where i usually hangout with the buds when im not working,AKA Truckshop crew
I live less than 10min away from State Capitol.

 

We need to meet up. Been wanting to meet some fellow pt members

 

Yeah man we need to for sure.Lots of trucks out this way.

 

Lets race

 

Sub'd

 

Im down Niff!
Any help on my posted questions above bro?
Theres so many of yall in the 225 that i can ask, but i dont like bothering yall all the time.

 

Shoot me a text at 2256143744

 

Stock rockers with trunion upgrade imho

As for head gasket run a stock 6.0 head gasket (should compress to around .051") you dont want a ton of compression bc then you cant run a lot of timing due to fuel quality. Imho build it to run on 93, not E85 considering not very many places have E85 around here.


Which oil pump are you gonna run? High pressure or high volume?