5.3 lexus ls400
03-14-12, 08:09 PM
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5.3 lexus ls400
lots of time has gone into this build so far and lots left to go. I have made all of my own parts for this build. I made my own mounts, oil pan, harness, turbo setup( in the works now) Let me know what you guys think
It is a 5.3 from a 03 suburban fresh stock rebuild with a tr220 cam and comp 918 spring. I am running a built th350 with a revmax 3200 stall with anti baloon plate, i have a 66/72 borg warner turbo and will be running water/methanol injection with it too i will be getting nelson performance to do my tune
It is a 5.3 from a 03 suburban fresh stock rebuild with a tr220 cam and comp 918 spring. I am running a built th350 with a revmax 3200 stall with anti baloon plate, i have a 66/72 borg warner turbo and will be running water/methanol injection with it too i will be getting nelson performance to do my tune
03-15-12, 03:58 AM
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why would you mess up such a nice car? mine runs over a 100 easily.... where you going to drive it??
oh, ok, it is a drag strip weekend car... not a driver (that was my mess quote)
oh, ok, it is a drag strip weekend car... not a driver (that was my mess quote)
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03-15-12, 05:27 AM
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the car is planned to me my dd/weekend strip car i am a fan of automatics so thats why i didnt go with a t56 plus the price of one is rediculous plus all the extra work to make the car a manual. As far as the clearances nothing was cut or hammered it all fit in awesome only thing i had to do is drill some holes for the shifter. And as far as messing it up i didnt mess it up i made it better have you ever tried to price out performance parts for the 1uz its rediculous in cost with this motor for the fulll swap and extra goodies i will have about 3000 bucks into it and should be close to 500hp with just the cam i know the car will be about 325hp so with alittle boost im hoping for close to 500hp but we will see
03-15-12, 10:41 AM
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Beast, indeed. That turbo is large. The stock LS engine is awesome and gets great gas mileage, but if you want power, it makes sense to go with something with a better hp/$$$ ratio.
Your setup with a 6-speed manual transmission would be a setup I could only dream of. It may be too beasty to drive on the street though, but then again, people daily-drive CTS-Vs just fine.
I'm always very respectful of people taking on projects like yours and actually completing them. It isn't a small undertaking.
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Your setup with a 6-speed manual transmission would be a setup I could only dream of. It may be too beasty to drive on the street though, but then again, people daily-drive CTS-Vs just fine.
I'm always very respectful of people taking on projects like yours and actually completing them. It isn't a small undertaking.
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03-15-12, 12:18 PM
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He says he's building a daily driver/weekend warrior street car. Agreed though, a good auto tranny will outshift any of us any day and automatic transmission is much better for keeping a boosted car in the powerband. I just think the LS with a manual transmission would be great.
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