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Old 04-08-2011, 09:52 AM
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Sold the 6.0 last fall and found a 40k mile L33 5.3. It was hit hard and had a cracked head, but the price was right at $250. Kinda worried it would have other problems was in the back of my head but it turned out to run great. so far Im very happy with the motor, the 6.0 was a stronger motor but I had such a small cold side i think it was holding it back. Im guessing I have about $800 in the turbo system.

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Old 04-08-2011, 10:18 AM
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Sold the 6.0 last fall and found a 40k mile L33 5.3. It was hit hard and had a cracked head, but the price was right at $250. Kinda worried it would have other problems was in the back of my head but it turned out to run great. so far Im very happy with the motor, the 6.0 was a stronger motor but I had such a small cold side i think it was holding it back. Im guessing I have about $800 in the turbo system.

05 5.3 l33
ls6 cam
"off brand" turbo
cx racing deltafin intercooler
ls3 injectors


Hey man! I am jealous! The cheaper the better, and it runs Can't nobody hate on that.
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Looks awsome, its fast, and you did it on a budget... Sounds pretty badass to me man!
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Very cool car and setup, love it!
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any videos of it yet
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This was trying out the boost controller... 4.5psi very poor cell phone vid...kinda hard to drive and take video, and shift, lol



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why the switch bu, it looked like you had that pretty dialed in?
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The 6.0 was too nice with the ls3 heads to be using as a trial and error type thing. I'm new to turbos so it a learning experience. Blow up a 5.3 and I can get them all day for 300
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new to turbos.... you beat the doo doo out of that combo for almost a year.lol good to see another guy haulin on the cheap. keep it up i love your pics and vids.
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I was easy on the 6.0. This 5.3 is gonna see double the psi.
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my man. how much?
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sweet build! were do you find 5.3s for 300 bucks?
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Probly run it at the track at 8psi then bump it up to 12 with some race fuel.
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Pretty slick setup, what do the ls3 injectors flow?
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My bad. They are ls9 injectors. 56lb I believe
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Hey dude, check your PM's your inbox is full. Looking for a tracking number, or if the cam has shipped. Thanks!
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damn, now thats sweet. What kinda power is that grocery getter pushin?
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no clue, taking it to the track in 2 weeks, should give me an idea.
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