how to re-fresh 5.7 Hemi

Thanks. I was looking into sending the heads to hughes for the porting. They offer CNC porting, blending, race valve job, cleaning, milling, re-assembly w/ new seals for $999. I like their cams too - although I don;t really know too much about their line of cams for the new Gen Hemi.

Either way - I'm in the VERY BEGINNING stages of even planning my build, so I will definetly check out the places you referenced.

BTW - the motor I'm getting is a 40k mile motor - it's defenetly getting a thorough inspection, clean and paint - just wasn't sure how far into the motor I needed to go beyond removing the heads and inspecting the cynlinders. I guess I'll be checking the cam bearing as well since I'll be swapping it out. Should I pull any of the mains to check bearing wear in the bottom end?

You could probably just drop it in but, IMO I would at least pull the mains and a rod or two to check the bearings. I can't leave anything alone so I would tear down the whole thing at 40,000 miles and freshen it up. I wouldn't want to have to pull it out again for something as simple as a gasket leak or as big as a rod knock. Again IMO, take it for what it is.:toothy10: