Will 5.3 Heads Raise Compression?

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11-28-2004, 11:35 PM

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Will 5.3 Heads Raise Compression?

Will 5.3 Heads Give U More Hp Than 843 Casting
I Have The 706 Casting 5.3

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11-28-2004, 11:46 PM

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Will 5.3 Heads Give U More Hp Than 843 Casting
I Have The 706 Casting 5.3

Yup, it'll bump your compression to about 10.8:1

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11-29-2004, 12:17 PM

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About How Much Hp Should I Be Pushing?
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11-29-2004, 12:25 PM

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About 400 with the 6 speed if you have all bolt ons including a LS6 intake.

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11-29-2004, 12:50 PM

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will the 5.3 heads leave enough deck heigth for really large cams? or do they do their stuff with smaller combustion chamber size?

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11-29-2004, 12:52 PM

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Yes you gain the compression without losing P/V clearance such as with decking 5.7's.

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11-29-2004, 10:01 PM

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