GEM OR JUNK? $150 5.3L Aluminum L33 Gen 3 LS Engine Tear-down

I bought some junkyard LS engines. One is mint and one need helps.

[@thecheapgamer9634]

Just found you today and I’m liking your content and want to see more of these 2 motors

[@cmintsurfer]

Staying tuned, I have to catch up on this one.

[@JoshLewis-ul3ub]

With the l33 being a truck motor I'm sure it probably had a much harder life

[@pmotorsports8276]

Ahhhh midnight car wash runs.(been kicked out of many car washes

[@diyspeed]

Yep! Gotta be quick and go at night. A quick burnout in the stall and hightail it out of there.

[@peterplouf2836]

Question? Does the L33 use the same 100mm length for all 10 of the 11 head bolts? Or did it have the shorter bolts on the outboard ends of the cylinders? Nobody seems to be clear on this one.

[@peterplouf2836]

Answer my own question from the future...All of the headbolts on the L33 are the same size. Equal to the short bolts on a regular LS.

[@thegenrl]

What junkyard has$150 ls motors

[@diyspeed]

The Northeast is covered in them. I buy the ones that "need work" and rebuild them.

[@davemartens6661]

I'm probably missing something but I fail to see the point of trash talking an engine that's been abused compared to one that hasn't

[@JoshLewis-ul3ub]

You clearly know nothing about that engine