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ive read this thread idk how many times to build confidence but never posted after i decided to pull the trigger lol
When i went boosted
1999 stock ls1 with ~105k miles
BTR springs
BTR Hardened PR's
Walbro 340 fuel pump
Siemen mototron 60# injectors
T76 front mount kit that retained A/C
Magnaflow muffler w/ a cutout
Never made it to the dyno but on 7psi and a conservative tune(11*timing) we maxed out the stock MAF so we figured it had to be making 525-550rwhp
One day decided to up the boost by a few turns, hit 11psi and it pulled VERY hard!!!
I beat on the car every day, the stock bottom end saw boost frequently everyday!
I ran it for about ~10k miles and ended up selling the kit because i was moving and needed the money... i regret it everyday
2002 Camaro SS
Installed in 2011:
D1SC Procharger running approx 8-9psi
Alkycontrol kit
Stock motor other than hardened push rods and upgraded springs
Car now has 25,XXX miles on it - around 3K since the supercharger install
Made 500rwhp through a 9"
Tuned by Frost
~200k on eBay 2001 LQ4 in 84 grand national. 100% stock long block except TFS springs and cam
- Miles ran since FI has been on the car (ie: current mileage)
<500 miles. eBay pushlok hose on oil drain split, lost oil, and spun cam bearing. Cylinders near bad bearing had bad scoring, engine had to be bored .020
Here is the format I'd like to see it in:
- Type of Forced Induction (Turbo/Supercharger)
On3 7875. No meth. CA 91 octane pump
- Boost Amount / RWHP
8-10 psi. 14 deg total timing. Never dynoed
- Miles on the car when FI installed
0 miles on rebuilt LQ4. Untouched Gen IV eBay rods. Untouched crank. Low mile used oil pump. Rock auto .020" over pistons .025" ring gap. No rebalance. ARP rod bolts. Ljms stage 1 cam kit. Ls9 head gaskets. China studs. Stock 317s and truck intake.
Switched to Russell 10an oil drain for turbo.
- Miles ran since FI has been on the car (ie: current mileage)
6-7k. No issues. 3 long road trips.no air filter entire time. Combo has been through the desert (Las Vegas) in 100+ degree weather. Car has also been through Kern River valley in the snow 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit. Lots of street runs/joy rides. Burned a new set of 15" radials to the bands.
I am posting my before and after experience because IF I did this again I would not hesitate to use all stock parts as long as went through them first and double checked my oil situation
Topped out both the turbo and 3-bar MAP around 28 PSI.
Made over 700 ft-lbs on wastegate (~15 PSI) on a Dynotech (Called the Heartbreaker dyno for its low numbers) and still climbing when tires started to spin.
Haven't been able to get solid HP numbers. ET Streets went up in smoke on the roller trying to get traction, and it shaved the tread off of the 18" Eagle F1 tires I tried. They were slick and look marbleized after a few pulls.
Turbo is being rebuilt now with a billet 80mm wheel. Need to squeeze more power out of the 3-bar MAP sensor. CNC heads are next. No desire to go anywhere beyond that since this a street car with no cage.
5000+ miles and 2 years of constant abuse. Have been over 30 PSI on multiple occasions.
Not my car, it was a customers car. Got beaten very time it went out. never died in 2 years. customer has since upgraded to 402cube LY6 with 88mm Garrett making 1164rwhp at 22 psi. 9.3:1 SCR. 15 degrees 11.7AFR E85
I tried finding if I posted this or not and I don’t see it so here it is. ProCharger sent me a D1X to test and this is what it made on my SBE LS3. Still have yet to max this blower out. Previous blower was a D1SC.
I tried finding if I posted this or not and I don’t see it so here it is. ProCharger sent me a D1X to test and this is what it made on my SBE LS3. Still have yet to max this blower out. Previous blower was a D1SC.
Stock 5.3, twin borgwerner 366, 16* timing, 22lbs boost, 801whp on dynojet, 9.62@144 w/1.8 60' in 3400lb car. Been going 2 years, beaten viscously daily, Rockey Mountain Race Week 1300 mile veteran, 40+ 1/4 mile passes. Still runs quiet, 35psi at hot 600rpm idle with the a/c on.
This is one of the best engine bays I've seen on here. Awesome.
'99 FRC C5
SBE Gen3 5.3, unknown mileage
unknown cam
15lbs through a Borg Warner S366
E85
Tuned with HPtuners on the street by me.
T56
Made 647/699 on a mustang dyno
I've been street racing it every weekend for the last 3 years, motor is fine. Knock on wood. I have a back up junkyard short block if this motor scatters.
This is from a close friend from a long time ago in 2002-2003.
02 SS with headers, cam, 1DSC on pump 93 he was making ,~560 whp on 7-8 pounds, race gas ~620 whp on ~10-11 pounds. Stock bottom end. Had less than 3000 miles when the car got the 1DSC. Engine lasted about 8,000 miles. Engine needed re-ringed at 11,000 miles. The car had the he'll beat out of it - it didn't break but it smoked a lot.
2013 Camaro SS stock LS3 engine manual transmission
Huronspeed single turbo kit comp 78/75 turbo
May 2015
10psi pump gas 580whp recirculated wastegate
March 2016
10psi flex fuel e50 690whp vented wastegate
June 2016
13psi e85 750whp
October 2016
16psi btr stage 1 turbo cam 816whp
Car was daily driven for the first two years and has only had basic maintenace really just spark plugs and oil changes, still going strong planning to go to bigger turbo soon
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