In some other 5.3 threads I asked Clinebarger some questions about building a non DOD 5.3. My work schedule has been insane for the last two years but now I’m getting ready to do the build.
A few months ago my son and I found a 5.3 short block available for sale locally so we grabbed it. I disassembled it this morning and was amazed at what good shape everything was in. I was originally going to put a scat crank in it to make it a 363” engine but since learned that the small bore 5.3 with extra stroke has shrouding issues and it doesn’t really work so well. Makes sense.
Anyway, the stock crank is good and the bores have NO visible wear. I’m thinking of just ball honing this thing and putting new rings on the pistons. Anyone done this or this a fool’s errand?
I want to teach my son to build an engine so I want it to run for easily another 100,000 miles.
Anyone know how much you can bore these things? If anything I think .010 over would clean and square it up nice. Again, if I were doing a roadkill type project I would think nothing of ball honing it. It’s really that nice.
A few months ago my son and I found a 5.3 short block available for sale locally so we grabbed it. I disassembled it this morning and was amazed at what good shape everything was in. I was originally going to put a scat crank in it to make it a 363” engine but since learned that the small bore 5.3 with extra stroke has shrouding issues and it doesn’t really work so well. Makes sense.
Anyway, the stock crank is good and the bores have NO visible wear. I’m thinking of just ball honing this thing and putting new rings on the pistons. Anyone done this or this a fool’s errand?
I want to teach my son to build an engine so I want it to run for easily another 100,000 miles.
Anyone know how much you can bore these things? If anything I think .010 over would clean and square it up nice. Again, if I were doing a roadkill type project I would think nothing of ball honing it. It’s really that nice.