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Old 07-09-2009, 10:34 PM
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Default LSX 1986 camaro 5.3 to 6.0 swap
this is my 1986 camaro. owned it since i was 14. went from a 2.8 to a carb 305 to a now, turbo 5.3/4l60E swap. the motor is stock except for a 02 ls6 camshaft, weiand intake, p&p throttle body, and a vig 3600 converter. the turbo is a precision t67 with a tial wastegate and bov. also did the f-body conversion which was a B*tch!!! lol and the 4th gen dash swap. im hoping for around 400 hp with the 8lb spring but who knows???
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you shouldn't have to hope too hard... lol... Car Craft did a heads and cam swap on a junkyard 5.3 and got 460hp and 397 ft lbs of torque. If you are boosting one you should be well over 400hp! Heck when you put headers and an air cleaner kit on them they make over 300 already!

http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles...ine/index.html

BTW... I have a set of heads that they use in this article for sale really cheap!

Good luck with your build!

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you shouldn't have to hope too hard... lol... Car Craft did a heads and cam swap on a junkyard 5.3 and got 460hp and 397 ft lbs of torque. If you are boosting one you should be well over 400hp! Heck when you put headers and an air cleaner kit on them they make over 300 already!

http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles...ine/index.html

BTW... I have a set of heads that they use in this article for sale really cheap!

Good luck with your build!

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well i was aiming for 400 anything more is bonus points.
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thunder comp cam mod ftw...96hp , **** u cant beat that. just wish they would of put which cam.lol
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thunder comp cam mod ftw...96hp , **** u cant beat that. just wish they would of put which cam.lol
it was a "test" cam that they were modeling. It didn't have a part #

If you call comp and reference the article they can tell you which grind that they ended up stocking based on that cam.
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hey and you got a little help from me not much but a little lol !!
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hey and you got a little help from me not much but a little lol !!
cant leave out the farm truck... lol
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Yeah... with 8lb with cam and intake 5.3 you will make more like 500 and something!!

with a 3600 converter and good traction...that car should go low 11s high 10s at 125mph+

You see the boosted 5.3 in HOTROD about a year ago? Junky tan 81 Ford with z06 cam and truck intake? He went 9s
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thats parish he's on this website.. search turbo fairmount,, 600+ hp on 16 psi ,stock bottom end, with just a ls6 cam you should have 400 hp at the crank.. im running the same setup. t70,,
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got it running today. =)
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i did the 4th gen swap interior into my third gen. camaro and the 97 trans am shifter cable is too short is the 98-02 cable longer??? will it work>> or what do i need? i also did the ls1/4l60E swap into the car..
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got some more stuff done today... ordered the bov, couplers and downpipe...
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Your still gonna be seeing those Trans Am taillights boy!
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Your still gonna be seeing those Trans Am taillights boy!
maybe if you spray and hook up. i already out ran you twice. guess ill have to make it a third time.
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maybe if you spray and hook up. i already out ran you twice. guess ill have to make it a third time.
Haha you bitch, you funny. My car was detuned to like 430 hp when i ran agains your R6. Dont worry son my QA1s work wonders with ET streets
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Haha you bitch, you funny. My car was detuned to like 430 hp when i ran agains your R6. Dont worry son my QA1s work wonders with ET streets
well i was up in ther air almost all of first...... and half of second????? i think 2 cars is ok. for 120 hp vs. 430????
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It had a stupid tune in it when i raced you. you were there when it was re dynoed. Now that time is coming soon again. Not sure if i wanna go back to XXX.
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got some more done today. rearend came in. going with the 8.8, lca's and panhard bar came in a few days ago.
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Originally Posted by SIKSIX
It had a stupid tune in it when i raced you. you were there when it was re dynoed. Now that time is coming soon again. Not sure if i wanna go back to XXX.
im either going to lmr or futral.
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You need to change yur sig.
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