Am I crazy for turning this kind of rpm? And timing?
. Man I had to.
09-19-2018, 08:56 AM
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when I get on it, the iats drop. It’s usually 117f or below. I put the timing at 17 but I think when I get home I’m gonna put it at 16 to be safe. Seems like that’s what most people have theirs at. I think I’m gonna create a thread about that if you guys don’t mind
09-19-2018, 10:31 PM
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You should be looking at what your optimal shift RPM should be, not what you can safely run the motor out to. Get it on a dyno and/or a track and see what the car likes best. You have a 78/75, right? I am shifting mine at 6500 as it seems like what most sbe street cars are doing. Some of the 5.3 guys with large frame turbos are running them out to 7500+, but these are track cars.
09-19-2018, 11:23 PM
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You should be looking at what your optimal shift RPM should be, not what you can safely run the motor out to. Get it on a dyno and/or a track and see what the car likes best. You have a 78/75, right? I am shifting mine at 6500 as it seems like what most sbe street cars are doing. Some of the 5.3 guys with large frame turbos are running them out to 7500+, but these are track cars.
09-20-2018, 06:40 AM
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Most of the 04 LS1s are the heavy duty floating rods. They can take much more RPM and power than a typical LS1.
As long as the tune stays good, you're not going to hurt it anytime soon.
As long as the tune stays good, you're not going to hurt it anytime soon.
09-20-2018, 07:38 AM
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09-20-2018, 08:21 AM
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I need to clear this up, the car in the video is not mine (guy at my semi local track). The point was to show that it doesn't necessarily take exotic parts to go fast, and be fairly reliable. It's a bottom 9 second car btw.
09-22-2018, 01:44 PM
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I fought it a long time too. Didnt wanna step out of my comfort zone, and also didnt like plug clearance with some turbo manifolds and all the piping under the hood. What sold me was seeing a truck manifold turbo kit from huron speed. They don't muck up under the hood. Then i went and chopped the whole front of the car off.
09-22-2018, 02:01 PM
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I fought it a long time too. Didnt wanna step out of my comfort zone, and also didnt like plug clearance with some turbo manifolds and all the piping under the hood. What sold me was seeing a truck manifold turbo kit from huron speed. They don't muck up under the hood. Then i went and chopped the whole front of the car off.
09-22-2018, 02:05 PM
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You can run faster shifting a turbo car at 6200, than most heads cam cars will ever run. All the while, they are next to you shifting @ 8500 fighting a losing battle.