hey everone i just got a lq9. i was thinking of swapping my lt1 out for it. i was wondering how hard would it be to make 600 hp out of it on a budget. any help would great thanks
600 hp lq9
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600hp NA engine on a budget isn't going to happen. You can make that much power easily but it's not cheap. Is it a race car or a street car I guess is the first question
You could put it this way---Im at around the $3k mark with my 496 build and I still have a few small things to get but still will end up (hopefully) with 500-550hp. The LQ9 might be easier to get power from but the parts are more expensive. If you are on a budget you need to lower your goal there.
Turbo, it would be easy. Its come to the point where almost anybody can put on a turbo onto a LS and make great power with stock stuff. It might not last depending on the state of everything but it should only take 10PSI to get to 600.
NA would be harder. The build I know pretty well is an LS3 with a big EPS cam running E85 and 14:1 compression with heavily ported heads Edelbrock Victor Sr carb style throttle body. 650 is the goal I think but 550-600 is for sure. Its a $3500 motor though, its built to last.
Building the rest of the car to handle 600hp isnt going to be cheap. Its going to take a built trans, good rear, fuel system, ect.
NA would be harder. The build I know pretty well is an LS3 with a big EPS cam running E85 and 14:1 compression with heavily ported heads Edelbrock Victor Sr carb style throttle body. 650 is the goal I think but 550-600 is for sure. Its a $3500 motor though, its built to last.
Building the rest of the car to handle 600hp isnt going to be cheap. Its going to take a built trans, good rear, fuel system, ect.
it going to be just a street car and once in a while track , i was thinking some heads, cam, intake , and a good tune and maybe go from there to see what i can get out of it, the motor was really cheap so i was going to use the money build it a little
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A stroker is always an option. That's my plan 408ci here I come. It's cheepish depending on your budget but it should get you in the 500 range and if you can spend the extra cash to beef up the bottom end while your at it then a junkyard turbo off of just about any diesel should land you 600+. But again I wouldn't call it cheep but its not ridiculous. It really depends on how much work you can do yourself.
5.3 truck motor with: ls6 cam, ls1 heads to lower the compression in it, arp head stud kit, and a good size turbo, will get you in the 600 HP range.
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