Need 5.3 Turbo Size and Make
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Need 5.3 Turbo Size and Make Hello All This ismy first time here and also my first Turbo build and need to pick everyone’s brainon any suggestions for SIZE of turbo and make and model. As also any otheroptions on my future build. Please see the follow of my game plan and feel freeto give any suggestions.
Vehicle: 1956 Chevy Pickup Tube Chassis
Transmission: T-56
Car usage: Pro-touring style….Autocross, drag racing, longtips to car shows (mostly an weekend driver but most importantly want to makeit reliable)
HP Goal: 550-700
Boost: 6-12max PSI
Motor: 2004 Chevy 5.3 92k miles
Turbo: Single Budget turbo (CX Racing or On3 or DNAMotoring) would like to pick from those 3 vendors
Inter cooler
Injectors:?? 60lbs or 80lbs
Cam: LS6
Intake: Holly 102mm throttle body
ARP Studs
ARP Rod Bolts
Stock heads and bottom end
Stock Manifolds
Blow-off Valves: ?? (depending on Turbo Size)
Wastegates: ?? (dependingon Turbo Size)
Vintage Air AC unit
Please give me any suggestion to this setup, I have beenreading numerous forms to try to find the right setup.
Thanks
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On3 ball bearing turbo, 75-80mm.
LS6 cam...? Why? Unless you already have it. But there's definitely better.
ARP hardware is nice, but expensive. Ebay studs do just fine.
80# injectors.
40+mm wastegate and blow off valve no matter what size turbo.
Biggest intercooler that will fit.
Save money where you can, like eBay studs and wastegate/ blow off valve, and spend it on a custom grind cam and a really good dyno tune.
LS6 cam...? Why? Unless you already have it. But there's definitely better.
ARP hardware is nice, but expensive. Ebay studs do just fine.
80# injectors.
40+mm wastegate and blow off valve no matter what size turbo.
Biggest intercooler that will fit.
Save money where you can, like eBay studs and wastegate/ blow off valve, and spend it on a custom grind cam and a really good dyno tune.
super simple for that power.your 5.3 with a turbo cam and springs with a cheep on 3 7875 turbo with 60lb injectors through truck manifolds and a cheep intercooler on pump gas and only 10 lbs made 614hp 600tq through a 4l80e being conservitive on the tune.
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Thanks guys for the input. So I decided to go with the On3 7875 turbo is this correct one:http://www.on3performance.com/shop/o...-turbocharger/
Also I think I might go with 80lbs injector in case I ever wanted to really turn it up.
So I had another question I plan to do a 102mm throttle body and I see the ones at Summit racing for like $300 and then I see the ones on ebay for like $150. Are the cheap ebay ones reliable to use and would any of you recommend using them. If so do you have a link of which one you prefer to use?
Also someone said use the ebay hardware (studs & Rod Bolts) do any of you guys have an link to that hardware that you have used on your builds
Okay down to the heart of the heart of the engine, We were going back and forth about cams. I mention an LS6 cam because I don’t want something so radical because mainly this will be a street driver. Got thing is I am using the hydro boost for my brakes so I don’t need vacuum. I just want something that will provide me a lot of low end torque to move my heavy chevy. Any suggestions on what type of cam? Specs & Make
I really appreciate the information that you guys are providing me this is really good stuff to hear from people that has already been through these builds.
Also I think I might go with 80lbs injector in case I ever wanted to really turn it up.
So I had another question I plan to do a 102mm throttle body and I see the ones at Summit racing for like $300 and then I see the ones on ebay for like $150. Are the cheap ebay ones reliable to use and would any of you recommend using them. If so do you have a link of which one you prefer to use?
Also someone said use the ebay hardware (studs & Rod Bolts) do any of you guys have an link to that hardware that you have used on your builds
Okay down to the heart of the heart of the engine, We were going back and forth about cams. I mention an LS6 cam because I don’t want something so radical because mainly this will be a street driver. Got thing is I am using the hydro boost for my brakes so I don’t need vacuum. I just want something that will provide me a lot of low end torque to move my heavy chevy. Any suggestions on what type of cam? Specs & Make
I really appreciate the information that you guys are providing me this is really good stuff to hear from people that has already been through these builds.
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I'm using a Tick stage 2 turbo cam in my '55 Chevy 210 project with a turbo 6.0
The stage 1 Tick sounds like it would be good for your combo. http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/
The stage 1 Tick sounds like it would be good for your combo. http://www.tickperformance.com/tick-...1-ls6-engines/
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Heres the 4.8/5.3 turbo cams from Tick http://www.tickperformance.com/camshafts-4-8l-5-3l/
But if it was me Id call them and get a custom cam spec'd out for it
But if it was me Id call them and get a custom cam spec'd out for it
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Okay, so once again thanks for the input from all of you. I finally pick a cam after speaking to numerous cam reps, I came up with Comp cam 212/218 115LS .558/.563.
Now I am going back and fourth after each other vender and after speaking to each vender they recommend the following turbo’s.
On3 67mm Ball bearing
Borg-Warner-S366-Turbo-S300SX3-66mm
I feel they may be too small if I would want to make 700hp to fly wheel with low boost, but I want something that spools up very quick considering it’s an heavy truck and I would like to auto cross it and take it on long *** drives without any issues.
Any suggestions on which turbo?
Now I am going back and fourth after each other vender and after speaking to each vender they recommend the following turbo’s.
On3 67mm Ball bearing
Borg-Warner-S366-Turbo-S300SX3-66mm
I feel they may be too small if I would want to make 700hp to fly wheel with low boost, but I want something that spools up very quick considering it’s an heavy truck and I would like to auto cross it and take it on long *** drives without any issues.
Any suggestions on which turbo?