LT1 LE or AI....??

[LTb1ow]

Piston ring gaps?

Bearing sizes?

Torques?

Etc.

[transmaro93]

well the ring gaps is really on the machine shop... and bearing sizes i guess if you dont know what parts you are getting... but i mean if all the parts are correct i dont see it being that hard to do??? i could be wrong... and i guess im gonna find out...

[sweetbmxrider]

theres more to engine building than torque specs

unless you were being sarcastic. are you doing the bottom end yourself?

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[transmaro93]

i mean whats you have all the parts mapped out.... its really just assembling... getting the correct parts as im finding is going to be a pain... but after that i dont see it being that bad...

[sweetbmxrider]

two ways to find out....

[transmaro93]

whats the second way??

[sweetbmxrider]

easy/hard? right/wrong?

[HeadlessNorseman]

My best advice is to get the best bottom end parts you can afford/are willing to pay for, match everything up as best as possible, and let the numbers fall where they may, instead of going for X hp/ET. Its better to have a 7500 rpm boost friendly bottom end and stock heads/cam than the other way around(cough...matt). Also expect to spend most of your disposable income at the machine shop your getting it done at. I got lucky and the only motor build i ever did my dad had the motor already with .30 over forged pistons and a steel crank and another block with done up heads. I just had to buy a cam and induction and make it all work.

[Pampered-Z]

I hope you are joking! There is allot more to putting an entire engine together then just torque specs! You need to check the clearance for every thing! Bearing, rods and mains, torerance/thrust fit ring. Puting a rotating assembly together is very difficult and time consuming process.

If you don't have the tools AND skills to do this then pay the macihne shop the extra bucks to do it for you.

[transmaro93]

Originally Posted by Pampered-Z

I hope you are joking! There is allot more to putting an entire engine together then just torque specs! You need to check the clearance for every thing! Bearing, rods and mains, torerance/thrust fit ring. Puting a rotating assembly together is very difficult and time consuming process.

If you don't have the tools AND skills to do this then pay the macihne shop the extra bucks to do it for you.

yea good call ill probably let the machine shop assmble the bottom end... im not trying to ruin my motor especially the money im going to put into it...