LS3 and Boost?????
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Burning Brakes
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From: Murphy TX
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LS3 and Boost?????
Hello
Has anyone done a Supercharger (ie Maggie, ECS or A&A) or Turbo (ie APS) on a 2008 yet. Just curious to see how they respond to boost. They seem to love a new cam and headers from what I have read.
Has anyone done a Supercharger (ie Maggie, ECS or A&A) or Turbo (ie APS) on a 2008 yet. Just curious to see how they respond to boost. They seem to love a new cam and headers from what I have read.
Racer
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Supercharged LS3
I am currently installing a brand new LS3 stroked to 416 cid with all forged internals, a head & cam package, and my Procharger witha 9-10 lbs of boost. Should be approx 700hp to 735 hp at the wheels
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Racer
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LS3 Stroker
Watch for your belt breaking if you run it at the strip or track. A friend of mine had a 402 stroker at 14lbs of boost from a Procharger and he kept breaking his belt. Finally, he went to twin turbo with auto transmission. Good luck
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This is one of the many reasons to go with the ECS Paxton kit if you go with a blower.
Front mount TT's with auto's are a lot of fun at the track.
To the OP,
I "believe" the LS3 is only making 15-20 HP more than the LS2 because the pistons (ring lands) are the weak link in these motors.
I hope I'm wrong and the LS3 can remain healthy make significantly more power than the LS2.
Personally, I like the idea of making as much power while keeping the stock longblock healthy.
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