5.3 z28 or 5.3 ss roll call
09-30-2009, 03:34 PM
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i havent got all of mine done yet but you can see in my sig what i am doing and considering i only have 450 dollars in an 05 with 35k miles on it that is worth while
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09-30-2009, 04:47 PM
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well you know my setup and thoughts haha......for the fella who asked about mods to the engines basicly anything you would normally do to an ls1....and keep in mind that when choosing cams the smaller cubed motor moves your powerband up a few hundred rpms....
just a lil fyi over on the truck boards they are making as much as 350rwhp in trucks with tiny cams...
my ls1 died to high rpm oil starvation last fall i picked up an 03 lm7 for 450 bucks it was complete from pcm to oil pan....with 30,000 miles on it....sold the harness and pcm to a member here for 200 bucks....
so in short i have a engine that will handle over 500+rwhp reliably "with a power adder"
for 250 bucks....
i didnt put the engine in the car stock though...
the 706 heads were fully worked over "ported"
i used .030 cometics to kinda bump compression a little
and an 04 ls6 cam and valve springs...
and your usual bolt ons..in a 32-3300lb car havnt drove it much but it feels as peppy as the cam only ls1 was i may be off on that if so ill just up the jet size to compensate...n2o FTW....haha
just a lil fyi over on the truck boards they are making as much as 350rwhp in trucks with tiny cams...
my ls1 died to high rpm oil starvation last fall i picked up an 03 lm7 for 450 bucks it was complete from pcm to oil pan....with 30,000 miles on it....sold the harness and pcm to a member here for 200 bucks....
so in short i have a engine that will handle over 500+rwhp reliably "with a power adder"
for 250 bucks....
i didnt put the engine in the car stock though...
the 706 heads were fully worked over "ported"
i used .030 cometics to kinda bump compression a little
and an 04 ls6 cam and valve springs...
and your usual bolt ons..in a 32-3300lb car havnt drove it much but it feels as peppy as the cam only ls1 was i may be off on that if so ill just up the jet size to compensate...n2o FTW....haha
09-30-2009, 05:44 PM
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4.8 turbo in a 67 bird? Does that count? I'm still an F-body. >=) Bought it, seller said it was a 5.3, when I was replacing rod bolts with ARP's I checked the crank, 4.8 baby. Truck heads, victor Jr intake with low profile elbow (decided not to run ls1 intake), LS6 cam, hardened pushrods, 25% underdriven. Picked it up complete for $500. Run it!
09-30-2009, 09:25 PM
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well you know my setup and thoughts haha......for the fella who asked about mods to the engines basicly anything you would normally do to an ls1....and keep in mind that when choosing cams the smaller cubed motor moves your powerband up a few hundred rpms....
just a lil fyi over on the truck boards they are making as much as 350rwhp in trucks with tiny cams...
my ls1 died to high rpm oil starvation last fall i picked up an 03 lm7 for 450 bucks it was complete from pcm to oil pan....with 30,000 miles on it....sold the harness and pcm to a member here for 200 bucks....
so in short i have a engine that will handle over 500+rwhp reliably "with a power adder"
for 250 bucks....
i didnt put the engine in the car stock though...
the 706 heads were fully worked over "ported"
i used .030 cometics to kinda bump compression a little
and an 04 ls6 cam and valve springs...
and your usual bolt ons..in a 32-3300lb car havnt drove it much but it feels as peppy as the cam only ls1 was i may be off on that if so ill just up the jet size to compensate...n2o FTW....haha
just a lil fyi over on the truck boards they are making as much as 350rwhp in trucks with tiny cams...
my ls1 died to high rpm oil starvation last fall i picked up an 03 lm7 for 450 bucks it was complete from pcm to oil pan....with 30,000 miles on it....sold the harness and pcm to a member here for 200 bucks....
so in short i have a engine that will handle over 500+rwhp reliably "with a power adder"
for 250 bucks....
i didnt put the engine in the car stock though...
the 706 heads were fully worked over "ported"
i used .030 cometics to kinda bump compression a little
and an 04 ls6 cam and valve springs...
and your usual bolt ons..in a 32-3300lb car havnt drove it much but it feels as peppy as the cam only ls1 was i may be off on that if so ill just up the jet size to compensate...n2o FTW....haha
Any vids of said car? Sounds like fun
10-01-2009, 07:20 AM
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i know he has a video of it running somewhere both me and 5_02ls1 live about within 45mins of each other and i have to say i have learn alot about these cars and these motors that is where i learned about the 5.3 swap and then done it first with an 01 and it spun a bearing 50 miles later and now the 05 which i learned could only have 3000 miles on it
10-01-2009, 03:12 PM
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it is really worth it in my opinion when the 01 motor was running it pulled just as good if not better than the 98 ls1 i am suspecting alot better feel of power out of this 05