LT1 stroker Engine rebuild advice
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '03 & '05
LT1 stroker Engine rebuild advice
Might be rebuilding a LT1 soon. Not totally, just fixing a broken bolt in the crank that requires engine to be pulled.
Questions are, do I need to replace ARP rod bolts on Lunati Pro Mod rods, or are they reusable. Lunati and ARP wont say, funny huh. Reason I ask is I am changing rings, which brings up another question. My rings have about 5000 miles, but its the low tension oil rings I really want to change. Can I just do the oil rings, or do I have to replace them all?
And oil pump. I have the high volume, high pressure version. Should I just go back to a low volume, low pressure or what.
Engine redline is 6500, which is rare due to no track here in Hawaii.
Questions are, do I need to replace ARP rod bolts on Lunati Pro Mod rods, or are they reusable. Lunati and ARP wont say, funny huh. Reason I ask is I am changing rings, which brings up another question. My rings have about 5000 miles, but its the low tension oil rings I really want to change. Can I just do the oil rings, or do I have to replace them all?
And oil pump. I have the high volume, high pressure version. Should I just go back to a low volume, low pressure or what.
Engine redline is 6500, which is rare due to no track here in Hawaii.
Drifting
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Might be rebuilding a LT1 soon. Not totally, just fixing a broken bolt in the crank that requires engine to be pulled.
Questions are, do I need to replace ARP rod bolts on Lunati Pro Mod rods, or are they reusable. Lunati and ARP wont say, funny huh. Reason I ask is I am changing rings, which brings up another question. My rings have about 5000 miles, but its the low tension oil rings I really want to change. Can I just do the oil rings, or do I have to replace them all?
And oil pump. I have the high volume, high pressure version. Should I just go back to a low volume, low pressure or what.
Engine redline is 6500, which is rare due to no track here in Hawaii.
Questions are, do I need to replace ARP rod bolts on Lunati Pro Mod rods, or are they reusable. Lunati and ARP wont say, funny huh. Reason I ask is I am changing rings, which brings up another question. My rings have about 5000 miles, but its the low tension oil rings I really want to change. Can I just do the oil rings, or do I have to replace them all?
And oil pump. I have the high volume, high pressure version. Should I just go back to a low volume, low pressure or what.
Engine redline is 6500, which is rare due to no track here in Hawaii.
The second ring is a tapered ring and with only 5000 miles the second rings should only show wear on just the bottom and if the it worn mor then half way accoss you may want to change them.
Good luck with your Build Carl
Burning Brakes
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Sorry to come in late on this, depending on the type, rod bolts are not just reusable... You have to measure them for stretch to see if they have been used up. What bolt did you get with the rods? If there is a permanent increase in length of 0.001" or more, or deformation exists the bolt should be replaced immediately. The only problem is if you didn't measure them before you put them in you won't have a baseline to go off of...
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 9,959
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From: South Carolina
St. Jude Donor '03 & '05
Sorry to come in late on this, depending on the type, rod bolts are not just reusable... You have to measure them for stretch to see if they have been used up. What bolt did you get with the rods? If there is a permanent increase in length of 0.001" or more, or deformation exists the bolt should be replaced immediately. The only problem is if you didn't measure them before you put them in you won't have a baseline to go off of...
Burning Brakes
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They should be ok for at least a few cycles as long as you are using the appropriate lube when assembling. This is where most people get into trouble. Without compensating for the additional friction present when using motor oil or other types of lubricants the preload is not high enough. This compromises some of the fasteners abilities and leads to failure. Anyway, as long as you used the ARP assembly lubricant you are good to go for a while.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 9,959
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From: South Carolina
St. Jude Donor '03 & '05
They should be ok for at least a few cycles as long as you are using the appropriate lube when assembling. This is where most people get into trouble. Without compensating for the additional friction present when using motor oil or other types of lubricants the preload is not high enough. This compromises some of the fasteners abilities and leads to failure. Anyway, as long as you used the ARP assembly lubricant you are good to go for a while.
I will get it eventually, maybe the machine shop I am taking the crank to.
Burning Brakes
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From: Iowa
If you can't find any local, Jeg's sells a big bottle of the stuff; we use out of it for a long time and it seems to keep without a problem. It's not too expensive and you always end up needing some and not having it!
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