All this talk about racing trucks

[OrangeChevyII]

I found an old picture...

[OrangeChevyII]

looks good. I really used to dig the red one.

I am going to blow the doors off that truck

That truck ended up running 7.0's at 101 or so. Never sprayed it out of the hole.

[JamisonFRC]

It's nothing special: 2006 5.3L, McGaughey's 2/4, LTZ wheels. That's it for now. I have a 6.0L for it, but I am not sure I want to invest the time or money to do the swap. I change vehicles frequently and I've been eyeing the '11+ mustangs.

[Alex]

Good looking truck! I am a bit fond of them as well.

Moar pics and details

[Sergio]

looks good. I really used to dig the red one.

[JamisonFRC]

Good looking truck! I am a bit fond of them as well.

[Mark Preus]

yea i havent even managed to put a converter in my t/a in the 3 yrs ive owned it, i dont think id do a motor swap LMAO. realistically whats the power difference in the real world between the 4.8 and 5.3?

I had a 5.3 in my truck and it had a small cam shorty headers stall and a 125 shot. It ran a 7.68.

[OrangeChevyII]

What won't run 12's?

[Alex]

Still won't run 12s

[OrangeChevyII]

Honestly from a roll, you can't tell. From a dig, night and day. They are both rated in the new trucks over 300 hp. The early model trucks just under and over 300.

[Pro88LX]

Not if you plan on doing a motor swap, if you don't plan on it, then yes. The smaller 4.8/5.3 motors are just in the edge of being under powered. If you tune them, they are good. If you've ever had the 6.2, you'd wonder why they even produced them. The later model Ly6's work great for the money, nice heads, low compression and pretty easy to come by.

yea i havent even managed to put a converter in my t/a in the 3 yrs ive owned it, i dont think id do a motor swap LMAO. realistically whats the power difference in the real world between the 4.8 and 5.3?

[OrangeChevyII]

so its well worth the premium (if there is one) to get the 5.3?

Not if you plan on doing a motor swap, if you don't plan on it, then yes. The smaller 4.8/5.3 motors are just in the edge of being under powered. If you tune them, they are good. If you've ever had the 6.2, you'd wonder why they even produced them. The later model Ly6's work great for the money, nice heads, low compression and pretty easy to come by.

[OrangeChevyII]

nice!

when's the 6.0 go in it?

Im gonna get it painted next week, so sometime real soon after that.

[Pro88LX]

It's a pig.

so its well worth the premium (if there is one) to get the 5.3?

[OrangeChevyII]

It's a pig.