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Project C4orce's 5.3 Gets Thoroughly Mounted

Mounting C4orce 5 3 Springs Installed
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Mounting C4orce 5 3 Springs Installed
We installed the springs at the recommended height of 1.800-inch, which provides a seat pressure of 130 pounds and an open pressure of 318 pounds at 0.600-inch lift.
Mounting C4orce 5 3 Intake And Exhaust Valves
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Mounting C4orce 5 3 Intake And Exhaust Valves
Valve size obviously has a significant impact on air flow capacity, so Incaudo installed LS6 2.00-inch intake and 1.550-inch exhaust valves. Had these not been available at such an attractive price, we would have used REV stainless valves. They are reasonably priced and have excellent flow characteristics and durability.
Mounting C4orce 5 3 Comp Cam Timing Kit
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Mounting C4orce 5 3 Comp Cam Timing Kit
Sure, we could have reused the original timing set, but that might well have been a case of jumping over dollar bills to pick up pennies. Although timing chains and sprockets rarely fail, they do wear, and since the original parts had already run over 80,000 miles, reinstalling them would have compromised performance. Instead, we selected a high-quality, adjustable timing set from Comp Cams (PN 3153KT).
Mounting C4orce 5 3 Deep Oil Pan
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Mounting C4orce 5 3 Deep Oil Pan
Although a deep oil pan is desirable, using such a pan to excavate driveways leads to rapid oil loss. That's just what will happen if one is installed on an engine that resides in a C4's engine compartment. The truck pan is so deep it hangs well below the crossmember.
Mounting C4orce 5 3 F Body Oil Pan
This F-body oil pan is considerably... 
   
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Mounting C4orce 5 3 F Body Oil Pan
This F-body oil pan is considerably shorter and eliminates pan-to-ground interference issues. In addition to the pan, the oil pickup and windage tray must also be changed.
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