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Old 10-21-2021, 11:16 PM
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yeah it’s an LQ9 iron block. I actually had a hard time finding a new block. My local Chevy dealer had it shipped in from Michigan.
Seems lots of parts etc are hard to find, I blame it on sleepy joe. Good find.

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This time it’s going to be run on an engine stand before going in the car. This thing is so incredibly difficult to work on in the engine bay. Chasing things like vacuum leaks were very hard before. To this end I’m going to build a low-buck stand. And when I say low-buck I really mean it. LS engines require a specific type of return fuel system. I found out that the fuel pump from a late 90’s F150 pickup will work on an Ls. I bought a cheap Chinese eBay pump for $34 and coupled it with an eBay regulator $22 and a Home Depot 5 gal bucket……. Instant Ls fuel system.


I imagine it certainly has to be tight working on it. I remember the days when we just made tilt front ends..

I like your "low buck" stand. & LS fuel return system. This version (engine) I would say will be more wicked yet, Very creative mind you have..
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Old 10-22-2021, 07:02 AM
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Ingenuity! Good idea for a test fuel system!
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Old 10-25-2021, 02:18 PM
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ENGINE UPDATE
Thru a series of unfortunate events my 5.7 hydroniced and bent #8 rod and cracked the cylinder.
Is hydroniced a term I’m unfamiliar with or a typo? Curious to better understand what happened. Hydrolock due to coolant bypassing the head gasket?
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Old 02-05-2022, 11:49 AM
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I finally got the engine test stand finished. Got it running for a few minutes and now it’s ready for some tuning. That comes in a couple of weeks. So far so good.
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Old 02-05-2022, 11:55 AM
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Nice set up, Cliff! Very cool test stand!!
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Old 02-05-2022, 09:05 PM
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I finally got the engine test stand finished. Got it running for a few minutes and now it’s ready for some tuning. That comes in a couple of weeks. So far so good.
Looking fine & dandy. Beautiful job.
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