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my buddy posted a vid of his pt-88 5.3 truck, i thought i would share my 4.8 with yall
4.8 , 75mm borg warner turbo , 230 cam , 862 stock heads, stock 4l80, 3200 p.i stall , 2step , 18-20 psi

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bad *** son a t6 ?
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bad *** son a t6 ?
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Damn, hope my Chevelle runs that good!!!
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Damn, hope my Chevelle runs that good!!!
should this motors love boost lol , whats the weight on ur car ?
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Damn dude that's haulin some ***! What kind of fuel and how much timing are you running?
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i love seeing 4.8s do work!
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Completely BADA$$!!! I love your truck, the paint, stance, and oh... the turbo 4.8!!!
Love it!!!
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Haven't weighed it but I'm told about 3800Lbs. Put the intercooler in it today, so hopefully can get it tuned real soon so I throw down a high 10 pass.
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Originally Posted by LS1FREEK
Damn dude that's haulin some ***! What kind of fuel and how much timing are you running?
e85 , 15*timing
Originally Posted by tonypaul
Completely BADA$$!!! I love your truck, the paint, stance, and oh... the turbo 4.8!!!
Love it!!!
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Haven't weighed it but I'm told about 3800Lbs. Put the intercooler in it today, so hopefully can get it tuned real soon so I throw down a high 10 pass.
should run good my truck is like 4200lbs and im a 350 lb driver lol which is around 4550 or so lol, i was gonna tell my friend to drive it he weighs 120 but its fun to drive jaja

took off the 4.8 since i want more power and less weight so
right now im currently installing a '09 5.3 aluminum block in my truck right now with some mild ported 706's to see what it does
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