L96 produced +1000 hp with stock bottom end
02-23-2019, 05:48 PM
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L96 produced +1000 hp with stock bottom end so I was amazed when I saw that this L96 twin turbo with a completely stock bottom end, stock crankshaft, rods and pistons and on the dyno the truck produced over 1,000 horsepower. The thing that really amazes me is that the guy ran this engine all last season long without touching the bottom end then torn it down and there was very little to no wear. He said that he could’ve put it back and ran it but he went ahead and replaced them and the rings since he was already there.
02-23-2019, 08:22 PM
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I wonder how much of last season he actually USED 1000HP? LS lowers are good, but not miraculously so...
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03-27-2020, 04:48 PM
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so I was amazed when I saw that this L96 twin turbo with a completely stock bottom end, stock crankshaft, rods and pistons and on the dyno the truck produced over 1,000 horsepower. The thing that really amazes me is that the guy ran this engine all last season long without touching the bottom end then torn it down and there was very little to no wear. He said that he could’ve put it back and ran it but he went ahead and replaced them and the rings since he was already there.
03-28-2020, 06:30 AM
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In one of Richard Hollander's youtube video, he talks about searching for the power level limit of stock Gen III LS's on the engine dyno with forced induction after opening the ring gap but other wise stock bottom end. If i recall correctly the Gen III rods break in roughly 1,500 hp range and thats the limit with correct fuel and tuning. Tried Gen III 4.8s, 5.3s & 6.0s and rods broke around same power level in all of them.
I don't have the link handy but RH goes into a lot of detail about this in the video.
03-28-2020, 12:51 PM
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People can say what they want, but I always appreciate Holdener's videos and print stories on his dyno tests. I always learn from them.
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03-29-2020, 12:39 AM
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