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<blockquote data-quote="zghorner" data-source="post: 3102479" data-attributes="member: 35089"><p>torque converter, trans, rear end gear ratio??? you know better than I do that theirs more to winning a drag race than HP/TQ.</p><p></p><p>to me the LS stuff really shines once you get into turbos. Lots of guys with cheap Chinese on3 turbo kits hauling serious butt. the LS motors handle big power well with minimum mods...injectors, valve springs, MAYBE a cam if you want to get fancy, fuel pump and regulator, maybe an intake if the stock one is too tall. Convert to e85 and go make reliable 700hp. If the motor blows go yank another 5.3 out of a truck and swap your parts on and do it again.</p><p></p><p>The issue I ran into is that YES what I said above is the reality...big power is not much of a challenge out of LS motors...but the other stuff will eat you up: tranny to handle it (I would want a 4L80E), torque converter, stout rear end with good enough axles, brakes that will slow you down in a hurry, etc...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zghorner, post: 3102479, member: 35089"] torque converter, trans, rear end gear ratio??? you know better than I do that theirs more to winning a drag race than HP/TQ. to me the LS stuff really shines once you get into turbos. Lots of guys with cheap Chinese on3 turbo kits hauling serious butt. the LS motors handle big power well with minimum mods...injectors, valve springs, MAYBE a cam if you want to get fancy, fuel pump and regulator, maybe an intake if the stock one is too tall. Convert to e85 and go make reliable 700hp. If the motor blows go yank another 5.3 out of a truck and swap your parts on and do it again. The issue I ran into is that YES what I said above is the reality...big power is not much of a challenge out of LS motors...but the other stuff will eat you up: tranny to handle it (I would want a 4L80E), torque converter, stout rear end with good enough axles, brakes that will slow you down in a hurry, etc... [/QUOTE]
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