That's all great and good but the rest of the drivetrain is gunna explode

 

-Due to overall slower piston speeds per rpm.
-The longer connecting rod is cause,for less loading on both itself and the piston.
-Smaller combustion chambers coupled with the shortest stroke create more efficient combustion process.
-The piston has either the or one the thickest ringland out of the ls family.
-Crankshaft is inheritly stronger due to the short stroke while being cast of the same material.
-Less crankshaft deflection once again due to the shorter stroke same material.
I could probably think of more but,I dont think its warranted.

 

I just love this. People gape at me when I tell them my truck does what it does with a stock engine. This article only further sets in stone how badass these engines really are. LSX FTW

 

Exactly,our biggest problem is gettin it to the ground.I mean idk. bout you guys but,the rest of my drivetrain cost more then my blower/motor by a long shot.

 

That is pretty cool. When I first heard about this article I was a little shocked that there was no valve float and no top end problems but I see they did make some mods to the top end of the engine. Cool info, and pretty neat little set-up. I'd like to see what it woulda made with stock intake and non ported heads.

 

I know someone who works at hot-rod, I'm gonna see if I can't get in touch with their tuner and see if he wants to tune my truck on 118 race gas!!

 

Makes me consider harder using this 4.8 I have sitting here as a candidate for a future build. Junkyards are going to really appreciate this article.

 

their wondering why peak power was at 7K RPM with a 228/230 cam? Thats kinda scary since they were still using stock pushrods. awesome none the less.

 

228/230, big stick for a 4.8L. I question why in the world go with a 112 LSA cam though.

 

Exactly! Just think if they took a few seconds and spec'd out a good cam. You can find a lot of power with the right combo. (not that they needed anymore)

Excellent write up thanks for sharing!

Was there a dyno graph by chance, I'd really like to see the TQ numbers and what rpm ranges they were working in. I'd like to see how much the shorter stroke would have on the low rpm torque production. I'm not a huge fan of high stalls, not what I'd like to drive daily.

Thanks again!