SSR Peformance Enhancements

need4speed · February 20, 2003

I will be getting a SSR in June. I want more power... without squeeze. Any suggestions?

02 2500 Avalanche · February 20, 2003

Well it all depends on how much you want to spend. You could do heads and cam but Im not sure you would be to keene on the fact of ripping apart a brand new truck. You could do, headers, intake, power programmer, plugs and wires, under drive pulleys, stall converter, mabey even gears. And there is always my wonderful friend the supercharger

Alex

need4speed · February 20, 2003

Is anyone going to make a supercharger kit for this vehicle?

LarryE · February 20, 2003

it's just the 5.3 aint it? if so you could fit everything thats already out on it

need4speed · February 21, 2003

Its not a normal 5.3. Normal 5.3 are iron blocks. This will have an aluminum block with iron sleeves.

CTRDRV55 · February 21, 2003

I wouldnt see any reason everything for the iron block 5.3 wouldnt work on the aluminum one.My cousin has a 03 Trailblazer EXT with this motor and he was told that the only difference is its made of aluminum.The only problem might be how much room is under the hood of the SSR which might limit you to what you can do.

need4speed · February 21, 2003

Aluminum blocks do not live well with supercharging or turbocharging. Heat.

gandolphxx · February 21, 2003

If that is the case [ learn something every day] then that is going to severely limit what the SSR can be - certainly not Lightning killer.

CTRDRV55 · February 22, 2003

OK then why can LPE take a all aluminum smallblock and throw 2 turbos on it and get up to 800 horsepower,and still be an excellent daily driver.And yes its expensive,yes its a C5R block but its all aluminum.And I've seen the heat they make from a video of one on the dyno,and there was no problem.

I think a Whipple or a KenneBell blower would work perfectly fine on an SSR.And if this cant hold a blower what is everybody going to do when GM throws this one in the Silverados and Sierra and everything else that uses a 5.3.

LarryE · February 22, 2003

need4speed · February 23, 2003

I was under the assumtion that an all aluminum blcok could not handle the heat. Well you know what it means to assume.

CTRDRV55 · February 24, 2003

Why am I stupid?Im making a point.I dont see you saying anything important on this discussion.

Zane · February 24, 2003

Why am I stupid?Im making a point.I dont see you saying anything important on this discussion.

Whoa, chill out. Its just an expression. He's agreeing with you!!!!

CMNTMXR81 · February 24, 2003

Aluminum blocks do not live well with supercharging or turbocharging. Heat.

No, if anything, Aluminum is better at dissipating heat. It's also lighter which is probably what they wanted in a more sport oriented truck (or whatever you want to call an SSR) vs. a more work oriented truck such as a Silverado.

It has more to do with detonation issues. If you get the tuning right it isn't an issue. However, if you're blowing it and not running enough fuel to compensate, you'll get a lot more detonation therefore resulting in lot's of pieces getting scrapped if it's let go for too long.