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Old 07-28-2012, 09:55 AM
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Default Making my 5.3 run like a 6.2?
Besides selling my truck or doing an engine swap
What can I do to make my truck pull down low and up top to run like a bigger cubed motor?
Don't really want to spend the money to do a head swap

The only thing I have done is a 3" dynomax catback

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Old 07-28-2012, 10:04 AM
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you can race with hopes and dreams lol.

your not going to make a 5.3 run like a 6.2 unless you do some serious bolt-ons. even then you might not be quite there...
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Forced induction.
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As said above, I think F/I is the only way ur going to make a 5.3 run like a 6.2
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dude is already saying he doesnt want to pay for a head swap, im sure FI is def out of his budget lol
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Yah, unless you plan to dump alot of money, the 5.3 isn't going to have the low end grunt like a 6.2
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dude is already saying he doesnt want to pay for a head swap, im sure FI is def out of his budget lol
True, well his goal is unrealistic then IMO. It's either h/c/I or fi
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Originally Posted by BerryWS6
Besides selling my truck or doing an engine swap
What can I do to make my truck pull down low and up top to run like a bigger cubed motor?
Don't really want to spend the money to do a head swap
no offense but if you dont want to spend $1500 on a head swap this hobby isnt for you.
This hobby is expensive and never stops.
Last edited by 1FastBrick; 07-28-2012 at 12:17 PM. Reason: fix quote
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TVS 1900 or 2300, good flowing heads and blower cam along with all the bolt ins should do it well.
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