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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Head scratcher.
      I Had Rhoads V-Max lifters in this engine. They worked too well on the small camshaft.
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      L31MaxExpress reacted to Scooterwrench's post in the thread Head scratcher with Like Like.
      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...
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Engine swap help....
      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...
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Head scratcher.
      Hindsight being 20/20, should have just gone with a small, tight lash solid roller using a step nose roller camshaft ground for the...
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Head scratcher.
      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...
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Head scratcher.
      I messed with it a bit this afternoon cutting injectors off and messing with stuff attempting a further diagnoses. At idle, all 8...
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      TBI sending unit and pump is what I had on my G20 van with the Q-Jet.
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      No need to change the adjuster screw. Just grab a double ended ac shrader valve tool.
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Engine swap help....
      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...
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Head scratcher.
      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...
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      L31MaxExpress reacted to Erik the Awful's post in the thread Head scratcher with Like Like.
      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...
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Engine swap help....
      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...
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Engine swap help....
      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.
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      L31MaxExpress replied to the thread Engine swap help....
      Still not an upgrade when the 350 with a small cam makes the same or more HP and 420-430+ tq.
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      They are a small oval port with a smaller open chamber. On par with a hard to find 781 head.
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