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Old 04-19-2009, 03:13 PM
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anyone know what a 5.3 would make horspower wise with the following?

ls6 intake
85mm tb
tsp 2.5 stage prc heads
1 7/8 longtubes
4 inch straight pipe
cam is 223/231 .610/.617 110lsa +2

(this is going to be my set up for my current ls1 car but i run my stuff hard too and i will probaly kill my engine eventually and have kicked around the idea of just picking up a spare 5.3 and have that to put all my parts on when the ls1 lets loose)

anyone have any idea what this set up would be like on a 5.3?
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Originally Posted by 2002_Z28_Six_Speed
awww since you are kind of aware of the trues and falses of this situation do you know the approx gains or any additional information?
i wouldn't necessarily say that haha i was looking to do a turbo 5.3L build myself and did a ton of research and know a bit about them. as far as knowing approx. gains i honestly couldn't tell you. i see why they would make more power (lowered comp. ratio so you can run more boost) but i don't know actual gains. i do know parish8 gained 100hp on a 5.3 by witching to a zo6 cam over the stock cam at 8psi

stock 5.3(blue) cam vs a 2001 zo6 cam(red)

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Originally Posted by nastychevelle
i wouldn't necessarily say that haha i was looking to do a turbo 5.3L build myself and did a ton of research and know a bit about them. as far as knowing approx. gains i honestly couldn't tell you. i see why they would make more power (lowered comp. ratio so you can run more boost) but i don't know actual gains. i do know parish8 gained 100hp on a 5.3 by witching to a zo6 cam over the stock cam at 8psi

stock 5.3(blue) cam vs a 2001 zo6 cam(red)
Cool. I was actually considering FI for this car. There are plenty of kits out there. I am just in debate over what to do with this car at the second.

317 heads are FE aren't they?
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I don't think the the hyperteutic pistons would last long at all at 15+psi....under 10 it should hold together for a while........Very interested in what you do so keep us posted
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Originally Posted by SOMbitch
I don't think the the hyperteutic pistons would last long at all at 15+psi....under 10 it should hold together for a while........Very interested in what you do so keep us posted
really? I was under the impression that the diff between the 5,7 and 5,3 was bore size but had the same crank. Wouldn't this mean the smaller pistons would have more of a crown to keep the weight the same? I figured the 5,3 pistons would hold up better than run of the mill ls1s! But I can't say that a 5,3 is going to crank out more power.

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Old 04-19-2009, 10:39 PM
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I most definitely will keep everyone posted!

I'm still rounding up parts to complete the swap and unfortunately that is taking precious time away from me.

If anyone has a lead on these: cheap f-body oil pan (with pick up and baffles) a 99 f-body harness and ecu, let me know!.


The intake and Z06 manifolds are already here, waiting on the custom headers.
I have a handful of stuff on backorder and thats driving me nuts too!
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Originally Posted by SOMbitch
I don't think the the hyperteutic pistons would last long at all at 15+psi....under 10 it should hold together for a while........Very interested in what you do so keep us posted
people have pushed 17 on a 5.3 before they started having problems just be sure to use ARP rod bolts

if you need it i got a turbo xs BOV ill let go for what i paid for it... new in box never used $140 shipped

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