Future for the L67?

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08-13-2004, 02:51 PM

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I'd rather have a 5.3L Gen III v8 then a 4.9 Northstar personally.

same here. would the small block be DOHC or OHV?

turbos kick in mid-higher RPMs.

the 5.3'* that I know of are OHV. I know the 5.3 in our 01 Silverado is a beast. that truck can move and it sounds great doing it.

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08-13-2004, 03:24 PM

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good. I have driven OHC cars before, and they just feel empty to me compared to the torque of a OHV. That and I dont like having to rev the car to 4k rpms to go anywhere, that cant be too good for the engines durability.

what are the specs for the 5.3?

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08-14-2004, 01:20 AM

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DOHC isn't good at low RPMs but it shines at high RPMs. It'* not higher tech at all, OHC actually came first in engines.

If the 5.2 has some good heads that have good upper RPM power, and don't require a full setup of one specific system (vortec) then it'll be golden.