inline300

Im sure this isnt the best place to ask but I didnt see a gen III section specific to this engine.

Rest assured, Ive asked this same question across the net.


Lets say I wanted to take a 5.3 convert it to carb, anyone else done a similar build up, maybe have some dyno figues to go along with it?

What about any 6.0's converted to carb, any hard numbers, details?



My brother wants to put either in his 65 nova, price is definitely right on the 5.3's, as compared to the 5.7/6.0's. Im sure if the price is right, he'd use an LS1 5.7 but realistically, the 5.3 is plentiful in this area, with some scattered 6.0's.


Any input appreciated, thanks

ArrestMeRed99Z28

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take a look at this months car craft, they pulled an iron 6.0 out of the junk yard, put on a carb and a hot cam and made a ton of power.

Matt2105

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Yep. They left the stock heads on too i believe. Supposed to be around 500hp at the flywheel. I cant remember exactly.

2 Ton Lt1

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480 hp with stock heads a hot cam and a holley 750,article is really good went and picked the magazine up

justin b

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i got a 6.0 and love it,ive got the carb kit with victor jr intake and 6ls msd ignition,i had an asa cam,it sounded and ran great,i never dyno the car but it ran 7.50 1/8 mile all motor,6.80 on a 150 shot.that was with 3:42 gears and a 700r4 tranny with a 3000 stall,the car weighed approx.3200 with me in it.it had 20x8 rims up front and all stock suspension except adj uppers.i will dyno the new combo when its done

inline300

Yep, I saw that.

I was hoping to get some people with similar results on the web, kinda back it up.

If you do a search in enginemasters.com, they did the same thing to an LS1 engine, they claim to have squeezed 500hp at the crank adding nothing more than the GMPP hot cam and spring kit (along with the GMPP intake, 750 demon and msd box, of course).



Im just looking for real world examples, well, internet strangers that claim to have done X examples, to back it up.



Thanks fellas.



justinb

No kidding, my bro is wanting one in a 65 nova, similar weight....

justin b

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look at my aviator,thats my regal with skinnies and suspension,these motors work,there is no replacement for displacement

AmericanMuscle313

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There is also a guy that posts in the conversions section with a carb'ed 6.0 in a 3rd gen camaro. His name is 6L.IROC-Z Might want to shoot him a PM.

inline300

thanks

jay_lt4

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yup, i have the same set up in my beater s-10 and it runs great

Black X

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5.3L here Its EFI but here is another combo with proven numbers.

2001 5.3L
Comp cams 216/220 .525/.532 114LSA
Comp Cams 918's
Comp Cams Hardened push tubes.
Custom cold air intake
Sanderson 1.5/8" primary short tube headers.
Custom 2.5" Y-pipe into single 3.5" through dynomax bullet and
flowmaster 40 series.
MSD wires, NGK TR6 plugs
ASP Underdrive pullies.

Made 325HP/327TQ to the tires through an Automatic.
Weighs 3850LBS runs 12.90's @109mph N/A

100 Shot
11.60@118
125 Shot
11.49@120
200 Shot
11.27@122

metalic5

i got a stock 5.3 in my '87 Trans am GTA with a 700r4 transmission and 3.27 gears it went 13.43 @ 101 mph on street tires. not too bad i think.

now it has edelbrock shorty headers slp loudmouth with a custom 2.5" Y-pipe, and a march underdrive pulley. no times yet.

soon to come ls6 cam and springs, and a tune.