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Originally Posted by tucktuck
Hey Scoti,
Yeah I wasn't ever crazy about the amount of threads showing either, I'm much happier with it now. The drive shaft isn't hard to get fixed.
You're probably right about the bed floor, but it begs the question of why someone would order it and use standard width tubs?
I'll be honest, I didn't research the throttle body size as much as I could have, but my builder said most of his customers went with the 102mm, but most of his customers only drive a 1/4 mile at a time too. Once I get to tuning, I'll downsize it if it becomes an issue.
Engine was probably fine as it only had about 80k miles if I remember correct, but, I figured were going for broke on this one, so what the hell...
They tore it all down, surfaced the block and heads, diamond honed the cylinders, balanced the rotating assembly, did a valve job and ported the stock heads.
Here is the internal parts list:
DOD Delete
Wiseco Pistons
Scat forged rods
All bearings replaced
BTR cam
Trunion upgrade
BTR valve seal and spring kit
Push rods
Lifter trays
LS7 lifters
ARP head bolts
LS9 head gaskets
Melling oil pump
Billet timing set
Hindsight, I should have had the do head studs instead, as I'll probably add a supercharger before its finished...
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Some nice upgrades to the internals & I agree on the head studs if the plan is some boost.
I picked up an 04 5.3 over Christmas 2020. Supposed <100k on the clock. Guy was upgrading to a 427/LS3 combo so this one got plucked running w/all electronics. My buddy was looking for a 5.3 for a swap into my old '90 model. We discussed cams & he decided on the BTR Stg2 Truck cam. Went to install it & cam bearings showed excess wear. Boom.... full refresh on the shoestring budget. At least he wasn't pissed @ me & now we can be confident it's good to go for a while (block clean-up, oil pump, timing set, lifters, cam bearings, BTR set-up, fresh head + engine gaskets).
Anyhoo... He's still piecing things together as the truck was a 4.3/5spd so swapping in an auto/tilt column as it goes. We should be routing exhaust soon so I'll get more involved when we get to that point.
What wheels were you planning to run? Tire sizes look good. Kind of a big/little pro-touring set-up.