My Turbo LS 5.3 build

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    My Turbo LS 5.3 build

    Posting this here in case anyone is interested. I'll be adding to the imgur album as I go. Car made 567whp on 93 octane pump gas

    Basic Build specs:
    5.3L LM7 out of a 2003 Tahoe, rings gapped
    Summit Stage 2 turbo cam
    PAC 1218 valve springs
    241 heads off a Fbody
    VS Racing billet 7875 Gen 1, 3" exhaust with Vibrant resonator
    LS6 intake, Stock Truck TB
    Z32 transmission with gforce adapter and flywheel
    Z1 Motorsports Z32 TT performance 6 puck clutch
    MS3 Goldbox with 24x harness
    Snake eater 80lb Deka injectors
    Walbro 450 fuel pump
    EFI source 3bar MAP
    Flipped truck manifolds into a hotside I made, Tial V44 wastegate
    2.5" intercooler piping, 13"x24" intercooler, Greddy type RZ BOV
    NGK TR6 spark plugs
    Corvette accessory drive with ICT billet alternator bracket
    Z31 LS swap - Album on Imgur
    http://imgur.com
    Post with 75 views. Z31 LS swap
    Last edited by BLITZERKING1; 11-05-2019, 01:52 PM.
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  • #2
    Nice build. how much boost were you running on the VG setup. Im curious because I was planning to run the S362 in the future but 480hp is short of my goals.
    Own:
    1986 Z31 2+0 Turbo GLL ---- spearco IC ,3" exhaust, Poly everything with solid subframe and diff mounts, HX35/40 Holset Turbo, CLSD, Nistune with 1220cc FIC injectors on E85.
    1993 Jeep Cherokee 4X4
    Owned:
    1995 Z32 2+0 NA Black
    1985 Z31 2+0 turbo Black
    1986 Z31 2+0 NA Red
    1988 Z31 2+2 NA Auto
    1988 Z31 2+0 Turbo White ---- Stripped for all of its goodies.
    1984 Z31 2+0 turbo Brown
    1985 Z31 2+0 NA Black
    2003 Nissan frontier D22 supercharded vg33e 4x4
  • #3
    Originally posted by Wilsonthesphere View Post
    Nice build. how much boost were you running on the VG setup. Im curious because I was planning to run the S362 in the future but 480hp is short of my goals.
    16psi