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STOCKISH · 11-19-2011, 04:11 PM

My thing is, so many people say "I want to build a 600-1000 HP engine for my truck. But how many of you have driven something with that kind of power? I would bet if you drove something with a honest 400-500 HP you would be more than happy for a weekend toy/daily driver. 800HP IS going to break rear axles, transmissions, mounts, crossmembers, etc, etc, if it ever starts to think about hooking. 500 horsepower in anything on the street is STUPID fast! Most people dont consider the things like upgraded brakes either. Not saying 800hp isnt cool (it definately is) but think about what you want to use the truck for. You can build a 500 horse 6.0 LQ9 with stock everything and a small single turbo.

11-19-2011, 04:11 PM	#16
STOCKISH Formerly- 1972SuperCheyenne Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wake Forest NC Posts: 5,782	Re: ls turbo build My thing is, so many people say "I want to build a 600-1000 HP engine for my truck. But how many of you have driven something with that kind of power? I would bet if you drove something with a honest 400-500 HP you would be more than happy for a weekend toy/daily driver. 800HP IS going to break rear axles, transmissions, mounts, crossmembers, etc, etc, if it ever starts to think about hooking. 500 horsepower in anything on the street is STUPID fast! Most people dont consider the things like upgraded brakes either. Not saying 800hp isnt cool (it definately is) but think about what you want to use the truck for. You can build a 500 horse 6.0 LQ9 with stock everything and a small single turbo. __________________ --Josh My Build Thread:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=799218 A good crossthread is better than Loctite any day. Life is not about what you have, but who you have to share it with.