SLOPOKE
PROJECT: SLOPOKE THE PROJECT STARTED OUT AS A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 4.8 LITER V8 WITH A 5 SPEED. I WANTED TO BOLT ON ALOT OF HORSE POWER TO THIS TRUCK, SO I KNEW THE 5 SPEED WOULD NOT STAND THE POWER. THE 4.8 WAS COOL BUT IT HAD A LONGER CRANK SHAFT FOR THE NV3500 5 SPEED. I DECIDED TO BUY A 6.0 LITER ON EBAY FOR $700. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I GOT BURNT ON THAT DEAL. ONE PISTON WAS COMPLETLY MISSING, THE BLOCK WAS SCRATCHED PRETTY GOOD. THEN I DECIDED TO BUY MY BUDDIES 5.3 HE HAD. I KNEW THE HISTORY ON THIS MOTOR IT HAD 15000 MILES ON IT. I GOT THE WHOLE MOTOR FOR $1000 FROM INTAKE TO MANIFOLDS. IT WAS A LITTLE MUCH BUT I KNEW THE MOTOR WAS GOOD. MY PLAN WAS TO RUN THE STS TURBO SET UP WITH A FRONT MOUNTED INTERCOOLER, AND A LITTLE METHENAL INJECTED FOR THE HIGH BOOST LEVELS I WANTED. I HAD TOOK THE 6.O HEADS AND GAVE THEM A 3 ANGLED VALVE JOB. PUT THE 918 VALVE SPRINGS IN. USED ARP HEAD STUDS. I LIKED THE ZO6 CAM, AND I HEARD IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD TURBO CAM, SO I DECIDED TO USE THAT. THAT IS ALL I DID TO THE MOTOR. I USED THE OZ700 CLUTCH, AND BOLTED THE 6 SPEED FROM A 98 CAMERO IN. IT WENT IN VERY EASILY, I WAS VERY SURPRISED. INSTALLED THE STS TURBO SYSTEM WITH THE 67MM TURBO UPGRADE, BLOW OFF VALVE, SYNERGY INTERCOOLER KIT, 15 PSI WASTE GATE SPRING, METHENAL INJECTION KIT (ALKYCONTROL, RAZOR). I HAD RICK AT SYNERGY MOTOR SPORTS (FREMONT,CA) DO THE TUNING ON THE DYNO. WHEN WE FIRST PUT THE TRUCK ON THE DYNO IT ONLY MADE 400HP AND 514TQ. AFTER RICK WAS FINISHED IT WAS MAKING 478HP AND 550TQ (PEAK NUMBERS) RICK WAS SAYING THAT PEAK NUMBERS ARE NOT AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR AVERAGE NUMBERS. SO WE TUNED A LITTLE MORE AND GOT BETTER AVERAGES AND A LITTLE LESS AT THE PEAK. THE TRUCK NOW MAKES 470HP AND 541TQ. I AM ONLY PUSHING 11 PSI RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF A LEAK IN MY INTAKE PIPES, I AM SUPOST TO BE PUSHING 15 PSI. WHEN I FIND THE LEAK, I THINK I WILL SEE 4 EXTRA PSI, AND 550HP,600TQ. I THINK! I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THESE NUMBERS. I NEED TO TRY TO SMUGGLE SOME MORE MONEY AWAY FROM THE WIFE SO I CAN BUY SLICKS AND A POSI, TO SEE WHAT IT WILL DO AT THE TRACK. WISH ME LUCK!
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