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Old 01-25-2013, 11:10 PM
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Default Turbo 5.3L 69 Firebird 586whp/497tq TH400 Stock motor.

I am posting this for my roommate because he isn't too "Forum" Savy so to say lol.

Anyway pretty simple and cool build. It was tuned at English Racing where i work.

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Stock Block LM7
LS6 Cam + Valvesprings
Custom Extreme Turbo Systems Intercooler
BW T6 S400 Turbo 1.32A/R
Inline 255 walbro fuel pump

Tuned on EFIlive on Pumpgas.

Made 586/497tq on 12psi through a loose converter. This is on a Dynojet Dyno...






Ignore the video mods, my media guy is new at this lol.


His car and mine in the same garage. 1200+whp combined between the 2!

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Pretty nice. I'll be dropping an LS1 in my 69 soon
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excellent work!

255 pump only? wow
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What intake manifold is being used?
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That looks like the stock truck intake to me
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Yea. Why did you leave the truck intake on there

So you're saying that integrated makes over 600 wheel
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Awesome build, i have the same combo going in my 73 camaro. What size injectors are you using. Any track times yet.
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Originally Posted by SKULL
Yea. Why did you leave the truck intake on there

So you're saying that integrated makes over 600 wheel
The integra makes 710whp.

I will as him later on the Injectors, i can't remember what he used.

No track times yet, all NW tracks are closed this time of the year anyway.

We have done some racing with mid to high 120's trap cars and hes doing good against them.
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Looks good, Ive never seen a single on the drivers side in that body.
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stock truck intake works great so far on me and my friends builds, over 700whp thru automatics.

why swap it out
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Talked to the roommate and he said he hasn't changed the intake because it's budget!

I forgot it has an intank walbro255 and an inline walbro 255! oops lol.

It has 600cc injectors, just not sure which ones.
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Originally Posted by denmah
stock truck intake works great so far on me and my friends builds, over 700whp thru automatics.

why swap it out
Your builds are cool and all and everyone has thier way of doing things but some people do actually care how it looks.
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Originally Posted by denmah
stock truck intake works great so far on me and my friends builds, over 700whp thru automatics.

why swap it out
Hood clearance, some run into the same issue with that your 'Mont builds did.
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haha

i know.

you should just say, why arent you running a prettier intake.... instead of why are you using the trick intake still?
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i thought it may have been a TBSS intake. I think they are different than a truck intake??? Am i wrong?
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tbss intake is 4 bolt throttle body i believe, more square, and electronic throttle
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Are the tbss intakes any good. ? I'd like something lower like a ls6 or a little bit higher...is there anything else on the market.....PS. I luv the 69s
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Curious, what manifolds/headers did you end up with and what radiator did you end up with (hard to tell) and how'd you mount it, or was it an LSX swap radiator?
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Me and my roomate plan to race when the weather is nice. I'll turn it down to about a 130 trap to see where he is at. Will post vids!
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Very cool, I love 69' Firebirds.


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