here is a little reading for you guys. i was planning on doing an sts setup on my truck. here is a guy over in orlando pushing 1000 hp with an sts setup. SilveradoSS.com -> Never thought I'd say it... - The Silverado SS Enthusiast Website=

 

 

if you do alot of research there are alot of people that are blowing up there LSX motors with the sts kit. I personally know of a 03 GTO and a 01 SS that popped there motors, both went to 6.0L cast blocks and a front mount(i guess thats what you call it in comparason).

before the pop they were both in the 450-550 range to the wheels with supporting mods

 

...you say blow up...we say pop a head gasket.

to make a stock motor push 600+ ACTUAL horsepower is something in itself. so im not suprised at all they popped.

proper tuning/setup, and sensibility go a long way with boosting an LS1. will it continuously make 600rwhp, no probably not, not stock...will it do 500rwhp for quite a long time reliably, yes. with proper, detonation free, tuning. putting in timing till it knocks then backing it off a 1/2 degree, or running a 13:1 A/F, or trying to push a little turbo and lots of hot hair will all contribute to a relatively quick failure.

 

I'd hope you weren't running a F/I application at 13:1 for very long or i'm sure it would pop lol


I like to tune F/I cars to around 11.7/11.8:1 on Pump gas for any kind of reliable power ...

 

one popped the head gasket, there decided that it would run better with a hole in the piston. Oh and it has everything to do with the tune, just in upstate NY there are not to many reliable forced induction LSX tuners that actually know what the hell they are doing. So when they due pop, and both actually planned on having there motors kick the bucket, they go stronger

 

good ol' fashion v8 PoWa wit Da Nitrous, no need for da turbo!!!!!

I wouldn't want someone going under my car and unbolting my turbo I've had a guy when working on my truck in my driveway ask me if he could "Huff" my exhaust for $5 100% true story. Crack makes people pretty fucked up.

 

/\ living the the ghetto FTW!!!

 

it's the "skinny 90lb. crackhead ghetto". It doesn't bother me, they are all small and weak from the drugs. Anything more then the green is over the top..