New toy for the 03' Silverado
 

Had to wake up the 5.3L a little for some more umph when pulling the new camper trailer. This woke it up A LOT!!!

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BEst of all, I actually gained about 1-2 mpg on the highway. Around town is still about the same. I haven't pulled the trailer for a long distance yet to get a feel for milage. But I will put it to the test over Memorial Day weekend when we visit our property in South Dakota :burnout:

Nice, does it pick up air from under the bumper? :)

sweet, is that the whipple charger?

Nice :burnout:

That is sweet, how much boost is that putting out?

Whats the HP/Tq increase?

Did you install it yourself? Was it pretty straight forward?

And last question, if you don't mind me asking, whats the price tag on that set up?

No, from the original location. The inner frnder gets opened up a little more, then Whipple includes their own air box complete with a K&N filter. MAF stays in the same location.


Yup :)

Well,
1] Right at 6 psi at WOT
2] I haven't had it on th edyno yet, but Whipple claims 425 HP and just under 500 ft/lb at the rear wheels. Those numbers are close to sea level, I am at 5500'.
3] I did the install. It took about 8 hours, but was really straight forward and easy to do. I just took my time.
4] I probably could have replaced the 5.3L with a 6.0L for less money, but this way I still have the economy of teh 5.3L with more poweer than the 6.0L.

I pull my 5000# travel trailer (10,300# total truck & trailer) with ease, cruise at 70 MPH at around 11.5 MPG. I love it!!

Is that the Twin-Screw design?
Does it make any noise while driving (whistling)?

Yeah, it is a Whipple compressor. It makes a hardly noticable whine at idle, none at all while cruising, but it makes a neat sound when you get in it, especially at WOT. Much different than a roots-type blower.