Ive been trying to get a grasp on what "strapping the front end down" really means. And would it be necessary to do if I'm mainly just using it on the street?

 

https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...l-spin-414845/

 

Straps keep the front suspension for unloading when accelerating, it limits how far the springs can push up the front of the car. Keeping the front end down helps with traction.

 

I just blew up my 226k mile 5.3, would have lived just fine with better tuning, 1650 egt on 19 lbs of boost will lead to some detonation apparently

I wouldn't even think twice about turboing a high mile LS, and before bothering to rebuild one just go shopping at the junkyard, they are like cordwood now... My next motor will be delivered for under 400. I'll just keep a better eye on afr next time, maybe.

 

HAHA, sorry to hear that Johnmaster. You were running 19lbs without meth on pump gas??!! No reduction in CR?

SO strapping the front end down wouldnt really affect daily driving would it?

 

He is running Propane...

 

shoulda looked at his sig. I knew there was something funny about a Charbroilet Grillverado...

 

Another question, if I were to turbo a high mileage truck and a cam, would it be absolutely necessary to change the springs and lifters too if I planned on 1)only 5psi of boost 2)didn't rev the crap out of it and 3)was only going to drive it for a year or so. I ask because i plan on building another 4.8 on a stand with all the goodies to minimize downtime...

 

I wouldn't touch a thing at that level...

 

I took a 180k mile 4.8l, put 10psi to it from a MPT70 and it wouldn't die (I tried lol) for the 10k miles I drove it, only reason I stopped using it was because I swapped it out for a LQ4.