My big plans involve slapping a turbo-charged 5.3 into my 1992 silverado. I am not very familiar with LS engines, but from what I have read about and found is that 5.3's react to boost better to aluminum blocks.

What I have is a 5.3 LM7 series LS engine. What would you guys recommend as far as heads, cam profile, EFI tuning (edelbrock makes an attractive system), rods, and cylinders. If I missed anything your welcome to add it in. I like to learn as much as possible about what I have.

 

for turbo?

243 heads
LS6 camshaft
forged piston
ARP bolts
Custom tuning

Welcome to the forum, not sure what you mean about aluminum blocks but stick around, you'll find everything you need here.

 

Thank you very much. Where would I find some of these parts or who makes them? (The heads, and tuning). Finally if you don't mind, for the life of me I can't find any information on what a reluctor wheel exactly is or does.

 

It's for the crank shaft sensor. Since our trucks have a distributorless setup, the cam and crank sensors are very important.

 

You can get a custom tune from one of the sponsors on the right (BlackBear, Wheatley, or Nelson).>