350-400rwhp
10-25-2004, 01:12 AM
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350-400rwhp
hey guys like i said i'm new to the gen III's. i just wanna know what it takes exactly to achieve 350-400rwhp without a blower. is it as simple as cam...heads.. n such or is it much more elaborate?
10-25-2004, 04:58 AM
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heads depending on which ones you get will help out a lot search for cams and you will find that a lot of those can give you an increase of over 35 rwhp like the zo6 cam for instance but that will drop your low end a tad for a huge top end pull increase and everybody seems to like TOG headers but i like ASM headers personally (even though i could not afford then 
) a nitrouse kit will prolly get you there alone if you are not afraid to give that a shot 
haha do not forget about my favorite my TCISF3000 although you will also hear a ton of good stuff about vigilante and yank because that along with some gears will easily take off a half second in the quarter read some posts on that and some gears i think i am going to spend maybe 4k and am hoping for under a 13 quarter but i am also getting all the work done for free good luck and like i said earlier look >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
for good stuff i like tbyrne and arizona speed and marine (ASM)
) a nitrouse kit will prolly get you there alone if you are not afraid to give that a shot haha do not forget about my favorite my TCISF3000 although you will also hear a ton of good stuff about vigilante and yank because that along with some gears will easily take off a half second in the quarter read some posts on that and some gears i think i am going to spend maybe 4k and am hoping for under a 13 quarter but i am also getting all the work done for free good luck and like i said earlier look >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>for good stuff i like tbyrne and arizona speed and marine (ASM)
10-25-2004, 01:12 PM
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Some of your top mods should be:
-Gears (4.10s are a good choice b/c of the OD in the tranny)
-Converter maybe a shift kit too
-LT headers
-decent catback
-custom (or dyno) tune
-nitrous (if you don't want to go inside the engine)
Relatively cheap stuff that will get you moving quick in a hurry.
The big stuff like blowers, heads, cams, etc. will really wake the truck up, but cost a **** load.
-Gears (4.10s are a good choice b/c of the OD in the tranny)
-Converter maybe a shift kit too
-LT headers
-decent catback
-custom (or dyno) tune
-nitrous (if you don't want to go inside the engine)
Relatively cheap stuff that will get you moving quick in a hurry.
The big stuff like blowers, heads, cams, etc. will really wake the truck up, but cost a **** load.
10-25-2004, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Apex_632
hey guys like i said i'm new to the gen III's. i just wanna know what it takes exactly to achieve 350-400rwhp without a blower. is it as simple as cam...heads.. n such or is it much more elaborate?
I don't see a 5.3 putting out 375 RWHP NA and still be driveable (in a truck), it could be done, fully ported heads, high compression, and a huge cam, but you'd have to spin it to around 7000rpm.
6.0L 400rwhp is easily done.
10-25-2004, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Black02Z71
What motor are we talking about here 5.3L?
I don't see a 5.3 putting out 375 RWHP NA and still be driveable (in a truck), it could be done, fully ported heads, high compression, and a huge cam, but you'd have to spin it to around 7000rpm.
6.0L 400rwhp is easily done.
I don't see a 5.3 putting out 375 RWHP NA and still be driveable (in a truck), it could be done, fully ported heads, high compression, and a huge cam, but you'd have to spin it to around 7000rpm.
6.0L 400rwhp is easily done.
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10-25-2004, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by slowprocess
I hope you're right on the last part. I need to go to the dyno and find out.
Chevy High Performance put stage II LS6 Patroit heads and cam on an LS1 and made 506 HP and 459 lb/ft, this is at the motor.
Engine Spec were
5.7L
cam - Patriot 226/226 at 0.050 .585/.585 lift on a 112 LSA
Compression - 9.5:1
Heads - Stage II Patroit LS6
intake - LS6 and FAST intake tested
Stock 428hp at 5900 427ft/lbs at 5000rpm
Heads, cam, LS6 intake 506hp at 6400 459ft/lbs at 5000rpm
Added Fast intake 522 at 6600 466ft/lbs at 5100rpm
I figure - 25% should give rwhp. they are not running any accessories.
Add more displacement, compression, maybe a little more cam, should be well over 400rwhp with a 6.0L.
10-25-2004, 09:05 PM
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If you're looking for natural aspirated power, check into Intake, Exhaust, heads and a custom cam. I'm pretty sure you will lay down 350 at the wheels with a 5.3. And i forgot to add a custom tune in there.
