1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Sedan LS Turbo Build

[Northernregal]

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Goodnight sweet prince.

Did pretty well for an unopened Gen3 5.3

Looks like spare parts to me... So would you have a gen 4 rod to spare?

 

[1quickgm]

So far I have binge read all of this thread and all of Northernregal's thread on the Cutlass build he is doing to help in my build and I have come to a few realizations for my build.

1. I should just started building my second engine right now because I am going to hurt the first one in no time!

2. I am not going to do the build on the cheap.

Thanks for sharing your guys builds to better help others. Look forward to reading more info on these builds.

 

[64nailhead]

So far I have binge read all of this thread and all of Northernregal's thread on the Cutlass build he is doing to help in my build and I have come to a few realizations for my build.

1. I should just started building my second engine right now because I am going to hurt the first one in no time!

2. I am not going to do the build on the cheap.

Thanks for sharing your guys builds to better help others. Look forward to reading more info on these builds.

Yiou don't need to 'build' your second engine, but rather gather up your second engine. A gen 4 LS or most any 4.8 will do.

You can spend alot of money building these things, or treat them as throw away (what they are), then figure out how to tune them.

 

[1quickgm]

Yiou don't need to 'build' your second engine, but rather gather up your second engine. A gen 4 LS or most any 4.8 will do.

You can spend alot of money building these things, or treat them as throw away (what they are), then figure out how to tune them.

Well I now have 4- 5.3 aluminum short blocks and have a total of $200 into them and my time of pulling a few of them out, so I have the spares covered! LOL
I just have to figure out if I want to start building another one with good rods and pistons now to swap it after I hurt the first one, I am not planning on hurting it on purpose but it seems inevitable.

 

[64nailhead]

Well I now have 4- 5.3 aluminum short blocks and have a total of $200 into them and my time of pulling a few of them out, so I have the spares covered! LOL
I just have to figure out if I want to start building another one with good rods and pistons now to swap it after I hurt the first one, I am not planning on hurting it on purpose but it seems inevitable.

It's not inevitable. Low budget parts failing, i.e. pumps, injectors, FPR, WG, yeah, it happens and learning mistakes happen as well.

You ought to start a build thread of what you plan to do/build and not overtake Chris's 😉

 

[Northernregal]

So far I have binge read all of this thread and all of Northernregal's thread on the Cutlass build he is doing to help in my build and I have come to a few realizations for my build.

1. I should just started building my second engine right now because I am going to hurt the first one in no time!

2. I am not going to do the build on the cheap.

Thanks for sharing your guys builds to better help others. Look forward to reading more info on these builds.

I don't know if we are the ones to copy... hahaha 🤣 Learn from our mistakes, but don't feel like you have to "build it right". Get it running and driving then make small adjustments.

If you make a plan, be honest with yourself and stick to it, you won't need 4 engines.

Yiou don't need to 'build' your second engine, but rather gather up your second engine. A gen 4 LS or most any 4.8 will do.

You can spend alot of money building these things, or treat them as throw away (what they are), then figure out how to tune them.

This is someone you should copy, he did it cheap and was successful.

 

[1quickgm]

It's not inevitable. Low budget parts failing, i.e. pumps, injectors, FPR, WG, yeah, it happens and learning mistakes happen as well.

You ought to start a build thread of what you plan to do/build and not overtake Chris's 😉

Planned on starting a post as soon as i get more part around, still a new guy here and don't know that my build is worthy! 😉
Trying to thinking of a name for the thread is the hard part! 🤔

 

[Northernregal]

Planned on starting a post as soon as i get more part around, still a new guy here and don't know that my build is worthy! 😉
Trying to thinking of a name for the thread is the hard part! 🤔

They let me hang out here. You're good bro.

 

[GroceryGetter83]

Cleaning up some things while the motor is out:

 

[GroceryGetter83]

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