Question: LLY Motor Build
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Let me know how your build turns out...Im looking to do something very similar...and good luck:thumb:
Yeah...its a "wish" list, as in "I sure wish I had the money to afford that list." :rofl:
I agree on the retainers and pushrods if going to an aftermarket cam and heads. Do LLYs have to worry about injector retainers (ala LB7), too?
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The only thing you might want to do with the heads is swap in a set of upgraded springs and retainers if you are going to run an aftermarket cam. I still have stock castings and valves and just upgraded the springs and retainers with parts from SoCal. If you run a big cam, you will have to have valve reliefs cut in the pistons.
I am still running stock pushrods and have had no problem with them. I'm sure I'm not the only one either.
I would be all over 100 over's but odds are my CP3 can't keep up... so 60% overs are in my future
I say if your going to do it once do it right the first time. 700 to 800 i would think that is getting close to girdle territory, but that is just my opinion. Go on and do the cam atleast. It is alot more cost effective to do it all at once unless your doing the work yourself and don't mind the down time. Also the stock heads seem to do decent i "heard" treat is or was running stock heads with springs.
I'm in the process of setting up my LLY build. Just trying to go keep her reliable for when i do lay the power to her. Hoping twins, dual cp3, with big nozzles. My goal is the same as yours no higher than 850 with 760 being my goal.
I'm in the process of setting up my LLY build. Just trying to go keep her reliable for when i do lay the power to her. Hoping twins, dual cp3, with big nozzles. My goal is the same as yours no higher than 850 with 760 being my goal.
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Thanks man. I have a deployment to Afghanistan coming up in Jan/Feb time frame so I may hold off on the build till after as i don't want to get it built by early fall and then have a nice brand new motor sitting for 7 months. That's why i'm not going to risk wadding the motor up by running dual C's and 100 overs with the 475 just yet....figure I'll do the 475...build the motor then do the injectors and dual Cs
Maybe i shouldn't say my opinion. But from what i have read. Like stated i am in the process of setting up a build with dimitri and i am leaning towards doing a girdle. Rather be safe than sorry and always over build is my thoughts. But when spending 10K on a build what is another 800 to 1000 for a girdle?