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^yup... and only year with steel fuel tank.
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03-09-2009, 04:41 AM
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wanna sell that 400?
nvm found it 
dude just plop an LS2 in there. the cost of parts to make the 5.3 like you discribed would be more than to just get a better motor. at least with the LS2 you've got the option down the line to stroke it to a 427 and the LS2s are pretty damn nice to start with. I'm sure others have said this already but I was to lazy to read
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03-09-2009, 05:21 AM
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fix what you have before you start thinking about exotic motor swaps.
swapping the motor is not going to raise the car's reliability by itself. there are too many variables to say i'm going to drop in a X motor and not have to ever worry about the car. lots of people have been in the situation you're in now and they find out it's much cheaper and easier to fix what you have. besides, it sounds like good money chasing the bad. what will you do with the motor you have now? mothball it?
it sounds like you are looking for an easy way out. swapping a motor in when the motor you have is more than capable of filling your needs seems silly. stop trying to find the easy way out and fix your car. once it's running reliably, then think about swapping motors because then you will most likely have the base of experience to get yourself out of a jam. but if you keep jumping from this idea to the next without ever getting your hands dirty, then you're not really learning anything.
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03-09-2009, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
Depends on the comparison. Stock LS1 vs. Modded 5.3, I have heard 5.3s doing 400 crank hp.
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ok, so thats about the same as a bolt on LS1 @ the crank lol. and we all know he would do bolt ons to the 5.3 anyway.
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03-09-2009, 11:26 AM
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What you should really do is swap in an LT1..... 
Same motor mounts as a SBC and much cooler than an LSX....
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03-09-2009, 11:32 AM
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427 LS1 stroker kit using and LS7 block and call it a day.
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03-09-2009, 12:57 PM
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03-09-2009, 01:28 PM
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And what do you suppose your 400 puts down? I'd guess around that if not more.
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03-09-2009, 04:27 PM
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And what do you suppose your 400 puts down? I'd guess around that if not more.
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From what I know about the 400 it should be putting down about that much HP and definitely more tq than that....
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03-09-2009, 04:56 PM
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The Gen1 SBC would definitely put down gobs more torque.
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03-09-2009, 06:05 PM
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I'm fixing this motor for sure. I'm almost positive that means rebuilding the heads.. After I fix it. I'm going for a 12 bolt. THEN going for a real ls1 swap. Thanks for the help on this. I figure Ill need a 12 bolt anyway. And I can enjoy it with out that much down time left.
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03-09-2009, 06:08 PM
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Didn't you just break a rocker stud?
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03-09-2009, 06:08 PM
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Why though?
Strong running 400 SBC > some puny ass LSX
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Originally Posted by KirkEvil
repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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03-09-2009, 06:09 PM
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03-09-2009, 06:10 PM
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Quote:
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Why though?
Strong running 400 SBC > some puny ass LSX
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It's not even an LSX. It's a GEN III small block.
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03-09-2009, 06:11 PM
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Strong running 400 SBC > some puny ass LSX
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O RLY? Show me a stock headed, stock cammed 400 in any street car running 11's with just bolt ons, 10's w/cam only. Isn't happening.
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03-09-2009, 06:11 PM
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And bring on the lsx leg humpers....
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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03-09-2009, 06:12 PM
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Quote:
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O RLY? Show me a stock headed, stock cammed 400 in any street car running 11's with just bolt ons, 10's w/cam only. Isn't happening.
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WF's 400 does not have the stock heads or the stock cam.
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03-09-2009, 06:14 PM
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Quote:
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Didn't you just break a rocker stud?
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I broke a pushrod and a stud.
Could not machining a valve guide cause a broken pushrod?
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03-09-2009, 06:15 PM
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Quote:
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I broke a pushrod and a stud.
Could not machining a valve guide cause a broken pushrod?
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You snapped the pushrod or bent it?
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03-09-2009, 06:16 PM
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Bent PR = PTV oops
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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03-09-2009, 06:17 PM
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Quote:
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You snapped the pushrod or bent it?
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snapped.
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Retainer to guide clearance is the primary Achille's Heel of the Vortec. For valve lifts above .460" they need to be checked for R-G clearance. This varies from head to head. Some find they can get .480" and slightly more valve lift fine. Others will find .460" about the limit. Always check R-G with any performance cam above .460".
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That's what I found about them. I have no clue about what it means, what mine is. my lift is .510
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03-09-2009, 06:24 PM
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The valve spring retainer hitting the valve stem guide?
That sounds weird.
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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03-09-2009, 06:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shownomercy
And bring on the lsx leg humpers....
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I'm not a LSx leg-humper but you'd have to work an ancient 400 to even get stock LS1 power.
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
WF's 400 does not have the stock heads or the stock cam.
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I know that, what he said made no sense. A "strong" running 400 would barely put down more power than a simple bolt on "puny" LSx.
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03-09-2009, 08:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frosty
I'm not a LSx leg-humper but you'd have to work an ancient 400 to even get stock LS1 power.
I know that, what he said made no sense. A "strong" running 400 would barely put down more power than a simple bolt on "puny" LSx.
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A 400 doesn't have to work that hard to do it. Modified, sure. But nothing too wild.
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