Bought a 6.0 but..

No 7 piston is shot. There is damage to the head as well. I believe that the spark plug broke and had been sitting in there and they just kept driving it. I want to use the 862 heads that I have on my 5.3, but need new pistons and it will get new main bearings and a new cam. What do you recomend on pistons, new ones, one or two from a junk yard????????? Btw the motor came out of an 05 van. They told me it smoked, thats why they pulled it out. I will get some pics of the damaged piston and head and should have them up later. I do want to spray when at the track but will not be doing it all the time.

What did the cylinder wall look like on 7?

Probably soo scarred it looked like Jenna Jameson's half cousin! :lol:

370 time.

The walls arent that bad, but there are some nicks in them only towards the top of the wall near the head. I think they could be easly bored a little or just honed out. If you mean 370 as in stroking the motor, I dont know if that will be in a budget to get the motor in the truck in a reasonable amount of time. I have kids and a wife, that should tell you something!! Where would I start looking for the kits? Or just the pistons? I am not really wanting a stock motor, I just dont have funds available to make a 408.

Would there be a benifit to putting on the 6.0 intake with injectors right now, and are the coil packs the same as a 5.3?

370 is just a .030 overbore, coil packs are the same unless its an LQ9. Injectors are the same. If it cleans up with a hone, there is a bajillion piston choices for the 4.00 inch bore, and you will find exactly what you want.

If you want to go back stock I have a few LQ4 pistons. I can send you one for shipping. Your engine should be a LQ4 if it came from a van. I have a set of 317 heads I would sell for like $40 too. I would recommend new valve seals in them and clean them up before installing.

6.0 intake is the same. Coils may or may not be the same. Unless they are D585s I wouldn't bother.

Thanks for the info!! I think I will go with the 370 and use my 862 heads, I believe I will net more compression from what I remember reading? PitchBackC3, I may still get those from you anyway. That also gives me an option to go back to stock, but my plan is to race, just with a LOW budget for now. This is just a start for me and will go bigger when I can.

Just PM me if you decide you want the stuff. I'd like for somebody that can use it to have it and I need to start getting rid of a bunch of stuff. Moving in November.

Sounds good. I know others that would probably be interested soon enough.

your alive!!!! your doing your truck just like I want mine....

those heads dont flow very well, but i agree with the budge build idea. take the block to a machine shop that builds motors and see what they say they can do with the cylinder. maybe a hone and rering it with maybe new main bearings and cam bearings while you're there and its apart. just an idea. take your 5.3 heads and the mild cam you have run that combo until you save up some money for better heads/intake swap/cam swap :) should be a stoute DD and fun to drive/race.

Yeah the 862s will give better compression but won't flow as well. You gotta think about how much the head gaskets and bolts cost to install heads if you are wanting to put something different later. $30+ for gaskets and $40+ for bolts. For best of both I would try to find a nice set of 243s, more compression and same flow as the 317s, but then again they will cost more $$.

are 862's iron?

nope, alloy

Yes, I am here!! I just get busy with work or other things that I dont get on here. I will PM you my number, give me a call tonight.

I have a friend that will be taken care of that at a shop. He and I are working something out as far as a cam. Its looking like I will be getting the tq'er V2 cam. As far as the flow, I will try to get the 243's or just port the hell out of the 862's. I will be spraying as well!!

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Originally Posted by PitchBlackC3

Yeah the 862s will give better compression but won't flow as well. You gotta think about how much the head gaskets and bolts cost to install heads if you are wanting to put something different later. $30+ for gaskets and $40+ for bolts. For best of both I would try to find a nice set of 243s, more compression and same flow as the 317s, but then again they will cost more $$.

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I would be going to a bigger motor later, just have to start somewhere.

then spend the extra cash on ARP head bolts so you can reuse them later if you build that 408-418 imo.

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Originally Posted by keniff

then spend the extra cash on ARP head bolts so you can reuse them later if you build that 408-418 imo.

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I plan on buying them. Hopefully in about a month, everything will be done...