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    Quote Originally Posted by JimLev View Post
    6L block, more cubes more power!
    I just can't bring myself to toss perfect OE tail lights, M5 rear wheel carriers, intake manifolds, throttle bodies, etc.
    There is ton more LS activity than our BMW's, however I do like the BMW design better than most of the Chebby designs.
    I do hear you Jim (about the difficulty of throwing away good parts), but it just comes down to how much time goes into getting how much $$ out of them, at what irritation cost. You only live once, gotta do what you gotta do.

    On the other topic, I also like the BMW cars quite a bit, I just dislike aspects of their engines even though they obviously have their good points. LS swap really is the answer. It's just so crazy fun. You and I resisted bravely, and are late to the LS party because of it. I intend to make up for lost time. Lol

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    Gonna add this to my forsale post. Alusil blocks really are a marvel:

    M62b44 Block.jpg

    The gun drilled cranks in the M62s (and M60s also I think), are also pretty damn cool. BMW put some pretty sweet stuff in these engines for sure.

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    Alusil ugh.
    That stuff is why I only have 9.3:1CR in my pcar engine instead of 10.5.

    I could afford used P&Cs, fancy pistons, or having the cylinders bored and lined with nikasil (to allow aluminum Ps...but not fancy Ps AND cylinder remanufacture. So I snagged some used P&Cs for less than either of the other two.
    always trying to make it lighter and faster

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    Thad, I hope you don't sell or toss anything so I have a reliable source for parts when I need them! :/
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    Quote Originally Posted by doktor b View Post
    Alusil ugh.
    That stuff is why I only have 9.3:1CR in my pcar engine instead of 10.5.

    I could afford used P&Cs, fancy pistons, or having the cylinders bored and lined with nikasil (to allow aluminum Ps...but not fancy Ps AND cylinder remanufacture. So I snagged some used P&Cs for less than either of the other two.
    I feel your pain, brother!

    BTW, I picked up some free tires (dry rotted drift burners) from a dude the other day who had a water cooled 911 variant. He had blown the factory engine, swapped in an LS1, and blown that too within 400 miles! Lol... Poor bastard! But then he picked up a 6.0 -- LQ4 I suppose -- and that will be his new short block. I have a feeling he's about to have some fun.

    Quote Originally Posted by philly98540 View Post
    Thad, I hope you don't sell or toss anything so I have a reliable source for parts when I need them! :/
    I'll make you a good deal Chris! This stuff will be gone one way or another in fairly short order. For you I'd be willing to load up a pallet and ship it. For that matter, I'd drive it out to you if you paid for diesel and bought me a damn beer. Lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by geargrinder View Post
    LOL. I recognize a box and some marker handwriting in one of them pix.
    Indeed you do! Haha.. Somewhere along the way that box got re-purposed to "main caps containment."

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    Quote Originally Posted by tptrsn View Post
    Gonna add this to my forsale post. Alusil blocks really are a marvel:

    M62b44 Block.jpg

    The gun drilled cranks in the M62s (and M60s also I think), are also pretty damn cool. BMW put some pretty sweet stuff in these engines for sure.
    Thad, while those are sweet looking parts we got the those 4 bolt main caps trumped with our LS 6 bolt main caps!

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    Truethat Jim! I have to build a couple versions of LS engines now and see if I still love them as much as I do now, or maybe more.. I suspect it will be the latter.

    I'm planning to put together the gen 4 6.0 stuff, and decide if I want to run it with the 9.5-ish compression with the 317 heads, or 10.4-ish compression on the 706 heads. I suspect the higher compression setup will be better on E85 until I get up to some really high boost levels. I guess at that point I can take an hour or two and slam the lower compression heads on.

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    Might as well go with the 706 heads, then you don't need to be concerned about loosing boost from the rear mounted turbos. 317 and 706 have cathedral ports, right?
    I've got 0821 heads on mine, they're rectangular ports.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tptrsn View Post
    I'll make you a good deal Chris! This stuff will be gone one way or another in fairly short order. For you I'd be willing to load up a pallet and ship it. For that matter, I'd drive it out to you if you paid for diesel and bought me a damn beer. Lol

    Skip the parts and I'll just buy you the beer!!!! I have no need for the parts as my car just runs super reliable. Great DD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimLev View Post
    Might as well go with the 706 heads, then you don't need to be concerned about loosing boost from the rear mounted turbos. 317 and 706 have cathedral ports, right?
    I've got 0821 heads on mine, they're rectangular ports.
    Yepper, all cathedral ports for me. I'm not a rec-port ballar like you Jim! Lol

    Quote Originally Posted by philly98540 View Post
    Skip the parts and I'll just buy you the beer!!!! I have no need for the parts as my car just runs super reliable. Great DD.
    Watch out, I drove all the way to ABQ to get Jim to buy me a damn beer!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tptrsn View Post

    Watch out, I drove all the way to ABQ to get Jim to buy me a damn beer!
    And when I drove thru PA I also bought Philly beers too.
    You guys own me!

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    I'm doing my part to help Thad clean out his extra parts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by JimLev View Post
    And when I drove thru PA I also bought Philly beers too.
    You guys own me!
    If you're crazy enough to come to Michigan (maybe because you miss constant dreary weather or something?), the beer is on me Jim! Lol

    Quote Originally Posted by Santaclaus4 View Post
    I'm doing my part to help Thad clean out his extra parts.
    Yes sir, much appreciated!! That piece of shelf looks much better now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimLev View Post
    Might as well go with the 706 heads, then you don't need to be concerned about loosing boost from the rear mounted turbos. 317 and 706 have cathedral ports, right?
    I've got 0821 heads on mine, they're rectangular ports.
    aren't 706 heads off a 5.3?
    May need to open up the combustion chamber a trifle to make space for the extra piston diameter of those 6L boys...depending on your piston height at TDC.
    PTV contact = bad
    PTH contact = very very bad
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    Quote Originally Posted by doktor b View Post
    aren't 706 heads off a 5.3?
    May need to open up the combustion chamber a trifle to make space for the extra piston diameter of those 6L boys...depending on your piston height at TDC.
    PTV contact = bad
    PTH contact = very very bad
    They are. It seems to be a fairly common "upgrade," so I'm guessing the 6.0 piston height is fairly low. I'll check it when I slam the 6.0 short block together.

    BTW DokB, it seems that another round of votes for your build are in order now that it's in the finals. True?
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    Quote Originally Posted by tptrsn View Post
    They are. It seems to be a fairly common "upgrade," so I'm guessing the 6.0 piston height is fairly low. I'll check it when I slam the 6.0 short block together.

    BTW DokB, it seems that another round of votes for your build are in order now that it's in the finals. True?
    word. I've got a lot of engines spinning 'round my head right now. I'm sure it'll be NBD.

    And you're correct. The finals are upon us. I'm currently in the lead, but the voting will wrap up on 6/15 so there's lots of time for Jamie or Duane to rally and pass me. (not if i can help it!)

    https://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-...vote-here.html

    I'm #3.
    always trying to make it lighter and faster

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    I voted again too.

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    Thad i wish i was able to help you with some of your stuff but that block would be a pricey item to post. A set of cam bearing caps would be a worthwhile item to get as i want to rebuild my spare heads before i go to the tuner.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kenny1958 View Post
    Thad i wish i was able to help you with some of your stuff but that block would be a pricey item to post. A set of cam bearing caps would be a worthwhile item to get as i want to rebuild my spare heads before i go to the tuner.
    Cam caps huh Keith? I think you would need to get your cam bearing surfaces re-line honed/line bored, wouldn't you?

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    My need for the cam bearing caps is because I have some that have stripped threads in the oil rail/rocker cover studs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kenny1958 View Post
    My need for the cam bearing caps is because I have some that have stripped threads in the oil rail/rocker cover studs.

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    I've not a close follower of this thread and might have missed something, but I have some extra M62 cam bearing caps you can have. PM me if interested.

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