hey buddies, I have a question for you guys.. how can you tell if a 6.0L engine is a Lq4 or Lq9 by just looking at them from the outside? the casting on the Lq4's heads are 317's right? might be wrong.. that's why I'm asking.. in case I'm right, what does the Lq9's heads say? or is the another way to tell??
thanks!
06' Silverado RCSB 5.3L 4wd..
PERFORMANCE: Cam, Springs, Pushrods, P&P heads & 3 angle valve job, Injectors, PS LT's & ORY, Nelson Tune, Catback, CAI, Comp Cam Double Timing Chain, HP Oil Pump, UD Pullies, ARP bolts, Stall, TBS, 4.10's, Iridium NGK's, G-80, 160 t-stat, HD-2 & Vette Servo, 46,000 tranny cooler, 75-125hp shot of funny Gas..
HID's Hi, Lows & Fogs
Waiting to be installed: LC-1 WB & Standalone system
both have 317 heads
so, if they both have those heads, is there another way to tell one from the other?
06' Silverado RCSB 5.3L 4wd..
PERFORMANCE: Cam, Springs, Pushrods, P&P heads & 3 angle valve job, Injectors, PS LT's & ORY, Nelson Tune, Catback, CAI, Comp Cam Double Timing Chain, HP Oil Pump, UD Pullies, ARP bolts, Stall, TBS, 4.10's, Iridium NGK's, G-80, 160 t-stat, HD-2 & Vette Servo, 46,000 tranny cooler, 75-125hp shot of funny Gas..
HID's Hi, Lows & Fogs
Waiting to be installed: LC-1 WB & Standalone system
take the heads off....thats the only way i know...did the truck come with that motor?...if so check the vin
only way to really tell is to pull the heads like mentioned above or use a scope to look through the spark plug hole at the top of the piston...If its flat its a LQ9, dished its a LQ4.
+1Originally Posted by DBRODS
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
I had a question about this, not that it really matters anyways because my block has brand new Mahle forged pistons now, but my block originally had flat top pistons in it and cast iron heads. I was pretty sure it was an LQ4 because of the cast heads, but with flat pistons??
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So what's better the dished or the flat
Airaid, alpine double din,
flat is better for NA builds and Dished is better for FI applications.
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