Thanks to the help of some more savvy users on my last thread, the 5.3 now runs.
The good:
It starts right up, idles decent by itself, and sings up 3,000 rpm.
I got it up to temp (215*), and I'm getting about 50 psi oil pres hot at idle (800-900 rpm) (running a high pres/high flow melling pump).
The bad:
I cut the filter open...
The oil is barely dirty, since it's only run for maybe 30 minutes.
There is nothing in the oil coming out of the pan that i can see with my eyes.
However, there is a very small amount of glitter in the media...
The oil doesn't even glitter or anything, I had to search it out with a magnet for about 10 minutes.
If I spread it out over my finger it covers maybe a millimeter, and is strictly SILVER.
Maybe I'm looking for things to worry about, but I thought I would see if anyone has input on whether this is an "acceptable" amount of metal or not. Motor has new pistons, rods, rings, bearings, cam, lifters, rockers, yada yada. I am 90% sure its just part of the break in, but like I said, thought I'd ask.
Thanks in advance
EDIT: I cut the filter open with an an angle grinder, not a soup can-style circular cutter. So for what its worth this may have contributed some to the metal fragments.