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Old 09-17-2009, 11:37 PM   #1
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[Project] MoPowa - 5.3 Build

Well the time has come for a little upgrade in the power department. It's my Senior Year in Highschool and all seniors must do a "Senior Project" on any topic they wish. So for mine, I plan to conquer the V8 swap! Whoo!

Let me warn everyone, its going to be a slow going project... I would like to do some performance upgrades as well so anyways, onwards to the pics!

The engine is a 5.3 from a 02 Suburban with 120k on the clock, and only spent $350 on it!

Here she is!





120,000 miles on it... I wonder how clean it is inside...


Starting the tear down.




I don't know... doesn't look to good...


Clean looking valley.


120k on those heads... and also they are the 862 heads.




Just a little snug...






Parts...



All in all, top end looks really clean. I'm pretty sure someone has been in it before because the cylinder walls still have a cross hatching from a honing and I don't think that would have survived after 120k on the clock. Bottom end should be torn down tomorrow.
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Re: [Project] MoPowa - 5.3 Build

silly highschool boy... the engine goes in the other end!!


nice pics, engine looks good so far
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at that price i'm starting to think this over. i'm deff tuned in to see how it all works out. where did you get it for such a good price?
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Quote: Originally Posted by LS2Sonoma
silly highschool boy... the engine goes in the other end!!


nice pics, engine looks good so far
haha its 4 wheel drive, the 4.3 is for the front wheels and the 5.3 is for the rear.

Quote: Originally Posted by Big_Bake
at that price i'm starting to think this over. i'm deff tuned in to see how it all works out. where did you get it for such a good price?
got it from LKQ in Duncan/Spartanburg SC. They got a great selection of engines.
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Re: [Project] MoPowa - 5.3 Build

5.3's with that of that year and mileage are easily found at that price. looks good man, i have that same craftsman socket set lol
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kampz69
5.3's with that of that year and mileage are easily found at that price. looks good man, i have that same craftsman socket set lol
thanks! i love that tool set. lol.
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so what are your plans for the rebuild? decide on anything yet?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kampz69
so what are your plans for the rebuild? decide on anything yet?
Still working on the list but heres what I've got so far...
-Bottom end, ARP studs.
-Pistons, still deciding
-ARP head studs
-Port and Polish the 862 heads.
-Cam, still deciding on what to go with.
-LS6 Intake
-92mm TB

Pretty short list but its still in the works. Feel free to throw in some ideas...

Anyways, heres a shot of the cylinder walls...



Got to go out and get a pulley puller then the rest should be pulled apart tonight.

One more shot of my bench cleaned up...


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Old 09-18-2009, 07:26 PM   #9
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i got a nice little cam for your project pm me
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PM Sent.


Crank journal for the #4 main.




Getting the bottom end torn down...

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I'll also post some info what the motor is going in once done and swap info

Its an 03 S10 Xtreme
-4L60E
-3.42 rear end
-Current Performance Wiring
-Sanderson shorties
-Current Performance rad/fan
-H3 Oil Pan
-Haven't decided on the A/C setup, I'd like to go with notching the frame just for a cleanner look...
-32lb Fuel Injectors

Still working on the list, and heres what its going in...

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Looks good man....You'll want to turn it into a fire breathing dragon before it's over...My idea was to just swap a normal 6.0/LS2 into mine and it's turned into something i never thought I do to a S10.....
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Looks good man....You'll want to turn it into a fire breathing dragon before it's over...My idea was to just swap a normal 6.0/LS2 into mine and it's turned into something i never thought I do to a S10.....
Thanks man! I've been following your project and it's looking good. Can't wait to see yours done, it'll be nasty for sure!
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Nice work man!
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that lil truck cries for a v8!
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Thanks guys, It's been screaming for a V8 for a while now lol.

Going to finish pulling the bottom end apart today...
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subscribed, should be a good build!
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Got the rest of the bottom end torn down...






















Cleaned the main caps up in the parts washer, just a little comparison...




Also did some work on cleaning the valve covers and valley cover. Not going to reuse the valve covers.
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ah.. this brings back memories... of just last month lol i bought a 5.3 and started playing with it

im likin the pix
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Very nice. Yeah.. I'm the kind of guy who loves pics so trust me I'll be whoring it up with pictures along with way... like right now lol...





Few shots of the block and valley cleaned up.
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kay, now this thread has too many pix...

just kidding! lol

your block looks nicer than mine after i had it professionally cleaned, good work!
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Sandblasted a piston just cause lol...

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Love seeing threads like this...gets me excited for when I do my build! Just wish I could find a 5.3 with all the stuff you found yours with for $350...around here a motor like that with those miles on it would go for like $800 or more! The reason I havent bought a motor yet!
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you going to re-use those rods?
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Yeah, rods I'll reuse, not the pistons though, going to use flat top pistons to help bump the compression up some.

I also checked the bore on the motor and it still standard at 3.780

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ive always meant to watch someones build from the begging on an engine swap, and luckily you are like me and post a million pics. hopefully i can learn a lot from this thread. I know dick about engines.
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yeah man, its how i learn the best is by pictures. and one reason for a ton of detail pics is because i also have to make a presentation and journal for my senior project so trust me ill have alot of detail pics of the build. lol i suppose i should added beware 56k on the title...

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does anyone even have 56K these days? haha. Im really looking forward to seeing this. Ive always wanted to see all the detail things required to do a swap. The main things are obvious(headers, engine mounts, etc) but its all the other things that Im curious and excited to see. good luck!
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Lol my 80 year old grandparents don't even have 56k! But I'll make sure I can get good detail for you and others of the build and swap. Which I'm hoping will happen this Christmas break.
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thats just the way you warn people that your thread is going to be picture instensive

if you dont know anything about engines, s10forum is not the place to learn :P
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Quote: Originally Posted by LS2Sonoma
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if you dont know anything about engines, s10forum is not the place to learn :P

well at least we can see the s10 specific things like xtuckin22's was talking about. seeing how to adapt a v8 to the s10 engine bay is a very useful thing on this forum.
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x3. i love it when theres a shit load of pics so dont hold back lol. i may have missed it. u puting an auto behind it or a 6speed?
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Subscribed! Good luck with it man!!
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Auto... may do a T-56 swap later on down the road...

And thanks Dane!
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hey man i also scored big from lkq in duncan in 06 i bought my 5.3 with 70k on it with acc. for $350. Mine also look brand new inside with cross hatch and all, a true testament to the quality of these engines. happy building!
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What all do you plan on doing to the engine?? Bigger Bore , N/A , etc....??? I assume at least a cam...
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Yeah, I would recommend LKQ to anyone. The service for one is great from them. Thanks man.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Petro
What all do you plan on doing to the engine?? Bigger Bore , N/A , etc....??? I assume at least a cam...
Deciding on the bore... I'm going to get the heads ported and polished along with milled most likely, cam, flat top pistons, LS6 intake, just some mild upgrades for now. Part of my senior project is going to include building the motor on a budget.
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Quote: Originally Posted by 1sic03x
Yeah, rods I'll reuse, not the pistons though, going to use flat top pistons to help bump the compression up some.

I also checked the bore on the motor and it still standard at 3.780

To properly measure the cylinder bore you need to measure farther down. The rings which scrape the walls don't rise that high. Usually measurements like out of round and taper are also performed to see cylinder wear.
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it would be nice if you bored it to 427.how much are you going to bore over to?
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Quote: Originally Posted by bitchin sonoma
it would be nice if you bored it to 427.
its a 5.3 block...
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kampz69
its a 5.3 block...
who cares?! BIGGER IS BETTER!!


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You couldn't bore a 5.3 block to a 427. Unless you resleeved it. It would be nice though.
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lol, make it a 5.7, thats much more realistic
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Not much update wise, but I sandblasted the valley cover..

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Just cleaned the old gasket material off the block.

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is it running yet? lol
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i wish! lol i wanna run my dad in his ls1 firebird
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Quote: Originally Posted by 1sic03x
You couldn't bore a 5.3 block to a 427. Unless you resleeved it. It would be nice though.
yes it would be awesome to resleeve it 427!!!
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amazing build im totally keep trak of this one haha



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