some notes from a beginner, change rings or change pistons?

as some of you know a blew the 5.3 and bought an LY6 6.0, well, today as i was cleaning the engine and checking the block/ rotating , i found that the pistons have some very low but noticable play when you push them from front to back,
also the rod bearings look like they have a little ware , should i change that too?
the last thing is that the first cam bearing have copper colored spots, change or leave?

here are the pics:

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0196.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0199.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0200.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0201.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0205.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0206.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0207-1.jpg

here is the cam bearing

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0209-1.jpg

bore was smooth with no signs of ware

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0210-1.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0212-1.jpg

the block was in great shape acctulay very slight rust consdering its a 2008 and the junkyard was close to sea!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0213.jpg


so what do you guys think?

Run it. U will be ok

really is personal preference. but if your that far in what is a set of bearings worth for piece of mind and its already apart.

orderd some parts from summitracing.com damn the shipping is killing me:suicide:

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Glad to see you went ahead and ordered bearings...... As 89serria said that the piece of mind is worth it specially since it's already disassembled

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Originally Posted by Slowcrewcab

Glad to see you went ahead and ordered bearings...... As 89serria said that the piece of mind is worth it specially since it's already disassembled

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yeah , id rather pay for the pace of my mind than pay for another motor

Q: will this CB663HNK fit my LY6 or should i change to antoher part number

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Originally Posted by sand man

yeah , id rather pay for the pace of my mind than pay for another motor

Q: will this CB663HNK fit my LY6 or should i change to antoher part number

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I believe they should from what I read on em....I'd defiantly check the measurements with a mic

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Originally Posted by Slowcrewcab

I believe they should from what I read on em....I'd defiantly check the measurements with a mic

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the GM#12493714 is the same for 2003 ls1 and 2008 LY6 so i think these will fit

Think you've answered your own ? There. Have fun with the build!

will buy paint,piston rings, well tray to paint it tomorow, looking at this color

http://sdparts.com/sites/default/fil...l/19244611.jpg

http://www.eastwood.com/media/catalo...uct/p39537.jpg

or should i paint the intire motor with heads covers and intake

cleand up the pistons today , the piston rings need a change ? i dont know, im soaking them in gas , will clean check them tomorow hope they do,

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0222.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0221-2.jpg

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http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0227.jpg

well , preping the block for paint last night , and painted the valve covers and coil bracket,

tell me what you think of the color, it is primer then red , then jut a touch of orange

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0230.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0231.jpg

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http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0261.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0265-1.jpg

Looks good!

so what you think!!

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0269.jpg

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Like the color man! Now clean the alum heads up shiney

whoring the thread up, summit stuff

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0280.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0281.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0282.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0285-1.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0286.jpg

DIY cylnder honing tool

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0287.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0288.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0289.jpg

any tips befor the shorblock assembly ?

What are you gonna lube your pistons and rings with before u set them in cylinders? What lube for bearings?

Red Line assembly lube

anothe thing, what grit to use when honeing the block , i have 180, will that be good?

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Originally Posted by sand man

Red Line assembly lube

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Good! And I'm not sure on the honing part!

finished thevalve lapping today, hope i can get an engine stand tomorow

got the engine stand !!!

ok so i measured the crank main bearings oil clearence

here are some pics:

#5:0.0010-0.00009
#4:didnt mesure
#3:0.00007-0.00008
#2:0.0001-0.00009
#1:0.00007-0.00008

#5

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0292.jpg


#3

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0297.jpg


#2

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0301.jpg


#1

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0304.jpg


is that with in the spec?

Looks to tight of bearing clearance to me. Did you do it with the crank and bearing dry or oiled?

I thought so, but then agine they have some assembly lube, this is my first assembly so i have some mistakes

I used the wrong one , i should use the green plastigauge, unfortunetly i dont have it!
orderd it from summit and they sent me the wrong size

guess i should count on my luck on this one!

btw rotating assembly is in ,pistons, rods ,crank spin smoothly , cam is also in, oil pump is in

will torque the connecting rod bolts tomorow, install lifters ,heads,oil pan , and take some pics ,

hopefully, well tray to drop the motor tomorow and turn the engine

wish me luck:thumbs:

I already have OBX headers on the 5.3 will reuse them of course

some pics from yestrday, pan is on oil pump is in heads are on


http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0306.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0309.jpg


after we mounted the motor under the hood , and I was cleaning the intake manifold has a hole 2"x3"

you can see it just behind the throttle on the drivers side

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...IMG_0172-2.jpg

Where did you buy the intake, can you return it?

Did you measure the clearance on the rods? Those mains are super tight..

I used the wrong plasitgauge , i was supposed to use the GREEN not the red

i JB welded the the intake manifold for now , will buy somthing better than stock , considering the stock bare manifold is for 258$

ITS ALIVE :yippee:
started the truck yestrday ,it was in a coma for 6 weeks !!

drives good just dies when slowing down under 12-15mph to turn or stop at a light.

needs a retune

as for any thing else i noticed some good torque gains on idle to 3000rpm with part throttle ,cant step on it just yet , breaking in the new bearings/piston rings

every thing else is great

will try to post some pics

sorry for droping this thread, I had so much going on on the same time, getting the motor in te truck, preparing myself and my brother for a trip to Czech Repuplic for pyshical therapy, and having exams too.

So, im in Czech now , here are the last pics i took of the truck

please dont trash me on the garage I work in, this was the only place i had availlabe for free:lol:.


http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0316.jpg

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http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0319.jpg

only had these pics when i was greasy , i gave my cuz the cam, the lazy basterd only took 4 pics , I KILL HIM:fume:

start up vid is in the cam

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Originally Posted by sand man

sorry for droping this thread, I had so much going on on the same time, getting the motor in te truck, preparing myself and my brother for a trip to Czech Repuplic for pyshical therapy, and having exams too.

So, im in Czech now , here are the last pics i took of the truck

please dont trash me on the garage I work in, this was the only place i had availlabe for free:lol:.


http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0316.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0317.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0318.jpg

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/a...C/IMG_0319.jpg

only had these pics when i was greasy , i gave my cuz the cam, the lazy basterd only took 4 pics , I KILL HIM:fume:

start up vid is in the cam

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well keep updating here. will look on through it especially when the project outcome comes. what would be the looks?



http://www.niceledlights.com

Im n czech now, cant realy take pics or vids , havet tuned it yet, the A/F ratio is way rich , it hits 9.5:1 to 9:1 on WOT and it smokes like a diesel :lol: its running on the 5.3/cam ECM/tune . the 6.0 ECM is set up on 4L80 and no electric fans so cant really use it.

ill be back in a month or so, ill dyno tune it then hoping to get 390-400 , the 5.3 did 365/368 with this cam