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    Rebuilding the 5.3 in my 02 Yukon! Need advice/tips!

    I finally found a set of remanned 862 heads that I will be replacing the valve springs, seats, retainers, rocker arms, rocker arm stands, etc. My question is, what do I need to be able to fit 2” intake valves in those bad boys?
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    Rebuilding the 5.3 in my 02 Yukon! Need advice/tips!

    Welp after a day of working on the motor on and off, I finally got it tore down and ready to go to the machine shop!
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    Rebuilding the 5.3 in my 02 Yukon! Need advice/tips!

    I finally got the motor out of ol girl tonight. I can’t tell you how many times I cussed at this thing not coming loose… it ended up being 1 final stud in the top back of the bell housing I missed.
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    Rebuilding the 5.3 in my 02 Yukon! Need advice/tips!

    I’m finishing up unbolting the converter and some lines underneath and it will be ready to pull and mount on the stand! The machine shop I’m using is backed up for about a month so this is good. I was checking those kits out and actually found a BTR kit that comes with Stage 2 v2 cam, beehive...
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    Rebuilding the 5.3 in my 02 Yukon! Need advice/tips!

    I had no idea this issue was prevalent with the 862 heads too. Thank you for the tips, I’ll be sure to bring my new heads and block in for testing.
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    Rebuilding the 5.3 in my 02 Yukon! Need advice/tips!

    It's pretty late right now, but hello everyone! I am currently in the process of rebuilding the motor in my 2002 Yukon SLT 5.3l Flex Fuel DBW. It's my first time ever going this far into a rebuild and I wanted to give updates and pics as I went along. So far, I have torn the motor down to the...

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