5.3 Turbo Thirdgen winter project
02-28-2009, 02:44 AM
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Yep you missed what kinda kit it is, its a home built set up, 02 fbody manidold on the drivers side, cross over, and a log on the passengerside.
As far as killing a years worth of rubber, those tires I bought with half tread 2 years ago, and they survived 12.0 @ 118 mph down the track, and nitrous passes on the street 2nd gear on, with out much spinning. 2 burn outs with 6lbs, and they were cords! Atleast some of he new metal got a new layer of undercoating
02-28-2009, 01:53 PM
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I used 12558718 & 12561536 for my iron 5.3 and fbody t56...
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03-12-2009, 08:45 PM
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It's time for your car to run again.Guess I can add an update, got the converter back, and put in. Turned it up to 8lbs and moved the timing up to about 14deg. It's a pretty fun ride now
03-13-2009, 03:42 PM
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Henry tapped these last night.
Goosed it a bit in first.
3rd gear pull from 60-130 on my speedo, HP tuners says the car is going about 12% faster then what my gauges read. (camera was a bit late, so it starts with me already on the throttle) That was about 155kpa, so just under 8lbs. and timing at 14*. Soon, I will play with the meth injection.
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Goosed it a bit in first.
3rd gear pull from 60-130 on my speedo, HP tuners says the car is going about 12% faster then what my gauges read. (camera was a bit late, so it starts with me already on the throttle) That was about 155kpa, so just under 8lbs. and timing at 14*. Soon, I will play with the meth injection.
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03-13-2009, 04:32 PM
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Goddamn thats a nice build. I wonder what your numbers will be...? I know some guys who turbo'd a stock LS1, @ 10psi it made roughly 600crank hp. I have a n/a 5.3 in my 86 iroc, and im leaning towards a turbo build now! Damn! lol.
04-23-2009, 07:32 AM
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I was planning on doing the exact same build, I picked up an 85 camaro with the 2.8l set-up. Got the whole car for $100. After reading through this thread and seeing how yours came out, I know for sure that this is the build that I want to tackle. Did you have to change out anything for the motor mounts to go from the v6 to the v8?
04-23-2009, 08:09 AM
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I was planning on doing the exact same build, I picked up an 85 camaro with the 2.8l set-up. Got the whole car for $100. After reading through this thread and seeing how yours came out, I know for sure that this is the build that I want to tackle. Did you have to change out anything for the motor mounts to go from the v6 to the v8?
Thanks Skinnies, ya the car runs pretty strong for just a truck motor. 8PSI, 12* of timing and a fuel pump issue that was causing it to lean out, and I got a decent pass: 1.630 6.9x @ 100 and 10.8x @ 126
On 10lbs I was going 102, and got one 1.570 60ft but leaned out so had to abort the run, so I turned it down and after trying to get it to 60 harder got that one 1/4mi pass in
It is hard to get the car to leave the line hard, but it PULLS on the back half of the 60ft. I can get about 1-2lbs on the line foot breaking the hell out of the car.Installing a 6pt cage in the car this week, and will be hitting the dyno this weekend, hopefully make some 6,8,10 PSI pulls.
Goal is the same as before: 10.40's at 130, just looks like now it will be on pump gas.
Still need to get a 2 step, 2nd 255, 160 stat, and some other little things done.
Here are some vids from the past few weekends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsbb1XRx9nU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2Acs...e=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1vsDhTdqJA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2AcsF1b_YE
04-23-2009, 09:45 AM
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Yes, you have to change some stuff. There is another set of holes in the Kmember infront of your current mounts, you need new SBC motor mounts for that year, and bolt them there. You could also spend more money and go with Spohn's LS1 conversion mounts that use the stock Fbody mounds on the LS1, or buy a K Member.
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[QUOTE=MaxxMitchell;11479585]
Thanks Skinnies, ya the car runs pretty strong for just a truck motor. 8PSI, 12* of timing and a fuel pump issue that was causing it to lean out, and I got a decent pass: 1.630 6.9x @ 100 and 10.8x @ 126
On 10lbs I was going 102, and got one 1.570 60ft but leaned out so had to abort the run, so I turned it down and after trying to get it to 60 harder got that one 1/4mi pass in It is hard to get the car to leave the line hard, but it PULLS on the back half of the 60ft. I can get about 1-2lbs on the line foot breaking the hell out of the car.
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Why aren't you using that transbrake?
Thanks Skinnies, ya the car runs pretty strong for just a truck motor. 8PSI, 12* of timing and a fuel pump issue that was causing it to lean out, and I got a decent pass: 1.630 6.9x @ 100 and 10.8x @ 126
On 10lbs I was going 102, and got one 1.570 60ft but leaned out so had to abort the run, so I turned it down and after trying to get it to 60 harder got that one 1/4mi pass in
It is hard to get the car to leave the line hard, but it PULLS on the back half of the 60ft. I can get about 1-2lbs on the line foot breaking the hell out of the car.QUOTE]
Why aren't you using that transbrake?
04-25-2009, 11:06 PM
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[QUOTE=unforgiven;11488506]
Thanks Skinnies, ya the car runs pretty strong for just a truck motor. 8PSI, 12* of timing and a fuel pump issue that was causing it to lean out, and I got a decent pass: 1.630 6.9x @ 100 and 10.8x @ 126
On 10lbs I was going 102, and got one 1.570 60ft but leaned out so had to abort the run, so I turned it down and after trying to get it to 60 harder got that one 1/4mi pass in It is hard to get the car to leave the line hard, but it PULLS on the back half of the 60ft. I can get about 1-2lbs on the line foot breaking the hell out of the car.
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Why aren't you using that transbrake? lol not sure how to answer that one, 2 things, im lazy and dont want to wire it up right now, and the second part, I have mixed feelings on how it will perform, and if it will or will not hurt the trans.
LOL yell ya, 11.4s on a TINY street tire, 215/65/15, and 8-9lbs.
NEW GOAL, 10s on the 215s on pump gas
Got the car on a dyno for the first time tonight. 480/480 on 10lbs, pump gas, 12deg. I will see about getting the graph up later, need to get the run files emailed to me.
Thanks Skinnies, ya the car runs pretty strong for just a truck motor. 8PSI, 12* of timing and a fuel pump issue that was causing it to lean out, and I got a decent pass: 1.630 6.9x @ 100 and 10.8x @ 126
On 10lbs I was going 102, and got one 1.570 60ft but leaned out so had to abort the run, so I turned it down and after trying to get it to 60 harder got that one 1/4mi pass in
It is hard to get the car to leave the line hard, but it PULLS on the back half of the 60ft. I can get about 1-2lbs on the line foot breaking the hell out of the car.QUOTE]
Why aren't you using that transbrake?
LOL yell ya, 11.4s on a TINY street tire, 215/65/15, and 8-9lbs.
NEW GOAL, 10s on the 215s on pump gas
Got the car on a dyno for the first time tonight. 480/480 on 10lbs, pump gas, 12deg. I will see about getting the graph up later, need to get the run files emailed to me.
