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Old 10-01-2008, 11:27 AM
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what kind of simple bolt ons can i buy to retrieve some good power from a 5.3L and about how much would they improve the performance
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5.3 has really low compression, like 9:1 Best thing you could do is mill the heads .050" and throw a cam in
Other than that typical bolt ons are a place to start- Whats it in? What intake?
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its going in a s10, as for intake i dunno prob gonna go w/ a ls6 or sheet metal. if i can find a rotating assembly i plan to stroke it




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