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What are the most popular segments of vehicles today for everyone’s garages? Trucks, SUVs, and crossovers. Their popularity has pushed nearly every automaker to step up their game, jump in with their own models for the first time, and in one case, throw in the towel on everything that isn’t a Mustang or a GT. Thus, it should come as no surprise that such vehicles are becoming a new platform for LS engine swaps.But how much performance can an LS and the aftermarket provide to something like, say, a Chevrolet Tahoe? Jeff Shortt, host of YouTube channel High PSI tv, plans to find out by heading down to Fayetteville Motorsports Park in Fayetteville, North Carolina in his Z71 Tahoe with a supercharged LSA V8 swap.“I wanna run a quarter-mile for you guys,” says Shortt, “because that’s what most people can relate to. I can go run it on a eighth-mile all day; the track’s about 20 minutes from my house. But no one really understands eighth-mile; I still don’t. I can’t say a 7-second eighth is a whatever quarter.” Thus, he plans to add five gallons of 93 octane and a lot of E85 to his Tahoe’s tank to keep his fuel pressure from dropping and his fuel injectors from maxing out, plus some ice for his ice tank to keep things cool between the runs. ALSO SEE: Camaro SS 1LE vs. Mustang GT Performance Pack: All-American Sportscars Shortt’s plan for the first pass is to skip the burnout and head up to the line, roll into the throttle, and “try to be wide-open by about 30 feet out.” His Tahoe briefly spins its wheels off the line on his first pass, resulting in a time of 13.6. His second run goes much better, pulling a 13.25 at 102 mph. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ <br style="clear: both" />
Date written: October 3, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 13566
What are the most popular segments of vehicles today for everyone’s garages? Trucks, SUVs, and crossovers. Their popularity has pushed nearly every automaker to step up their game, jump in with their own models for the first time, and in one case, throw in the towel on everything that isn’t a Mustang or a GT. Thus, it should come as no surprise that such vehicles are becoming a new platform for LS engine swaps.But how much performance can an LS and the aftermarket provide to something like, say, a Chevrolet Tahoe? Jeff Shortt, host of YouTube channel High PSI tv, plans to find out by heading down to Fayetteville Motorsports Park in Fayetteville, North Carolina in his Z71 Tahoe with a supercharged LSA V8 swap.“I wanna run a quarter-mile for you guys,” says Shortt, “because that’s what most people can relate to. I can go run it on a eighth-mile all day; the track’s about 20 minutes from my house. But no one really understands eighth-mile; I still don’t. I can’t say a 7-second eighth is a whatever quarter.” Thus, he plans to add five gallons of 93 octane and a lot of E85 to his Tahoe’s tank to keep his fuel pressure from dropping and his fuel injectors from maxing out, plus some ice for his ice tank to keep things cool between the runs. ALSO SEE: Camaro SS 1LE vs. Mustang GT Performance Pack: All-American Sportscars Shortt’s plan for the first pass is to skip the burnout and head up to the line, roll into the throttle, and “try to be wide-open by about 30 feet out.” His Tahoe briefly spins its wheels off the line on his first pass, resulting in a time of 13.6. His second run goes much better, pulling a 13.25 at 102 mph. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ <br style="clear: both" />
Date written: October 3, 2018
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 13566
