Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
Summit sells the aluminum wheels for like $20 but like you said still need a good & reliable way to put it on the crank. Pretty sure the one i've always used was from Moroso.

Built an LS a few months ago, shaved the head 0.01 and the block 0.05 and the piston came up out of the block .015" haha Stock cams and crank but used GS-R pistons. Clayed it and had plenty of valve clearance but the piston was making contact with the head...grind the head or the piston? Flipped the head over, layed down the gasket, and enlarged the combustion chambers slightly. The piston then slid up inside it perfectly Remember, this was a budget build with basically only time involved using spare parts.

Used a degree wheel before and after and now both the exhaust and intake is retarded 5° and can't run adjustable cam shafts, lol. Rotational torque with rear main seal on was 6.8lbs...Running 100 octane only and aiming for 12:1.
My problem with the degree wheel is that I needed something small, 6". Summit's smallest size was 8", which simply wouldn't work with the engine still in the car. Plus, all of their degree wheels are made to go on the flywheel side of the motor.

Sounds like you did your LS build right, might not have spent a whole lot, but the details like degreeing after shaving the block/head make all the difference.