Has anyone ever used the SCE head gaskets to raise compression on the 5.3?
They only have a bore of 3.437 and compress to .032 that should bump the stock compression to almost 10:1 with no other changes.. Am I missing something here??
Chevrolet Ssr Cylinder Head Gasket - Auto Parts Warehouse
You know that the 2003 and 2004 SSR was an aluminum block motor, right? I would try and use factory gaskets but have the head milled to get the desired CR.
2000 ECSB 6.0L
TORQUER V2 CAM ● COMP 918's ● 7.4 HARDENED PUSHRODS ● K&N SERIES 77 CAI ● 80mm BBK ●PACESETTER LT HEADERS AND 3'' ORY ● SUPER 40 FLOW ● 3000 STALL ● 4.10s ● BUILT 80e ● VORTEC PERFORMANCE TUNE ● MSD 8.5mm PLUG WIRES● ELEC. CUTOUT ● UD & ALT PULLEYS ● FLEX-A-LITE E-FANS ● 22" CENTERLINE STINGRAY III's ● LUND FIBERGLASS TONNEAU ● 2" LEVELING SHACKLES ● 12K HID LOWS & FOGS ● LEDs ● DEBADGED ● WHITE-FACED ESCALADE GAUGES ● KICKER 450.1 ● 2-CVR 10's ● DS60's ● K693's
yep, I know they are aluminum blocks, but what does not make sense is that the head gasket bore is smaller than the block bore... I have been kicking around having custom gaskets made to match stock bore size that will compress to .032 then go with the prc stage 2.5 heads, mill them .030 and call it good. or I could just forget all this **** throw a 150 shot on my current setup and run it till she blows and then go 408.. head possibilities are endless at that point. .
Hmmmm...a NOS setup will be easier and cheaper, plus give you waaaay more power than what heads could do for ya...
2000 ECSB 6.0L
TORQUER V2 CAM ● COMP 918's ● 7.4 HARDENED PUSHRODS ● K&N SERIES 77 CAI ● 80mm BBK ●PACESETTER LT HEADERS AND 3'' ORY ● SUPER 40 FLOW ● 3000 STALL ● 4.10s ● BUILT 80e ● VORTEC PERFORMANCE TUNE ● MSD 8.5mm PLUG WIRES● ELEC. CUTOUT ● UD & ALT PULLEYS ● FLEX-A-LITE E-FANS ● 22" CENTERLINE STINGRAY III's ● LUND FIBERGLASS TONNEAU ● 2" LEVELING SHACKLES ● 12K HID LOWS & FOGS ● LEDs ● DEBADGED ● WHITE-FACED ESCALADE GAUGES ● KICKER 450.1 ● 2-CVR 10's ● DS60's ● K693's
It should be able to handle 150 shot for a nice long time.
2001 ECSB 4x4, 5.3, Radix, 3.0 pulley, VHP Trucker cam, 216/224 .551/.551 115 lsa, 1.8 Crane roller rockers, 4L65E, Yank SC3000, 3.73, Cal-Tracs, HPTuners.
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