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Sluggish Silverado 4.8L

Old 02-07-2011, 08:16 PM
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^its still gonna be a weak 4.8....
Old 02-07-2011, 09:42 PM
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The 4.8 inhales and exhales alot faster than the 6
Old 02-07-2011, 09:44 PM
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huh? the 4.8 doesnt beat the 6.0 in any way lol
Old 02-07-2011, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gs7793
huh? the 4.8 doesnt beat the 6.0 in any way lol
4.8 will rev up faster
Old 02-07-2011, 09:53 PM
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^^^^thats just because the smaller bore and storter stroke, so its revs quicker ok, just the 6.0 will still make more power across the power band
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I see alot more boosted stock 4.8's shooting for 9's than I see stroked 6's trying for 10's.

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Old 02-07-2011, 10:08 PM
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Hey now, the 4.8 does have a legitimate advantage. Have you ever found a 6L for $200? Ya see, you couldn't pay someone $200 to take a 4.8L. I guess what I'm saying is that they'll always be cheaper.
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Originally Posted by charcoal03silvy
4.8 will rev up faster
it can rev all it wants, stock vs stock it makes nothing vs the power of a 6.0

Originally Posted by KozzyJr
^^^^thats just because the smaller bore and storter stroke, so its revs quicker ok, just the 6.0 will still make more power across the power band
exactly

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Hey now, the 4.8 does have a legitimate advantage. Have you ever found a 6L for $200? Ya see, you couldn't pay someone $200 to take a 4.8L. I guess what I'm saying is that they'll always be cheaper.
its cheap cause theres not very many people that do a v6-v8 swap and when they do they usually always go with at least a 5.3, and then theres the people with the 4.8 and why would they wana swap out their 4.8 for another 4.8? (unless theirs is done in) so there's not resale market for it like the 5.3's and the 6.0's....
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He never said it made more power, he said it breathes faster guys.

He does have a point. There's some damn fast boosted stock 4.8s here
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Originally Posted by gs7793
it can rev all it wants, stock vs stock it makes nothing vs the power of a 6.0



exactly



its cheap cause theres not very many people that do a v6-v8 swap and when they do they usually always go with at least a 5.3, and then theres the people with the 4.8 and why would they wana swap out their 4.8 for another 4.8? (unless theirs is done in) so there's not resale market for it like the 5.3's and the 6.0's....
That was my whole point man. No one wants a 4.8L so chances are good that it'll always be cheap. Compared to a 6.0 it's a bad engine, but I can think of worse engines out there.

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