thats not a bad idea. and in order to stroke it they or i would have to put the motor back together with new gaskets/seals which inturn adds to the life of the motor, or am i wrong? whats the difference between the 5.7 and the 5.3 blocks? is it just the cylinder sizes or the whole thing overall? would boring it be a bad idea? i dont want to go much over stock, maybe 10 or 20 over. also would the intake manifold be a bad idea? i understand that the stock one is made of plastic.

 

The difference between the 5.3 and 5.7 shortblock is the stroke. The cylinders are the same.

 

and now it makes perfect sense. well i found a shop thats close to me, do any of you know anything about Carolina Auto Masters in Durham, NC? its a GM shop mostly vettes, comaros, and T/A's but they'll mess with trucks, and other makes too. just wondering if they have good backing on their work.

 

Forget about trucks, buy a softail custom!!!!! slap some screaming eagles on that bitch and roll!

 

There's a good idea if you like to work on engines.

 

yeah, thats a dream bike, but ive got a 75 cb450 that im going to rebuild and learn on, i couldnt live with myself if i wrecked an HD. but one day ill get one, all nice and pretty

 

Go to Vegas, baby!