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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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looking for a reputable shop in houston. prefferably in pasadena to rebuild this 5.3 ive had for a while. would they add in the necessary stuff? i only have the block,crank and stock cam. i just need to build it back to stock. any ideas guys? thanks.
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Old Sep 7, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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They are in Houston, but people I know use HKE.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 08:47 AM
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A rebuild on that 5.3 will probably be pricey. I would just look for a good used 5.3 to drop in, sell the original block to recoup some $$.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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yea thats what i have done. found a complete 5.3 for 2k
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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2k for a 5.3, wut? Was it at least an L33?
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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The shop I use is in Willis, but I have heard good things about HKE.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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I also happen to have a 5.3 for sale... We just pulled it out today.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sierraSS
yea thats what i have done. found a complete 5.3 for 2k
Holy ****!!! I hope it was brand spankin new bro!
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 12:27 AM
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you can say. was recently rebuilt with some headwork, 224 cam, new studs and all that jazz
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 01:03 AM
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That's cool then... I thought we were talkin about stock take outs. lol. You should really like that cam in the 5.3!
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