Turbo LS Nova Makes 701 RWHP With a Stock 4.8 On Just 17 PSI! VS Racing 78/75, HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!

[@kylemilligan752]

Im with you on ring gap. Rings seal the cylinder and transfer heat from the piston to the bore. By the time the ring ends butt together, the piston was overheated

[@boostwillis3906]

Congrats on opening the shop! Pretty good numbers on that nova!

[@hoost3056]

Sloppy "Don't BS Me" combo done clean. Very tight and great looking.

[@joshwynn1836]

I'm trying to get my dad to pull the 540 out of our 70 nova and swap it. I just think at his age, w/the issues he has, having a car that he can get in, start and drive would be a lot more practical than the car sitting another 5-6yrs...When my N/A 403" LS put down more to the wheels in my 4th gen than a solid roller 540, I was sold! And that was daily driven for nearly 3yrs.! Now I'm building a iron 408 with a t4 85/96. I hope that's enough turbo, as I'm trying to keep my a/c! Love the channel, love the cars man!

[@02autogt]

Talk about going backwards...

[@joshwynn1836]

@Coyote4life not really, when I can make the same power out of a ~400c.i LS with a streetable hydraulic roller, maybe a little less cam, more vacuum, so I'm able to run the air, but it'll be something he can get in, hit the key and drive it. He has really bad back and neck problems, some other health issues where the heat just kills him... Believe me, that Dart block 540 has a ton of potential, but just not the potential that I'm looking for. Just tryin to get an old man back in a old car... I know it tears him up, as he's since sold the Nova, but he's always looking... As for my Camaro, it'll make every bit of 1200hp turned up. Ended up with a FIS 91/102 T4... should be a fun daily driver!

[@zone47]

Nice! I'm so old school that I'll never be going anywhere fast. It's nice to have someone who is up to date with the latest tech and performance tools as an option to build something cool. Good luck with the business.

[@desifrazier121]

Very nice indeed ...You getting 701 hp on that 4.8 ls I’m sold I’m working on a 69 nova 400sbc split some bearings thinking go with 5.3 ls supercharged but that turbo is no joke thanks for video of sharing love it

[@ryangulley2051]

Stock 4.8s have go e low 7s a d ha e made 15000 hp

[@lancelabik5756]

Love the nova!! I am doing a 72 now with similar setup. Love the channel too. Great videos and content. Thank you for all your information for everyone.

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Awesome! Let us know if you got any questions!

[@toddsingler9423]

Really enjoy your channel good luck with working on customers cars I’m sure it will turn out to be awesome just like you guys cars. Can’t wait to see what’s in the future

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Thank you sir! I’m pretty excited too see where it all goes!

[@drew7767]

Congrats on your shop plans! I hope you still leave time to race and tweak your cars i know that can be tough to manage.

[@HorsepowerDepot]

For sure! This is just a side deal to help us afford more cars and finish more projects! Which should turn into more content for the KZbin channel!

[@Sleeperdude]

Good info on the boost and timing

[@timweb1510]

Those are the numbers I need for my 5.3

[@mikemaccracken3112]

That is why it is called the 4.Great!

[@Electromagnetizery]

It would be awesome if you made a tuning video or series!

[@johnsheetz6639]

Awesome! I like the old school look with a little bit of new school under the hood sleeper style!

[@bluecollarfox916]

This is awesome. What fuel are you running? Pump gas or e85? Or something else? I’m tuning my turbo 5.3 nova as we speak

[@HorsepowerDepot]

E85 right out of the pump.

[@bluecollarfox916]

@@HorsepowerDepot nice. I’m on 93 till I get a better fuel system. I’m only running like 11-12* @7psi

[@jeremymcnicol9585]

Believe I know that modern muscle car. I'd watch a video on that car as well. Keep up good work and congrats on opening up the doors

[@HorsepowerDepot]

You know the next car in line. This one is a C6 Z06.

[@HTMR]

What gen 7875? I have the gen 1 cast in a 70 chevelle.

[@BlakeMatthews-t3e]

Great channel. Can you go over what internals you are running and how you reached those numbers and what parts, 4l80? what converter with how much stall? I am building a 5.3 and need some input to get the most out of it. Thanks

[@richardnevarez6899]

One more question, what exhaust manifolds are you using? Exhaust diameter( to the turbo and exiting the turbo)?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

So its got a 5gen camaro manifold on the drivers side, LS4 Monte Carlo SS front manifold on the passenger side, The drivers manifold connects to the passenger manifold behind the engine. I made this kit before hooker came out with their log manifold, mine looks the exact same. 2 1/4 to connect the drivers side to the passenger side behind the engine, then 2 1/2 from the passenger manifold to the turbo.

[@jjjjjj9284]

Great effort mate and numbers 💪 And awesome advice and good luck with your workshop venture , love watching this From Aus cheers 👍

[@patpayson]

Another good one! Keep them coming.

[@charlesnorthrup545]

I am in love with that car I would trade my gold Chevelle for that probably

[@MrYz250fman]

Cool video. Just finding your channel

[@terrymanwiller7201]

I have a firebird with a 5.3 and a vs 78/75 I blew the engine in your opinion should I put a 4.8 or 5.3 back in

[@derekcole2638]

Great channel, just recently came across it, love the videos, keep it up

[@davidsmith6308]

Awesome horsepower but what do you expect it’s a LS if you tried that with a coyote motor you would have to spend thousands of more dollars Chevrolet Rules

[@richardnevarez6899]

I have 3 questions. Do you prefer Holley HP over Holley Terminator X? And could I purchase the tune on this Nova as I am building almost the exact same combo? And what fuel are you using?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

The term x will work, I prefer the HP mainly because the term x has to be plugged into the laptop to datalog. We're using e85. Also, I won't sell a tune for another car, all cars are different. Would be best to have us tune your car once its together.

[@desifrazier121]

I have the 750 Hp double pump Love it

[@johnzeek4731]

Man you have a collection of cars. What size down pipe? Do you have a video of the hot side layout? What headers / manifolds did you use?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Thanks! 4 inch down pipe. Hot side I made up about 6 years ago. Uses a 5th gen Camaro drivers manifold on the drivers side of the car, front LS4 Monte Carlo manifold on the passenger side. They tie in behind the engine, then one pipe goes to the turbo. Looks exactly like the Hooker log manifold.

[@richardnevarez6899]

I noticed you said it had dual fuel pumps, how much (in your opinion) HP do you think can be made with a single 430 LPH pump? And is it a stock tank or a Tanks inc. tank?

[@rjinator7447]

Interested in what size down pipe and the rest of the exhaust system. Was this on pump 93?

[@moparmat_1933]

Very cool. Congrats on opening the shop up too! Who does your carburetor work on the FAST cars?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

We use Patrick at Pro Systems for carb work.

[@moparmat_1933]

@Horsepower Depot Thanks for the reply! I've got the sense that a lot of guys won't reveal the work or who performs the work that goes into the carburetors in FAST class. Infact, there is not much information out there at all about the work and ingenuity that goes into the FAST cars in general. It would be really interesting to see a video of what work goes into the carburetors and fuel systems aside from the basics. More technical information would be awesome. FAST is a class full of trickery, and that's what I love about it!

[@HorsepowerDepot]

No trickery in the fuel system honestly. Patrick builds us a carb that he sells to the public but uses one of our correct number base instead of a new base per fast rules. You won’t find anyone else that races in fast share info that’s for sure!

[@moparmat_1933]

@Horsepower Depot I appreciate all the info that you do share. It's a competitive class, forsure. And expensive!

[@alfonsorobles4977]

Need info to take my car to you!!! 4.8 Chevy

[@jerrytee2688]

That's cool as shit, kind'a figured you were heading in that direction. PS; just don't forget about us FAST & NA fans 🙂👍👍

[@HorsepowerDepot]

We won't! Plenty of FAST racing content to come this year!

[@DNRAuto]

What 7875? Cast/billet gen3? Digging the gold

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Billet wheel.

[@DNRAuto]

@@HorsepowerDepot nice

[@DandDPerformanceEngines]

You wouldn’t happen to have the saved file for that last tune available for download do you? I have the almost exact same setup.

[@brycegerteisen4883]

What fuel were you using on the nova? Pump gas? E-85? Race gas? I think it’s time to turn up the boost on my nova now!

[@HorsepowerDepot]

I always forget something... Pump E85

[@funguy7979]

How are rhe mpgs with that 4.8

[@blueduster74]

Nah, the old one wasn’t hurt. That’s what always happens to stock LS under big boost eventually. Especially at the track. Hitting it at the track is a whole different world than a dyno. It’s just a matter how how long it’ll last. A set of rods and pistons and you can beat on them for a long time. I don’t understand why so many guys insist on keeping the stock rods and pistons.

[@GrandPitoVic]

Man that's nice!!! Where are you guys out of?

[@HeadFlowInc]

The Gen3 truck intake will pull 7000 rpm’s on a 4.8 no problem. 👍

[@richardnevarez6899]

which electric fan are you using on the radiator?

[@peterthompson7571]

What times you think it'll do with a 6 speed @ the 701 whp?

[@Rondleswango-p8g]

What kind of times will a zl1 nova turn

[@johnsmith-qz4bv]

701 hp out of a 4.8 thats really awesome numbers.......how much tourqe did it make .?..

[@H00K-KING]

Are you gonna push the nova any further? I got a Gen 3 4.8 and am curious what the little rods can hold

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Probably not much more than this. It will go low 10s once we get it dialed in at the track. That’s about a second faster than where he wanted to be.

[@codyfoster7574]

A stock bottom end 4.8 with the right size turbo will make over 1000 wheel horsepower easily and be somewhat reliable.

[@richlininger4349]

Sweet ride!!!

[@hellpandart4133]

I want to do the same on my 72 nova

[@ThunderMonarch]

Are the heads stud or bolts? What head gasket,m

[@jasonwells2988]

I enjoy the videos. Super nice car. If you don’t mind sharing what you used for hotside for turbo and intercooler

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Vs racing 3 inch intercooler. Hot side I made up about 6 years ago. Uses a 5th gen Camaro drivers manifold on the drivers side of the car, front LS4 Monte Carlo manifold on the passenger side. They tie in behind the engine, then one pipe goes to the turbo. Looks exactly like the Hooker log manifold.

[@jasonwells2988]

@@HorsepowerDepot thank you. I was looking at the kb racing log manifold setup like stock48 used

[@jasonwells2988]

@@HorsepowerDepot where are you located

[@HorsepowerDepot]

South Bend, Indiana

[@jasonwells2988]

In your opinion the hooker HOk-8510HKR would work?

[@tristenoberlender9685]

Do you know why it lost oil pressure?

[@desifrazier121]

Found it $549.00 for vs7875

[@boostedswap]

was is a 1.25 a/r or 96 a/r

[@richardnevarez6899]

what transmission?? Converter??

[@desifrazier121]

I see you saying stock I just had to ask CRAZY

[@davidcunningham00]

I wonder if I could get that tune for my setup

[@racingjunk7024]

Go to sloppy mechanics tune cabinet. Will definitely find a base tune to go from

[@TurboTA89]

What trans is in the Nova?

[@joseanmt5088]

Gen 3 or 4?

[@tliebelt13]

What cam you running?

[@tristenoberlender9685]

Stock head gaskets?

[@1stamendmentsupporter]

Did the oil pickup o-ring split on the previous engine?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

No, I believe the engine was hurt before we started. It always cranked hard, we thought we had a bad battery.

[@alanwrenchgarage]

What is the duty cycle of the injectors?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Right around 65 percent

[@horsied]

awesome informative video

[@richardkamowski4656]

Is that a t4 or t6 turbo ?

[@Dodgevair]

What A/R?

[@funfun8095]

Dyno rates?

[@dare1ner]

Is this a T6 ?

[@deepfreeze8918]

is this e85?

[@937McLovin]

What kind of fuel were you running in the nova?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Pump E85.

[@937McLovin]

@@HorsepowerDepot thank you, last question: what part of Indiana are y’all in?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

South Bend Indiana

[@V8Lenny]

So those engines make under 350 hp NA ?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

I’d bet it wouldn’t even make that much.

[@davelowets]

@@HorsepowerDepot 300 at the flywheel

[@desifrazier121]

Is this a stock ls 4.8

[@salvatoregiovanni8967]

A nova SS with 307 badging?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

And Yenko stripes... lol.

[@tomhurley974]

how long is that engine going to last how much you got in it for 10k or much less you could pay someone to build a 540 bb and have 700 hp na that will have good street manners and last for ever and simple maintenance

[@HorsepowerDepot]

It will last forever at this power level. We’re going on 4 years in the Blue LTD with a 4.8. The last number we made on the dyno in that car was 1125 horsepower. 700hp bbc would be cool. But you couldn’t just turn it up to make 900-1000 like you could with a turbo LS.

[@edwydell5320]

Im not sure but i think you missed the point of the video 701hp at 17 pounds of boost and 17 degrees of timing from a $400 used 4.8litre with a cam and valve springs with a conservative tune is awesome power. Look i have no problem with a Big block 540 cubes NA but they are heavy and old technology and over here in Australia it would cost me around $20k or more to build a reliable 700hp 540bb NA. So for me it's a no brainer $400 or $10k I'll have the 4.8litre. Cheers Ed

[@musclebone7875]

@@edwydell5320 I'll take reliability over power and you can make good power with any boosted engine. Question is how long will it last...

[@Ls6racer]

👍👍

[@cortezterry28]

Where are you located?

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Northern Indiana.

[@cortezterry28]

Ok thanks

[@liam975]

👉 P-R-O-M-O-S-M!

[@gomezgomez9156]

Stock 4.8 🤔 with a stage 2 cam and Holley efi,😂😂😂 “stock 4.8” then lists the performance parts he put on it

[@mcfero1]

It’s a stock 4.8 with a cam and springs. Not sure what you are getting at.

[@Frank289100]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE OLD CHEVY SMALL BLOCK? THE FACT THAT YOU CHEVY GUYS HAVE ABANDONED IT IN FAVOR OF THE LS, WHICH IS COMPLETELY BASED ON FORD DESIGNS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IS ADMITTING THE SMALL BLOCK FORD WAS ALWAYS A SUPERIOR ENGINE TO THE CHEVY SMALL BLOCK. NOT ONE DESIGN ASPECT OF THE OLD SMALL BLOCK CHEVY LIVES IN THE LS. WHICH IS A REGURGITATED FORD 427 HIGH RISER ENGINE AKA RAISED PORT 351 WINDSOR. THE LS ARE FORD WINDSOR HEADS WITH THE RAISED PORTS FROM THE HIGH RISER GIVING THE AIRFLOW A DOWNWARD STRAIGHT FLOW INTO THE CYLINDER. WHEN IT COMES TO RACING TODAY WITH TURBO'S, SUPERCHARGERS AND NITROUS. IT WAS ALL SINGLE HANDEDLY SHAPED BY THE SMALL BLOCK FORD. EVEN THE AUTOMOBLE INDUSTRY WORLD WIDE USING POWER ADDER WAS INFLUENCED AND SHAPED BY THE SMALL BLOCK FORD. WHAT YOU CHEVY GUYS ARE DOING TODAY WAS BEING DONE BY THE FORD GUYS 30+ YEARS AGO WITH BOTH THE 302W AND THE 351W. AROUND 23 YEARS AGO ONE OF THE MAGAZINES DID A TEST ON THE FORD MEXICAN 302 H.O WHICH IS STRONGER THAN THE STARDARD 302 BECAUSE IT HAS A HIGHER NICKEL CONTENT. THEY SUPERCHARGED IT AND SHOT IT WITH NITROUS AND IT MADE 750HP. THEY TOOK IT TO THE RACE TRACK TO PURPOSELY BLOW IT AND RAN IT DOWN THE QUARTER MILES 80 TIMES AT FULL TROTTLE TO THE BLOWING POINT. THE ENGINE NEVER BLEW. WHEN THEY TOOK IT APART THE ONLY THING THEY FOUND WAS SOME CRACKING AROUND THE WEBBING OF THE MAIN JOURNALS IN THE BLOCK. EVERYTIME I SEE YOU CHEVY GUYS RAVING OVER THESE LS BUILDS. I SEE IT AS THE MOST CRIMINAL THING TO EVER HAVE HAPPENED IN THE AUTOMOTIVE RACING WORLD. TO RUN AROUND FOR DECADES YELLING CHEVY IS THE BEST AND FORD SUCKS. AND THEN TAKE YOUR LEGENDARY SMALL BLOCK CHEVY AND TOSS IT INTO THE SEA FOR A BOAT ANCHOR AND THEN COPY FORD AND BUILD A NEW V-8 ENGINE COMPLETELY BASED ON FORD DESIGNS. IF I WAS TO PUT A LS MOTOR UNDER THE HOOD, WHERE ONCE A SMALL BLOCK CHEVY LIVED, I WOULD PUT MY HEAD DOWN IN SHAME.

[@PontiacLS]

When you say stock How stock..

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Has a different cam, and valve springs. Everything else is original to the engine.

[@PontiacLS]

@@HorsepowerDepot It's very impressive thank you very much

[@milojanis4901]

Stock, eh!! ROFLMFAO

[@HorsepowerDepot]

Well. Stock minus a camshaft.

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@HorsepowerDepot What fuel was you running? I have gen 3 5.3 with a summit stage 4 cam I'm thinking of putting this turbo on.

[@lanejohnson7656]

@@HorsepowerDepot What fuel was you running? I have gen 3 5.3 with a summit stage 4 cam I'm thinking of putting this turbo on.

[@HorsepowerDepot]

E85

[@davidsharp922]

So that 4.8 came stock with a turbo ? What vehicle was that in ? I am unfamiliar with it.

[@hectorvillarreal3676]

The 4.8 came stock in tons of GM vehicles labeled as Vortecs mainly trucks. From what I know none of them came stock with turbo but these “LS” motors love boost with small mods like adjusting ring gap and such. These “LS” motors are super easy to work on as well!

[@davidsharp922]

@@hectorvillarreal3676 let me clue you in. I have built over 700 Ls motors.