I hear you on that. Sounds like fun. Do you have a current build thread?

 

Not at the moment. Possibly in the future though.

 

You keep saying that..... Get on it

 

I want to make some more progress. I have been taking pictures though...

 

Then post the pics and update as you go.... Slacker!!

 

Not that i got room to talk i have a load of pics of my build i have yet to post.... Problem is most of mine are kinda redundant...

 

Update:

Kinda. So I just became aware of LSA supercharger swaps for cheap-ish. I really really really am a turbo guy, but I am thinking about it, not gonna lie. Another member on here did the swap and is around 3k into it with injectors, fuel pump, accessory relocation and the whole charger set up plus tuning. 3200 gets me a 70mm turbo, then I still have to upgrade my fuel system and tune adding around 1200ish dollars so it is 3k-ish vs. 4400ish.

That extra 1400 can go toward getting a slavaged 2500 to swap the drive train in.

Just sayin....

Thoughts? Opinions? Preferences? Full on turbo v supercharger throwdown here?

You know there always has to be something to ponder in a build, you know the questions that keep you up at night.

In other news, I have officially come up with a name for the salvaged burb.

I have dubbed it: "Illusion"

 

Hello Joshua! Looks like it's going to be a fun build and I look forward to your progress! What do you have in mind for an effective compression ratio when all is said and done? You may have to watch that closely if you end up going with a smaller cam/heads and plan to add much boost. 12:1 is about the limit running 92 octane. Depending on the stock heads, I believe the 5.3 is between 10:1 and 11:1 (LS1?) to start. Smaller heads will obviously create higher compression too. I am sure you already have this in consideration. I know there are calculators and tables all over the Internet, but the spreadsheet I linked on my thread yesterday has a boost tab as well. Just plug in static and boost and it will show you effective compression resulting.

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