Stock bottom end 5.3 trapping 154

[forcefed86]

Why not use Imgur?

I had been using photobucket for years so I have literally thousands of pictures on that site before they put a limit on the monthly bandwidth. I should change services lots of better ones out there, but all my millions of car pics are on photobucket. I joined on the 18th, so they should be up today or tomorrow.

 

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Actually aside from the "T" merge and the too large 2.5" piping... it is very easy to work on in the car. I can change all my plugs in 20 minutes (both sides) and I've never burnt a plug wire. Still running the original autozone LT1 set from 2 years ago on the pass side. I don't even run insulation on the plug wires/boots. These are the stamped SS F-body manifolds with V-bands welded on.

I love it
This is the way that i have been planning on doing my hot side GN style.
Once i sell a bunch of stuff i will be hounding you for info

 

[forcefed86]

4.8 short block all cleaned up and ready to go. Waiting on my degree wheel to arrive so I can double check the cam. Can't believe the amount of carbon and crap that builds up on these pistons. Cyls/bearings all looked great. Gapped rings to 20/24 and slapped everything back together.

Takes more time to clean everything that it does to assemble the motor.

Tore the old motor down as well. I don't know if my oil pickup was being uncovered or not. All the bearings with the exception of the #6 rod bearing looked great. The #6 was eating itself. Not sure why. It looked great when I assembled the motor.