I know the stud bottoms & holes are 7/16" ... quite a difference between 14 TPI & 20 TPI ... never the twain shall meet ... the video guy seems to have confused 14 TPI & 20 TPI ... and that could certainly confuse those attempting to learn from him.
I'm familiar with how LS & late 4.3L Vortec V6 achieve preload.
The video guy goes through explaining how to adapt the V6 pedestals to Gen 1 V8 sbc ... until he doesn't make Any mention how to achieve proper preload. His instruction for the adaptation seems to make it rather simple ... until it ain't !
*comments .... so he tells us only then & there it does require pushrods.
JMO, one I'd formed Before I ever saw this video ... this method ain't worth the trouble Nor the added expense of however many sets of PR's it may take; as deck heights & gasket thicknesses may change. Interesting to watch but, no thanks !
I'd be interested to learn from someone who has adapted this method to use some common & easily sourced pedestal shims to change lash (instead of different PRs).
I'm familiar with how LS & late 4.3L Vortec V6 achieve preload.
The video guy goes through explaining how to adapt the V6 pedestals to Gen 1 V8 sbc ... until he doesn't make Any mention how to achieve proper preload. His instruction for the adaptation seems to make it rather simple ... until it ain't !
*comments .... so he tells us only then & there it does require pushrods.
JMO, one I'd formed Before I ever saw this video ... this method ain't worth the trouble Nor the added expense of however many sets of PR's it may take; as deck heights & gasket thicknesses may change. Interesting to watch but, no thanks !
I'd be interested to learn from someone who has adapted this method to use some common & easily sourced pedestal shims to change lash (instead of different PRs).
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