5.3's vs 5.7's with turbos
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5.3's vs 5.7's with turbos
I figure as common as the configuration seems to be I am probably missing somethin fairly obvious, but what benefit does the 5.3 offer over the 5.7 for turbocharged setups?
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I saw some for sale in classifieds and people were looking for the aluminum ones especially.
So from what youre saying, they may be able to take more boost reliably due to block, pistons, and rods differences than a stock 5.7 short block?
Im intrigued....
So from what youre saying, they may be able to take more boost reliably due to block, pistons, and rods differences than a stock 5.7 short block?
Im intrigued....
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do it Neal. those 5.3s are "rock'n pops" plus you can put a set of 317s on top and get super low compression which will allow you to run pump gas to a higher psi.it will kinda doggy out of boost due to the lower compression but man will it rip. just throw a set of ARP 2000 rod bolts and head studs, main studs and you're ready to go. blow it apart and just get another one. also 5.3 have a smaller piston area which makes them more structurally stable (less prone to busting)