Livernois Aluminum 5.3L Stroker

Lowndex said:
What I have (highlights):
* Livernois 5.3L Stroker - a custom built aluminum engine (not stock) with
- Diamond dish pistons
- Darton sleeves
- Scat 4340 crankshaft
- Manley H-beam rods

In addition:
* Bullet race camshaft ($2200) - not part of Livernois engine order
* head work that took many weeks to complete resulting in extremely tight seals (max. gain), ported oversized valves, ported intake
* Magnaflow Catted Tru-X 3" X-Pipe (after the stock exhaust manifold)

Along with dyno data, I will ask KC to write something up for posting herein. I simple do not have the competence to explain the numbers.

Below is the Livernois invoice. The Livernois pistons are either CP or Diamond. KC specified a specific Diamond dish piston.
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Nice build. Specs very similar to FordNut posted sig when his was n/a.
Nothing to prove here, when it's done - you'll know! ;)
 
As so many have done similar builds with 368 rwhp territory, 410-425 may not happen. As Fordnut pointed out, I will not have a new exhaust manifold and long tubes. Folks here know what they are talking about. As such, I will ready myself for power numbers close to those shared.

Whatever I get for rwhp is okay as the ADTR blower gets me to the power I desire. The price of living in CA!
 
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Lowndex said:
Whatever I get for rwhp is okay as the ADTR blower gets me to the power I desire. The price of living in CA!
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Forced Induction! That's the key. You'll love it. NA numbers of around 350 RWHP is really a lot of fun, too.
 
You will love the NA power from the BBS I Dailey drove mine for a year and was so addicting! Heading over the altamont blasting through the rolling hills off of Tesla road so much fun. I'll have to get motivated again to do a Vortech SC. Lost interest in her...been through an MK5 and MK6 GTI Autobaun since and my daily so much fun for a compact 5 door.
 
Maybe I am mistaken, but it does not look like the block pictured in post #1 is sleeved for 5.3. Again maybe I am mistaken but everything I've heard; to get the 94-95mm bore required for 5.3 on a 4.6 aluminum required a wet sleeve (and a 3.75 or 3.8 crank), and that does not look like a Darton wet sleeve.
 
Logizyme said:
Maybe I am mistaken, but it does not look like the block pictured in post #1 is sleeved for 5.3. Again maybe I am mistaken but everything I've heard; to get the 94-95mm bore required for 5.3 on a 4.6 aluminum required a wet sleeve (and a 3.75 or 3.8 crank), and that does not look like a Darton wet sleeve.
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It can be done either wet or dry sleeve.

or Boss5.0 cast iron block.
 
FordNut said:
Sometimes I wish I had left mine like that.
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loud2004marquis said:
then 365/369 N/A on 5.3 wet sleeved Teksid alum big bore stroker
Now 751/617 3.4L Whipple on 5.3 Boss5.0 iron big bore stroker

What makes you say that?
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It was a better balance. You could get into the throlttle without breaking the tires loose, much better for road racing and sporty driving in general. The current power level keeps it sideways too much. It's even hard to get it to hook for drag racing.
 
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