moline engines

[Farmerwright97]

is there any moline guys on here that can guide me in the right direction on my 5 star? I've got a 403 engine that I want to pull the crank and jugs for my 5 star. what do I get the crank ground to and where's the best place to get pistons?

 

[VicS]

You don't have to grind crank any. Just put it in. If you take pto out

 

[Farmerwright97]

You don't have to grind crank any. Just put it in. If you take pto out

I though I have to use the rods from the 283, don't they have a smaller journal?

 

[VicS]

I though I have to use the rods from the 283, don't they have a smaller journal?

They may have. But you are going to use the ones from the the 403. You need everything from the 403.

 

[Dennis P]

is there any moline guys on here that can guide me in the right direction on my 5 star? I've got a 403 engine that I want to pull the crank and jugs for my 5 star. what do I get the crank ground to and where's the best place to get pistons?

If you use the 5 star jugs, you can have the 403 crank turned to get a 6 1/8 stroke with u journals and buy 4.81 pistons. Then you need the u-rods and have the sides machined to match the 403 rod width. Least that's my understanding. Looking at doing that myself. Gives you a 445cid motor. Finding a motor shop that can handle that big of a crank is another matter. If you are going to have crank mains ground, look for bearings before you start. Just money.