5.7 vortec mods

Dirtautoguy · December 10, 2012

I am wanting to do some mods to my 96 chevy I'm not looking for anything crazy just some mild mods.

1. I want to replace the accordion style hose on the intake with a smooth pipe and delete the intake vortec silencer box and I heard there is some kind of silencer by the grille.

2. I heard that a good tune or chip can help a lot I have a k&n air filter and true dual exhaust would there be a tune that would do any good?

3.any other simple cheap mods I could do?

00Silverado4x4 · December 10, 2012

I don't have any specific suggestions however you can take a look in the Gas Engine Modification section. There should be some ideas there for you. What's the info on your truck? (Year/Make/Model/Miles)

kstruckcountry · December 10, 2012

1. Put in a 383 Stroker. That's about it.

Dirtautoguy · December 10, 2012

It's a 1996 chevy Cheyenne regular cab short bed k1500 with a chevy 350 in it. It has 215000 miles on it but its my baby and I've already put more into it then what it's worth and I plan on keeping it

Squirrely · December 11, 2012

1. Put in a 383 Stroker. That's about it.

I'll second this.

Dirtautoguy · December 11, 2012

Haha I wish hey does anyone know how the front air intake silencer works? Like how is it setup

royq86 · December 19, 2012

i put in a Spectre Cold air intake and im happy with it. sounds great...

GMstrong · December 25, 2012

headers,tune,maybe a stock replacement k&n filter,good tune up,if your skilled a cam,past that your looking at a 383 like said above.thats my plans.

Dirtautoguy · December 25, 2012

I have a k&nn in it and a fresher tune up about 4 months ago, I have heard aftermarket headers have leaking problems fairly often. I also plan on getting a black bear performance tune.

KMGZ400 · December 25, 2012

none of the basic mods such as filter, hand held tune, muffler will really give you any real power. you would have tune get a custom tune/cam/ headers etc for any noticable change.

if your trucks got 215,000 miles, that engine is going to be pretty tired... i would just save up for a new engine instead of throwing it away on mods

GMstrong · December 28, 2012

I have a k&nn in it and a fresher tune up about 4 months ago, I have heard aftermarket headers have leaking problems fairly often. I also plan on getting a black bear performance tune.

i dont have any exhaust leaks,i have had the headers on for about 8 months no problems with them at all,most people use the paper gaskets that come with the headers,and that is their problem.As far as the motor being tired as long as the oil pressure is good and it runs smooth. the motor is good condition still.

kstruckcountry · December 28, 2012

I don't think BBP does older than 99?

But you are way better off saving for another motor, if this one lasts a while you could have enough saved for a beast of a motor by then.

Chris · December 28, 2012

96 is the cutoff I think.

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BlackZ71Silverado · December 29, 2012

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yup......That's what the website says, for traditional/scan cable tunes. It also says that for email tunes, 98 is the cutoff.

Dirtautoguy · December 29, 2012

Well I would probably just get another 350 if I had to get a new motor I'm not looking for a high performance just a little better then average with ok gas mileage