NEED MORE POWER

highrides05 · January 18, 2006

I have lost some major power from lift and tires and now since that is all done I want to max my power out in that engine if anyone has any ideas i would like to hear them i have looked at the SuperChips programmers and all the way to supercharges, and the lift and 37" tires feels like a lost of anywear to 40 horse and 40 torque but i am trying to get them both up there in the high numbers with out doing major work to the engine. thanks

Mark_in_Tulsa · January 18, 2006

I have lost some major power from lift and tires and now since that is all done I want to max my power out in that engine if anyone has any ideas i would like to hear them i have looked at the SuperChips programmers and all the way to supercharges, and the lift and 37" tires feels like a lost of anywear to 40 horse and 40 torque but i am trying to get them both up there in the high numbers with out doing major work to the engine. thanks

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Well the good news is you don't need to do any engine work. You will though have to do some gear work. Like 4.56 gears for the front and back. And a custom tune from some of the sponsors to your left will fix ya up. Don't do a superchips or hypertech. You can get 10 times more improvement with a custom tune from those guys.

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highrides05 · January 18, 2006

I have lost some major power from lift and tires and now since that is all done I want to max my power out in that engine if anyone has any ideas i would like to hear them i have looked at the SuperChips programmers and all the way to supercharges, and the lift and 37" tires feels like a lost of anywear to 40 horse and 40 torque but i am trying to get them both up there in the high numbers with out doing major work to the engine. thanks

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Well the good news is you don't need to do any engine work. You will though have to do some gear work. Like 4.56 gears for the front and back. And a custom tune from some of the sponsors to your left will fix ya up. Don't do a superchips or hypertech. You can get 10 times more improvement with a custom tune from those guys.

Welcome

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what do you mean by a Custom tune? and what guys? thanks for the info, i thought about doing gears and checked some prices out and it ranged from $2000 to $5000 i was first trying to go with something a little cheaper to see how it went and if helped at all, thanks

Haulin' 8.1 · January 18, 2006

Find someone else to price gear installs. Something around $900-1750 is what I got guoted around here and mines a 3/4 ton. And yes gears is what you need, all the power that small block could put out isn't going to spin all that tire fast enough for you without leverage.

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Aperformance · January 18, 2006

All that stuff are good idea's, the taller gear is a must do project... Super chips or hypertech both good programmers along with a good flowing cat back exhaust will help make power and torque as well. I put a Zoomers exhaust on my avalanche 5.3l dynoed before and after and got 17.5 hp and 18 ft lbs. Awsome sounding too with no drone in the cab... Check it out

www.zoomersexhaust.com

highrides05 · January 19, 2006

All that stuff are good idea's, the taller gear is a must do project... Super chips or hypertech both good programmers along with a good flowing cat back exhaust will help make power and torque as well. I put a Zoomers exhaust on my avalanche 5.3l dynoed before and after and got 17.5 hp and 18 ft lbs. Awsome sounding too with no drone in the cab... Check it out

www.zoomersexhaust.com

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i have actually put a 3" flowmaster on mine high hi flow cats in it, so pretty much done what i could there, some guys are talking about the custume tune mod on the truck, looking for more infromation, like numbers wise what to see how much better it would be

trever1t · January 19, 2006

With 37" tires you NEED a gear change. I had mine done for just over $1K front and rear.

highrides05 · January 19, 2006

With 37" tires you NEED a gear change. I had mine done for just over $1K front and rear.

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thanks man

trever1t · January 19, 2006

Hey no prob!

I had to shop around a bit, 2 places quoted $2000 and then i found a shop that ONLY does rear end work. They did a great job. When i went back to one of the shops that quoted 2K and informed them that i could find it 1/2 the price somewhere else, they tried to meet the price, but sorry, I dont play that game.

YOu definately need some lower gears, shop around and check the gear charts to put your RPM's back up in the power band, at least 4.56!

zippy · January 19, 2006

with 37" tires and a stock gear, you're asking for trans trouble. i never understand the idea of lifting a truck and putting on big tires just for looks. you certainly didn't gain much other than that because a 325" engine isn't going to turn that tire with a stock gear off road. that's one heavy getting stuck machine off road.

highrides05 · January 19, 2006

with 37" tires and a stock gear, you're asking for trans trouble. i never understand the idea of lifting a truck and putting on big tires just for looks. you certainly didn't gain much other than that because a 325" engine isn't going to turn that tire with a stock gear off road. that's one heavy getting stuck machine off road.

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well first you won't have trans problem that why when just driving around you just use 3rd even on a plan jane one you should do that it is just better for all the trans on them and they aren't just for looks, i just lifted it and that is why i am asking for ways to make more power and all that stuff, i know i will probably do a 4.56 gear change in it and then final if you actually do the math they aren't 325's and they are 327's, thanks for your inputs

highrides05 · January 19, 2006

with 37" tires and a stock gear, you're asking for trans trouble. i never understand the idea of lifting a truck and putting on big tires just for looks. you certainly didn't gain much other than that because a 325" engine isn't going to turn that tire with a stock gear off road. that's one heavy getting stuck machine off road.

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well first you won't have trans problem that why when just driving around you just use 3rd even on a plan jane one you should do that it is just better for all the trans on them and they aren't just for looks, i just lifted it and that is why i am asking for ways to make more power and all that stuff, i know i will probably do a 4.56 gear change in it and then final if you actually do the math they aren't 325's and they are 327's, thanks for your inputs

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my bad about the motor if you do the math they actually come out to 323's

98silvz71 · January 19, 2006

with 37" tires and a stock gear, you're asking for trans trouble. i never understand the idea of lifting a truck and putting on big tires just for looks. you certainly didn't gain much other than that because a 325" engine isn't going to turn that tire with a stock gear off road. that's one heavy getting stuck machine off road.

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well first you won't have trans problem that why when just driving around you just use 3rd even on a plan jane one you should do that it is just better for all the trans on them and they aren't just for looks, i just lifted it and that is why i am asking for ways to make more power and all that stuff, i know i will probably do a 4.56 gear change in it and then final if you actually do the math they aren't 325's and they are 327's, thanks for your inputs

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my bad about the motor if you do the math they actually come out to 323's

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actually zippy is correct they are 325s they haven't been a 327 since the first 5.3 s

highrides05 · January 19, 2006

actually zippy is correct they are 325s they haven't been a 327 since the first 5.3 s

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really, i didn't know that i had a 99 and it was a 327, my bad, well i guess you learn something new each day,lol thanks for the info

zippy · January 19, 2006

if you had a 99' with a 327 in it, someone put it in there other than GM. alot of magazine's have published it as a 327 because they assumed that's the cubic inch it was made. for years the LS1 was published as being a 350 and it's only a 346.