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Old 10-16-2017, 09:26 PM
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Default 500whp 5.3 N/A possible?

Before I put together my turbo setup for the focus I am going to try and see how much power I can make out of a 5.3 N/A without going "too radical" on it.

I know there are 5.7's and 6.0's making it but its just airflow. So with enough rpms it should be possible.

Currently my car makes 386whp at 7200rpms .


https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamomet...ottom-end.html

Right now I am still in the planning stages so any input would be nice.

345ft lbs carried out to 7600rpms would get me there.

Right now my tq is 280 at 7200.

obviously I need better flowing heads and more compression.

Thoughts?
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I would think with a good set of aftermarket heads, FAST intake, and not even too rowdy a cam, you should be able to do it!
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Nah.. itll have to be radical
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Originally Posted by Mavn
Nah.. itll have to be radical
Yeah, I just saw it was WHEEL HP, so more cam is called for, plus more cyl. head....
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Hi Speed1, your cam spec 229/242 .631"/.631" 114 C/L WITH 12:1 C.R. and Race Fuel = 580 HP @ 7600 RPM (bench)
That engine Torque would be 420 (bench)
The Rolling Road = 18%-22% loss with your AT.

Thus a MUCH larger Camshaft + Vacuum Pump for crankcase pressure reduction, possibly ???

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I bought another set of 5.3 heads. I am going to send the to katech to be cnc'ed.

I know the 5.3 heads dont flow as well as other option but I am thinking the smaller combustion chambers as well as the smaller intake valve with my little bore might be beneficial.

I need to try and keep the valvetrain as light as possible.
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Youre going to need wayyyy better heads than some CNCd 5.3 heads lol I think woth those heads, big cam and a fast youll make around 400 whp.

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Originally Posted by Mavn
Youre going to need wayyyy better heads than some CNCd 5.3 heads lol I think woth those heads, big cam and a fast youll make around 400 whp.

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Im already making 386whp with bone stock 5.3 long block with a cam, intake and garbage headers.

Also Im pretty sure that at really high rpms a sheet metal intake would make a little more than the fast.

If you look at the dyno charts on this test
http://www.hotrod.com/articles/20-ls...ifolds-tested/

the fast is falling off at 7000rpms and the sheet metal one is still climbing.

Im pretty sure the fast is the best all around intake but for peak numbers i would think a short runner intake will be better.

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A dyno can read whatever you want it to lol. An honest one won't show 500rwhp on that setup. And the MSD intake is the best all around intake for high rpm hp, not the FAST.
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Originally Posted by ddnspider
A dyno can read whatever you want it to lol. An honest one won't show 500rwhp on that setup. And the MSD intake is the best all around intake for high rpm hp, not the FAST.
I use a dynojet and the numbers cannot me manipulated on it like other dynos.

Also im not saying that it is gonna for sure make it but with the right cam and enough compression it should be close
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Originally Posted by topspeed1
I use a dynojet and the numbers cannot me manipulated on it like other dynos.
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Thank you. I needed a good laugh. The dynojet is known for having numbers manipulated.
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ANY dyno can be manipulated! LOL Good stuff topspeed1!
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Originally Posted by ddnspider


Thank you. I needed a good laugh. The dynojet is known for having numbers manipulated.
Explain to me how you can manipulate dyno numbers on a dynojet??? The dyno jet may read a little higher than a mustang dyno generally but you cannot manipulate it.

It bases hp on how long it takes to spin up the drum. So how can you change that? make the drum lighter? You can play with correction factor and change it a few hp up or down but other than that you cannot make big changes.
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Any way you go about it, you're going to have a tough time getting an NA 5.3L to put down 500rwhp. It would be much easier to do that with a turbo setup and it would probably be less expensive and more reliable too.
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Originally Posted by topspeed1
I use a dynojet and the numbers cannot me manipulated on it like other dynos.

Also im not saying that it is gonna for sure make it but with the right cam and enough compression it should be close
All you gotta do is pull weights off the drum and it’ll read high as a kite
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Originally Posted by Darth_V8r
All you gotta do is pull weights off the drum and it’ll read high as a kite
I wish you could show me all the magical weights that can be removed from a dynojet to make way more power. If you are referring to the small weights welded to either side of the roller? they couldn't weigh more than 5 lbs. Also you would be insane for grinding weights of your $40k dyno just to gain a couple hp. Also why would you screw with the balance of something that goes 200mph.

As far as that weight is concerned, if you were crazy enough to grind it off it would only be a few hp. I have done several tests with different weight wheels on the dyno and a few lbs doesnt make much difference.

I have owned a dynojet 224x for 10 years now and i have had people tell me that when a 4 banger makes 700whp my dyno must read high, but those are the same people that dyno their 2 valve mustang and tell me it must read low.

This whole argument is irrelevant to my original post. A dyno is a tuning tool and the only reasonable way to test parts to see if they make power. It isnt feasible to go to the track and test everything.

Back to the original argument. 500whp 5.3 .

Your car makes 519whp with a stock 5.7.

Hp is just air flow, If you can make it with a 5.7 then you can make it with a 5.3 with more rpm.
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SAE and STP correction factors are technically number manipulations, as neither is the number that the vehicle actually produced on the dyno.

Most dynojets have SAE, STD, DIN, ECC, JIS, and 'uncorrected' correction factors built it. All will give different numbers. Anyone with a bit of knowledge around how WinPEP works can easily create new correction factors however they want, giving you any number you wish. Name that correction factor SAE, and you have everyone fooled. Without too much effort and some computer knowledge you can easily edit the details of the actual SAE correction factor and manipulate numbers however you want.

I've seen cars put down less than 1000 HP at a mile of altitude suddenly make 1200whp thanks to SAE correction factors, even though that car did not, or may not EVER actually produce 1200whp.

So to say that you can't manipulate numbers, you're crazy. Software alone can be used to edit any number you want in a matter of minutes. Hardware is easy also.


The hardware side? Those weights make a MAJOR difference, not just a few HP as you say. When you're talking about an inertia based setup, the software must be calibrated to exactly how much those weights weigh in order to achieve accurate readings. Knocking off those weights makes a DRAMATIC different in readouts.
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Originally Posted by topspeed1

Back to the original argument. 500whp 5.3 .

Your car makes 519whp with a stock 5.7.

Hp is just air flow, If you can make it with a 5.7 then you can make it with a 5.3 with more rpm.
Yes that’s true. And I never said it couldn’t be done.
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Yeah, it could be done
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Originally Posted by JoeNova
SAE and STP correction factors are technically number manipulations, as neither is the number that the vehicle actually produced on the dyno.

Most dynojets have SAE, STD, DIN, ECC, JIS, and 'uncorrected' correction factors built it. All will give different numbers. Anyone with a bit of knowledge around how WinPEP works can easily create new correction factors however they want, giving you any number you wish. Name that correction factor SAE, and you have everyone fooled. Without too much effort and some computer knowledge you can easily edit the details of the actual SAE correction factor and manipulate numbers however you want.

I've seen cars put down less than 1000 HP at a mile of altitude suddenly make 1200whp thanks to SAE correction factors, even though that car did not, or may not EVER actually produce 1200whp.

So to say that you can't manipulate numbers, you're crazy. Software alone can be used to edit any number you want in a matter of minutes. Hardware is easy also.


The hardware side? Those weights make a MAJOR difference, not just a few HP as you say. When you're talking about an inertia based setup, the software must be calibrated to exactly how much those weights weigh in order to achieve accurate readings. Knocking off those weights makes a DRAMATIC different in readouts.

Just to let you know I had a long conversation with an engineer from dynojet this afternoon. He advised that if you were dumb enough to remove those weights it would only net you a few net hp. And also you would have to know alot more than basic computer skills to change the software.

Just go back to whatever dynopak or whatever other bs dyno you choose and stop posting on my thread unless it has to do with the orginal 500whp 5.3 discussion.


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