lq4 swap with magnacharger
12-02-2012, 02:20 PM
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lq4 swap with magnacharger picked up a 04 lq4 engine out of my granfathers old farm truck lucky me had only 50k on the truck before the combine ran it over. anyway its got 317 heads on it. i been reading going the swap in my car for sometime now. its got 9.5 compression would would be perfect for a supercharger application. im thinking about freshing up the block. a custom grind cam then to my local shop for the install and tune. what will a stock bottom end hold i want 500 rwhp will it hold it should i upgrade the bolts to arp's or should i just get a forged rotating assembly from texas speed.
12-02-2012, 03:20 PM
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It will hold 500rwhp all day long and if your tune is done properly 650-700rwhp is not out of the question at all. 9.5:1 compression is a great medium for pump gas in a forced induction build that will see the street a lot.
I would at least put ARP heads studs and LS9 gaskets in the to-do list for this project.
That said, a forged rotating assembly would be the fool-proof way to go without worry of if or when the stock internals give up the ghost.
I can also supply you the custom grind cam you mentioned. Sounds like a fun project.
I would at least put ARP heads studs and LS9 gaskets in the to-do list for this project.
That said, a forged rotating assembly would be the fool-proof way to go without worry of if or when the stock internals give up the ghost.
I can also supply you the custom grind cam you mentioned. Sounds like a fun project.
12-02-2012, 09:04 PM
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my tuner as far as im concerned is one of the best in the country steve williams or better know on here as tuned by frost out of richmond dude is a genius. the supercharger is still a dream lol but as far as if i do it idk. i was thinking about getting a rotating acc. that has flat top pistons and some 243 or aftermarket small combustion chamber heads and driving to get 10 to 1 or better. my goal is around 500 rwhp through a auto.
