I am planning on doing a full frame off rebuild in the next year or so, well starting it anyway. I am wanting to start on some things now so that when the time comes the demand on the wallet will not be so bad all at once. so right now I am thinking about building the engine. do I wait and reuse the stock block? do I find another engine and build it up? If so which engine can I use? I already have a plan for the build, I just want to know what block and crank I can use.
engine
- Thread starter MrNurse
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Robert Lone
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Re: engine
You can use any non-balance shaft stock 4.3 block and have splayed main caps installed. That'll be better than factory.
You can use any non-balance shaft stock 4.3 block and have splayed main caps installed. That'll be better than factory.
Re: engine
well all the blocks from 88-91 are the same and all should be non balance shaft blocks, 92+ will all be a balance shaft block, and its is said they have thinner walls than the early blocks, but what i would do is just gather the parts now for the rebuild, and then once the truck is off the road all your paying for is the machine work to the block, and just rebuild the original block, unless you want to go with a bowtie block and billet crank setup.
well all the blocks from 88-91 are the same and all should be non balance shaft blocks, 92+ will all be a balance shaft block, and its is said they have thinner walls than the early blocks, but what i would do is just gather the parts now for the rebuild, and then once the truck is off the road all your paying for is the machine work to the block, and just rebuild the original block, unless you want to go with a bowtie block and billet crank setup.
