6.0 heads on a fi 4.8?
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No sir, especially if you're cammed and uping the boost. It'll drop your static CR to a boost friendly 8.5:1 too. I plan on doing this to my 4.8 when I find where 3rd and 4th gear went.
Even if you don't up the boost, you'll be able to run the pee-water cheap gas.
Even if you don't up the boost, you'll be able to run the pee-water cheap gas.
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i was wondering if valve shrouding would be a problem. i was thinking 317's because there is a set for sale on here, maybe i should just pick up some ls1 heads.
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The LS1/6 have a 2.00 int. / 1.55 exh. (same as 6.0L). The 6.0L/317 head is a lot like the LS1/6 heads only with a larger combustion chamber. I believe the 6.0L head has flow characteristics similar to the LS6 head due to the D shaped exhaust ports.
LS1 - 66.70cc 12559853 (to '01)/12564241 (after '01) casting #
LS6 - 61.15cc 12564243 casting #
6.0L - 71.00cc 12562317/12572035 casting #
LS1 - 66.70cc 12559853 (to '01)/12564241 (after '01) casting #
LS6 - 61.15cc 12564243 casting #
6.0L - 71.00cc 12562317/12572035 casting #
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Originally Posted by natural1
LS1/6 a 2.00 int. / 1.55 exh. (same as 6.0L) the 6.0L/317 head is a lot like the LS1/6 heads with a larger combustion chamber.
LS1 - 66.70cc
LS6 - 61.15cc
6.0L - 71.00cc
LS1 - 66.70cc
LS6 - 61.15cc
6.0L - 71.00cc
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The 317's I have in the shop have a combustion chamber width of 3.930. They are used on a 4.000 bore with the 6.0L of course. The 4.8 uses a 3.78 bore. You will have a stepof .075 on each side of the bore. That will cause some shrouding and some turbulance which may result in poor fuel mixture within the chamber. The extra low compression would probably counter act/reduce the signs of problems. Just my opinion. I would not run a larger pulley on the blower than a 3.0 with that low of compression due to the loss of low end torque you will have. I'd want the blower pushing boost as soon as possible. Although I am currently running a 3.0" pulley on my 4.8 with stock heads and am about to try a 2.75". The mods in my sig may help you out some.
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Yeah, there will be some shrouding, but the turbulence isn't as bad as you'd think. It probably wouldn't be too bad with the flat tops of the 4.8. 5.3 guys have run them for awhile now on thier engines and the 5.3 has the same bore as the 4.8. 5.7's run them too with awesome results and they only have a 3.898" bore. It's obviously not the most ideal way to drop compression, but its the cheapest and easiest means of doing so.