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- Aug 21, 2011
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McDonald,
Ohio
Well I got fed up with my 1g and sold it last week. I'm now looking to switch it up and try something different and I really want to do a turbo v8! Been looking into stuff strictly for going fast, because I still have my 2g for a daily driver and for looks.
I've been looking into the chevy g body platform for a couple reasons. Their cheap, huge aftermarket support, and for the size of them they aren't very heavy. I've really been looking into doing the classic junkyard 5.3 with a big ole turbo on it ( 76mm or so). The stock motor can hold crazy power and they are cheap and very abundant. I figure you could gut a few hundred pounds out of the stock car easily and then throw in the 5.3 with a decent setup, make 6-700whp and you have a badass 9 second car that you can beat the balls off all day long. Obviously there would be a decent amount of wiring changes and fabbing mounts up but I don't think it would be to too hard to do. Figure out a nice suspension setup and probably would need some rear end work done. But there is plenty of room in them to work.
Just wanted to get some of your guys opinions on this idea? 😎
I've been looking into the chevy g body platform for a couple reasons. Their cheap, huge aftermarket support, and for the size of them they aren't very heavy. I've really been looking into doing the classic junkyard 5.3 with a big ole turbo on it ( 76mm or so). The stock motor can hold crazy power and they are cheap and very abundant. I figure you could gut a few hundred pounds out of the stock car easily and then throw in the 5.3 with a decent setup, make 6-700whp and you have a badass 9 second car that you can beat the balls off all day long. Obviously there would be a decent amount of wiring changes and fabbing mounts up but I don't think it would be to too hard to do. Figure out a nice suspension setup and probably would need some rear end work done. But there is plenty of room in them to work.
Just wanted to get some of your guys opinions on this idea? 😎