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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 08:11 PM
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ok guys! bare with me here this is the only place i know to ask this,but i am building a 6.ol out of a 2002 silverado. i want between 450 to 500 hp,is this possible without stroking it? and i just bought those l92 heads.and also it will be carbed for now,is there a combo that will get me to my goal?some guys at work say the z06 set up but i want more,or am i pushing it?
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Old Apr 14, 2010 | 11:35 PM
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First off you need compression. You're going to have to cut a mile off those heads with the lq4 pistons. Also there's a slew of threads about cam selection with the l92 heads. 500 ponies can be done but you have some work ahead of you unless you want to go boosted.
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 08:41 AM
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Ok,sounds like i need to do some more homework on this build.i want to get away from the gen 1 engines and get with the times and ls motors now.but thats why im here . So if anybody has any ideas about my build.let me know thanks.

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