GM 5.7L Engine
What a great motor, designed for high torque ratios at low end RPM's which makes it the perfect engine for a truck, good on gas, not too shabby on the highway, I can keep mine between 15 and 17 hundred rpms and still do 130km's. This truck has more stock power on the bottom end than any car I've ever owned. Just treat it right and it will be a great motor for you.
My 5.7 l is a rebuilt (practically brand new) engine for my 1996 chevy k1500 4x4 z71 ext cab short box. My dad's best friend rebuilt it for me and used higher compression pistons, and a 4 bolt main block. everythigng else you could call stock components although a lot has been upgraded. A lot of the upgrades they did to the 98 99 and even 2000 trucks have been incorporated into this engine. It has never been dyno'd but I will put it at around 305hp and not sure about torque.
I plan on upgrading the truck with true dual exhaust, throttle spacer, new racing ignition all perfomance with special plugs, cold air intake w/functional cowl hood, among other things relating to horsepower and fuel efficiency. After I have done all this I will dyno it and hope to increase the horsepower to around 400, though I'm hoping to get more out of it. But getting off topic here....
the 5.7l, a feat of mechanical engineering and one of the greatest most popular engines ever invented.
What a great motor, designed for high torque ratios at low end RPM's which makes it the perfect engine for a truck, good on gas, not too shabby on the highway, I can keep mine between 15 and 17 hundred rpms and still do 130km's. This truck has more stock power on the bottom end than any car I've ever owned. Just treat it right and it will be a great motor for you.
My 5.7 l is a rebuilt (practically brand new) engine for my 1996 chevy k1500 4x4 z71 ext cab short box. My dad's best friend rebuilt it for me and used higher compression pistons, and a 4 bolt main block. everythigng else you could call stock components although a lot has been upgraded. A lot of the upgrades they did to the 98 99 and even 2000 trucks have been incorporated into this engine. It has never been dyno'd but I will put it at around 305hp and not sure about torque.
I plan on upgrading the truck with true dual exhaust, throttle spacer, new racing ignition all perfomance with special plugs, cold air intake w/functional cowl hood, among other things relating to horsepower and fuel efficiency. After I have done all this I will dyno it and hope to increase the horsepower to around 400, though I'm hoping to get more out of it. But getting off topic here....
the 5.7l, a feat of mechanical engineering and one of the greatest most popular engines ever invented.
