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Old 04-22-2010, 12:44 AM   #15
Sax1031


 
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Originally Posted by 2SSARMY View Post
I thought them 5.0 engines were nearly maxed out.

The LS3/L99 are good up to 600~ hp, without swapping out internals...

I'm curious as to how the 5.0 will do.
You are swapping out internals on a LS3 if you want 600hp NA.

If you are talking about what is the limit of say the pistons or the rods for making power it is a guess right now.

Whipple is supposed to already have a supercharger kit for the new 5.0 that they say makes 600hp at 7psi on pump gas.

I would say you would want to replace internals on both motors before you went much higher. Those hyper-explod-itis pistons in both the 5.0 and LS3/L99 are the weakest links.
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