Opinions wanted: 5.7L build
04-08-2008, 09:54 AM
#11
TECH Resident
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 939
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by TarheelZ
Hey, man, this sounds like a great and fun project...good luck! Is your truck a High Rider (ZR2)? Can't quite tell from the pictures but looks like it might be. My last truck was a ZR2 and I loved it!
Originally Posted by TarheelZ
Also, GO VIKES!!! I'm probably the most long-term fan of the Vikings in NC...maybe the South! Believe it or not, I've been a fan since Fran Tarkenton began playing for 'em. WAAAYYYY back when we played sandlot ball, my brother always pretended to be Johnny U and I was always Tarkenton. Since he's my older brother (by 3 years), I'm sad to say the 'Colts' regularly beat the crap out of my Vikes. LOL! 
All I know in this state is "We are the team of 18,000". Hockey prevails on these lands of north back woods and lakes. GO WILD! 
04-09-2008, 02:22 AM
#13
Staging Lane
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Westchester NY
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
be careful with ls6 valve springs i have seen numerous springs break and drop valves in the corvettes with all the money your already spending id go for a set of patriot dual springs you can pick them up for about 2 bills.
04-09-2008, 10:48 AM
#16
TECH Resident
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 939
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Do they break because they're revved high or because the springs themselves are weak? This truck wont be revved high very often, perhaps only when I'm trudging through snow deeper than my axles or passing grandma's slow *** in the fast lane.
04-09-2008, 10:58 AM
#17
Ha! No electrical work for me. Might wanna try calling speartech : http://www.speartech.com/ They will rework the good harness you have to fit your S10 for only $450 (as per their website). Cheaper than the S10 harness you were referring to earlier, without the dicking around of wires by yourself. An electrician I am not. Check out their REWORKED FACTORY HARNESSES link.
04-09-2008, 11:00 AM
#18
Springs break for a number of reasons, installer error, improper break-in, coil bind, improper installation height, bad retainers, poor locks, or the fact that the metal could be dirty or impure. Install springs with a high quality spring compressor that doesn't touch the spring coils or risk nicking them and you'll be fine. Do keep in mind over the years GM changes valve spring manufacturer's so the initial ones that first came out could have been made by a junk factory.
04-14-2008, 12:10 AM
#19
TECH Resident
Thread Starter
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 939
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Rod bolts...can I reuse mine during the rebuild or is there a relatively cheap set of ARP's I should look at? Are they needed with a stock redline?
Also I have all my pushrods still, all are straight and if I don't have the block decked or the heads milled is it even worth looking into new ones?
Also I have all my pushrods still, all are straight and if I don't have the block decked or the heads milled is it even worth looking into new ones?
