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Originally Posted by Etown_RS
Would you mind if I came over to hug the engine before you installed it? haha
You getting the Stainless Works LTs to go with that?
Are the 317s the aluminum truck heads?
If so, have you considered milling them (or thinner head gaskets) to help bump up the SCR?
Or would that interfere with PTV clearance with the cam your going with..?
You might want to look into fly-cutting the pistons since you already have them out.
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Haha if you want to come up for my GTG it won't be in the car yet.
I may have the 305 out by then though. I'm probably going to go with the Hawks LT's. And yes, the 317's are the aluminum version of the heads that came on this motor. They came on 2001+ LQ4's. I will probably go with a thinner gasket to bump the compression ratio, because that is easily reversible if I decide to boost it later down the road.
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Originally Posted by 79-Z
Whats wrong with the crank that cam with the motor? I believe the crank holds up to 800hp if its the same as my brothers lq4. Hes puttin a single turbo lq4 in his 89 and hes keepin his stock crank. I believe the stock bottom end should hold up to that heads and cam combo easy. Unless you sprayin it id just clean the block-rods-pistons-re-ring the pistons, new bearings, polish crank and let er go
Also id run the Vindicator cam  but that may just be me
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Originally Posted by Etown_RS
The crank that came in the engine won't bolt up to a flywheel that'll mount to a T56, IIRC.
The car may be worth more, but I think Nick is doing what I am doing- building a fun car that he likes without intention of selling.
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Like he said, the crank in this block (1999-2000 LQ4) is about 0.4" too long on the back end, and it won't work with a 4L60E, T56, or any other trans that would normally bolt to a Gen III block. So I'm putting an LS2 crank in it, a new flywheel, and going the T56 route.
And also like he said, it may be "worth less" in some peoples' eyes. But all that matters is how much it's worth in my eyes. I have ZERO intention of selling it (ever). It's already got an appraisal for $12,000 that is being used with my insurance coverage, and I may or may not get it re-appraised after the swap. Pro-touring-esque cars tend to go for the big bucks just as much as stock cars in the St Louis area, so I really don't believe this is going to hurt the value much. All I'm doing here is making the car more fun for me. That's all that matters.
