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L31MaxExpress
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Head scratcher
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I Had Rhoads V-Max lifters in this engine. They worked too well on the small camshaft.
Today at 12:12 PM
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Have you ever done a lifter leakdown test. Something I've done just by hand using a phillips screwdriver to see how quickly the plunger...
Today at 12:11 PM
L31MaxExpress
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Engine swap help...
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The new 5.3L is a DOG plain and simple. Peak torque of only 383 ft/lbs @ 4,100 from a direct injected engine is terrible in 2014 much...
Today at 3:43 AM
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Hindsight being 20/20, should have just gone with a small, tight lash solid roller using a step nose roller camshaft ground for the...
Today at 3:19 AM
L31MaxExpress
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It is possible to do, would need to bottom out the hydraulic lifters first. Are you thinking wiped cam lobe(s). It is a hydraulic roller...
Today at 3:04 AM
L31MaxExpress
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I messed with it a bit this afternoon cutting injectors off and messing with stuff attempting a further diagnoses. At idle, all 8...
Today at 1:24 AM
L31MaxExpress
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Why everyone carb swapping?
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TBI sending unit and pump is what I had on my G20 van with the Q-Jet.
Today at 1:00 AM
L31MaxExpress
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Why everyone carb swapping?
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No need to change the adjuster screw. Just grab a double ended ac shrader valve tool.
Today at 12:59 AM
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Engine swap help...
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Years ago people would offset stroke a 350 crankshaft using small journal stuff and build a 365. The 5.3L vs 6.0L is like comparing a...
Yesterday at 2:33 PM
L31MaxExpress
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The CVT and their stubborn desire to keep that POS around is the biggest part of their reliability issue. RWD stuff luckily has a normal...
Yesterday at 1:51 PM
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I liked them right up until Renault bought them out, but Nissan had no other way forward. They were half a billion in the hole and had...
Yesterday at 1:50 PM
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They are still a ~5K lbs truck. My sister owns a 2014 LTZ crew cab 4wd. It always has been a gutless wonder. My uncle has a L86 6.2 and...
Yesterday at 1:11 PM
L31MaxExpress
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I'll take a L31 with a cam over a GenV 5.3L any day of the week. In a heavy truck the 350 is going to take your money.
Yesterday at 12:12 PM
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Engine swap help...
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Still not an upgrade when the 350 with a small cam makes the same or more HP and 420-430+ tq.
Yesterday at 12:10 PM
L31MaxExpress
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Peanut port 454 build assistance/help
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They are a small oval port with a smaller open chamber. On par with a hard to find 781 head.
Thursday at 9:49 PM
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