Re: 2010 5.7 valves ?
[Re: Wailin D]
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06/09/21 11:13 AM
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larrymopar360
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VERY helpful info HotRodDave! Thank you.
I've had very good luck I guess with several Gen3's I've owned and help others procure.
I do like to to be prepared for IF I have this issue. I print stuff out from here and put in a file folder. Say I do have issues with my 2010 Charger 5.7 and would prefer all new parts instead of machining heads and prefer upgrading material quality instead of OEM.
New heads: what heads would be best?
Camshaft, lifters, valves and springs, etc.
What brand?
I wouldn't mind performance upgrade too but it really doesn't need it and I want to maintain smooth idle and no codes so I'm wondering about question WailinD asked "Since the Apache head flows more than the Eagle head, would the ports be too big for a stock displacement 5.7"?
Also, I'm sure this has been asked but how easily would a 6.1 or 6.4 go into a 2010 Charger? Would it be nightmare of codes and harness issues? I know there would be other future upgrades needed such as axles etc.
Thanks for any help!
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: 2010 5.7 valves ?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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06/09/21 02:27 PM
06/09/21 02:27 PM
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HotRodDave
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If your 2010 charger is a 5.7 than a 6.4 long block bolts right in and runs awesome. If you get a complete engine you will need to switch the manifolds and if you use a truck 6.4 you will have to switch the pan, pickup tube and timing cover also.
The best heads depends on what you want the end result to be and what bottom end you are gonna run, the 6.4 BGE truck heads are the best but will lower your compression and your engine will want to turn more RPM so to take advantage of them you will need a tune, on a stock build I would probably just buy some new eagle heads, they are not a slouch in the flow department at all, if you want a little extra performance and you just replacing heads get em milled .030. Some of the mass rebuilder heads I have seen from fleabay have big steps in the machine work from where the seats are pressed in. OEM heads can easily last well past 200,000 miles so if your doing a stock type build there is not much point in upgrading for better material, I don't see much back to back real world comparisons of aftermarket stuff. The roller lifters are a concern in 2010, if you just want to spend money upgrading something that would be the very first place I would start, get a set of hellcat lifters from your dealer (I think all the new lifters are upgraded to these now, they have bigger needle bearings, I can spot em when I see em but don't know the part number), by far the most common issue in these engines is the lifter, more so than all the other failures combined.. You can also upgrade the springs to 6.4 springs, they also now use the same part number so get em from the dealer, they are cheap, I have seen an occasional broken spring starting around 150,000 miles.
With new 6.4 springs and hellcat lifters the vast majority of people would never have to touch one of these engine for well over 200,000 miles, assuming they never overheat it, those 3 issues cover 99.9% of the engines problems, alegedly (I have never personally seen one)there are timing chain issues in a handful of engines and I seen one hydrolock and bend rods when he drove in deep water, one dropped valve seats but it had gotten so hot the intake was melting. Tons of wiped out cams from roller lifters going bad.
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Re: 2010 5.7 valves ?
[Re: larrymopar360]
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06/09/21 10:40 PM
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You should have been a Boy Scout...our motto was Be Prepared.
2021 Dodge 2500 4WD Cummins 2020 Challenger R/T Scat Widebody 2007 Charger R/T 5.7
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Re: 2010 5.7 valves ?
[Re: lowell66dart]
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06/11/21 10:10 AM
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larrymopar360
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You should have been a Boy Scout...our motto was Be Prepared. Lol. Seriously though it's great when a problem rears it's ugly head and you can pull out a file from THIS forum and have all kinds of answers ready!
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: 2010 5.7 valves ?
[Re: Wailin D]
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06/11/21 10:13 AM
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I have researched the lifter issue for some time. I wondered if anyone has tried to remedy this problem with aftermarket lifters. Lifters that appear to be good alternatives include:
Johnson Lifters with axle oiling - #2356 Johnson Hylift with Direct Shot oiling - B-2335SE (16) Crower EDM axle oiling - 66323PH-16 Isky HPx lifters - 3577-HYRT (needle bearing) - 3575-HYRT (bushing)
I have not bought into this being a lack of oiling issue, but the added oil to the needle bearings and axle can't hurt. I wonder if the Isky bushed lifters would take care of the problem (Isky modifies Johnson lifters). Anybody with experience using any of these lifters? Very good info and I haven't bought into the oiling issue either because aren't at least some of the others if not all same design; 6.1, 6.2, 6.4? Not all these experience same issue. I know there's different oil to piston at top of stroke I believe but concerning lifters?
Facts are stubborn things.
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