Taking my recently completed swap Nova to WIR for the TestNTune on Friday to see what she can do in stock 5.3 trim. This is all for fun and to establish a baseline for my future improvments. Here are the specs:
Engine:
-Junkyard '03 5.3 with 80K-COMPLETELY STOCK
-Good consistant compression in all holes
-Rebuilt Demon 750
-Edelbrock dual plane
-MSD 6010 (open to advice on pill or tune)
-Ebay SS 4th gen F-body headers
-Dual 3" pipes to welded Thrush mufflers dumped at axle
-Stock truck coils/wires
-New NGK TR55 plugs
Estimated HP: 340HP@crank, 285HP@wheels. Based upon the following:
Carcraft's junkyard 5.3, mech 750 Holley, GMPP single plane, and header build and pulled almost 340HP stock.
http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_0804_325_chevy_small_block_engine/viewall.html
Suck Squeeze Bang Blow's Youtube test of a crate 5.3 with several different induction setups. The winner was a mech 750, Edelbrock dual plane and headers for just under 350HP and 360lbft.
Chassis:
Mild performance rebuilt TH350
2400 Stall convertor
Stock open 2.90ish rear end :bored:
BFGoodrich 245R14 rears
Scaled the car at 3260lbs (53%F/48%R). So 3500lbs with my 260lbs *** in it!
I am open to suggestions, but keep it constructive. I know this is not the optimum setup for performance, but it is what I have for now.
I would especially appreciate any recommendations for MSD tuning!
My guess is 13.65. With the open 2.9 rear end being the killer! Let me know your thoughts. Time slips to come Saturday morning. Thanks for playin'!
Engine:
-Junkyard '03 5.3 with 80K-COMPLETELY STOCK
-Good consistant compression in all holes
-Rebuilt Demon 750
-Edelbrock dual plane
-MSD 6010 (open to advice on pill or tune)
-Ebay SS 4th gen F-body headers
-Dual 3" pipes to welded Thrush mufflers dumped at axle
-Stock truck coils/wires
-New NGK TR55 plugs
Estimated HP: 340HP@crank, 285HP@wheels. Based upon the following:
Carcraft's junkyard 5.3, mech 750 Holley, GMPP single plane, and header build and pulled almost 340HP stock.
http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_0804_325_chevy_small_block_engine/viewall.html
Suck Squeeze Bang Blow's Youtube test of a crate 5.3 with several different induction setups. The winner was a mech 750, Edelbrock dual plane and headers for just under 350HP and 360lbft.
Chassis:
Mild performance rebuilt TH350
2400 Stall convertor
Stock open 2.90ish rear end :bored:
BFGoodrich 245R14 rears
Scaled the car at 3260lbs (53%F/48%R). So 3500lbs with my 260lbs *** in it!
I am open to suggestions, but keep it constructive. I know this is not the optimum setup for performance, but it is what I have for now.
I would especially appreciate any recommendations for MSD tuning!
My guess is 13.65. With the open 2.9 rear end being the killer! Let me know your thoughts. Time slips to come Saturday morning. Thanks for playin'!