bluecajun5.3

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i'd have to say 10 to 15 hp on the top end without falling off like the truck does at 5800.

v8

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well its back, yes you can use the truck intake as long as you have elect. fans, if you get 10-15 hp you will lose it due to longer belt,

explanation: If you run the short belt with the asp pulley its going to be 55" long, when you swap out intakes the belt will be 65" long, this is if you by pass the alt. and power steering pump.

Now street wise its better then the truck intake, I did the swap and lost 2/10's of a second at the track and I blame it on the belt length, is 10" really 2/10's maybe not but it was in my case only. the DA and temps were very close, times were a week apart.

tdrumm

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Kevin, you are going to have to explain this better. Belt length has nothing to do with it, only the number of accessories being driven. That's what makes the short belt mod worthwhile, you are gaining back the parasitic losses from turning the A/C, power steering, and alt.

I think the reason you were slower was the crappy Wieand intake. There's a reason no one runs them on f-bodies and vettes, they are worse than a LS1 intake, which is worse than the truck intake.

02sierraz71_5.3

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more under the curve all over and pulls peak hp out by 500 rpm vs the truck

Quik

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i had this conversion but used all fbody accesories. its the only way to go honestly. one the fbody pulley is actually smaller then the truck crank so its like a cheap underdrive. is it pricy to do thsi its all up to how you locate the parts

im still fbody accessories for my 408 but im using a 90/L76 setup

v8

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I'm done with this conversation, good luck with everyones adventures.