I'm trying to beef up my 5.3 L Vortec 03' Chevy Silverado, any ideas?

Asked by CH1CO_BL1NG Mar 12, 2016 at 07:00 PM about the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Extended Cab LB RWD

Question type: Car Customization

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nitrous kit~ https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=nitrous+kit+chevy+truck

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You could put a little bigger cam in it, set of headers with 3" dia. tuned exhaust, plus a performance chip for the computer.

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You do not want to get too crazy with this motor as there is an issue with the pistons in this motor. They were not made right, wrong materials for one, how they kept building these.....and not all are bad but there is a percentage out there that are. Unless you are doing a total tear down, then you can decide how crazy you want to go.

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Buy a (bolt on supercharger kit) for a 100 hp increase. So much easier than all that turbo pumbing & tubing. And still you could always add tube headers & a roller hydraulic cam later.

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