full motor build , what all can / should I do

[IIVonnyII]

just figured I would mention a source , credible or not .

a good friend of mine up here has FR on his 7.3 he went that was as opposed to an o ring . block and head , hes been dailying and racing . been one year with no issues yet. his last number was 918wheel but hes got more air now.

anybody know of anyone 700+ wheel with a 6.0l that has either o rings or fire rings done?

 

[sootie]

Jesse warren (JWarren), Jaran Holder (HOLDERDOWN), Charlie Keeter (6Lchevy-eater)

They all make waaaay more power than that...maybe check and see what they are running.

 

[IIVonnyII]

Jesse warren (JWarren), Jaran Holder (HOLDERDOWN), Charlie Keeter (6Lchevy-eater)

They all make waaaay more power than that...maybe check and see what they are running.

yep those are the 6.0 big boys . I just figured that people like us wouldn't be privy to their build info .

 

[sootie]

yep those are the 6.0 big boys . I just figured that people like us wouldn't be privy to their build info .

They're human and they're on this board...poke around a bit and you will see bits and pieces of their stuff. Or shoot them a pm with questions?

 

[shmoozer]

From what I remember reading here and there. Most of those guys are running a multiple o ring setup. I don't believe any of them have fire rings


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[6.0 Tech]

Charlie with KC Turbos had fire ringed one of his motors, head only. He had a fire ring or two break, i dont remember the mileage, and it trashed the cylinder when it did it.

Mine are o ringed, for whatever thats worth. I blew the head gaskets with the standard arps. Tried getting the heads o ringed, nobody around me did it. So i bought the big boy arps, 6 months later heads cracked and started putting fuel in the coolant. New set of heads got o ringed, as the shop i buy all my chit from started o ringing by then. In my opinion, o rings are cheap insurance without the hassles of retorques all the time to hopefully keep the ring together.

 

[IIVonnyII]

Fair enough, fire rings seem like playing with fire .. ironically . Guess I'll go with o rings .

Now another question I have .. I'm going .010 over , require new pistons . Anybody have any insight on which brand piston to do? Delip the bowls? I shouldn't need flycuts as I'm only going with a colt atage 2

 

[sootie]

Get fly cuts anyway...Speaking from experience....

No need to delip imo. Just makes for worse cold starts and more haze.

 

[IIVonnyII]

figured I would post an update ;

ended up going with waglers , colt stage 2, found a good set of heads that are getting o ringed as I type this out , blocks / line bored .010 over , manton pushrods , stiffer valvesprings , .030 flycut pistons , BD ported exhaust manifolds , o dawg intake mani , RCD oil filter relocate , no limit CAI , I know theres more I am forgetting . should be ready in the next week ish. hardest decision of this build so far is what colour to powdercoat ... LOL

 

[emev0l]

yep those are the 6.0 big boys . I just figured that people like us wouldn't be privy to their build info .

You would be surprised at how down to earth all these guys are.

Jesse has 2 o-rings cut into his block and 2 cut into his heads

We have an 800+ 6.0 with compounds that has 1 o-ring on the block and 1 o-ring on the heads with ARP 625's