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DENTGUY · #1 01-15-2012, 02:05 PM

My 07 Trailblazer SS with LS2 definitely has the piston slap. It came with synthetic and I've kept it that way. But I tell ya, when its cold in the morning its not hard to hear it. Cant believe I'm 900 miles away from 100,000 miles on her. Wouldn't trade her for anything. If this motor goes, I'll build it and quite driving it for work

Track Junky · #2 01-15-2012, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Vegas69

Seriously , why don't you just rebuild the current engine. Valve job, bearings, rings, pistons,etc

I cant wait that long. I had to put one job off for 3 days already and I'm hoping the sheet rocker doesn't finish early on another. The new GM 6.0 shows up on Monday and I will have my truck back on Wednesday.

A recommendation to all that still have the original motors in their trucks:

I changed all fluids on this truck as recommended by the manufactures's recommendations from engine to tranny to differential and transfer case. I switched to synthetic oil early on which I wont do on my new motor. That stuff loves to seep through gaskets.

Be sure to warm them up good before driving them. Due to my recent impatience of not waiting to warm the truck up until the piston slap stopped I think I created the recent rear main seal leak due to the pistons not being expanded in the cylinders and jarring the crankshaft around. Just my opinion.

**Sieg** · #3 01-14-2012, 05:47 PM

Bummer! More fun spending motor money on track toys vs. transportation tools. Guess the upside is it's not a Duramax.

intocarss · #4 01-14-2012, 06:10 PM

That sucks, Sorry to hear it

**Flash68** · #5 01-14-2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Wow Gae...I read that headline and thought it was your race motor. Painful, none the less, but glad it wasn't that!

Yeah me too! Sucks both ways....

Track Junky · #6 01-14-2012, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ratman67

so you have a new $5600 piston ash tray, lol

Already have a couple of those, lol

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Originally Posted by Sieg

Bummer! More fun spending motor money on track toys vs. transportation tools. Guess the upside is it's not a Duramax.

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Originally Posted by intocarss

That sucks, Sorry to hear it

Takes away from the toy fund big time!!