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my current 5.3l has a loud tick that comes and goes. i have tried lifters, push rods, cam, and oil changes and i have a big move next year so i want to not have to worry about it. going 5.3 to 5.7 does not cost the same. 5.3l pistons require a $50 hone job 5.7l pistons require a $200 or better bore and hone job.
so these i-beams from scat. whats the diff between them and the h-beams? whats the advantage of one over the other?
so these i-beams from scat. whats the diff between them and the h-beams? whats the advantage of one over the other?
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Take weight into account when choosing a rotating assembly.5.3 cranks are the lightest out of the 3.622's so keep that in mind you do not want to add mallory to make up for the heavier rotatin assembly.
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Very true. The hevyest of all the rods is the HD ls2 style rod. It comes in @ ~650g. A 99-04 weak rod comes in ~610g. On my 370 I went with the compstar H beams @622g and light weight mahle pistons as not to have to add mallory. I wasnt all that impressed with the compstars vs the scats I originaly bought.
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here is a vid i made awhile back. http://videos.streetfire.net/video/t...tap_636916.htm its not near as bad as it use to be. its pretty much quiet during idle when you apply a load it gets louder and when the truck warms up its even more quiet. i wonder if its cracked again and the heat swelling causes the noise to calm down. trans is out so i might as well pull the manifold off.