RPM Stage 3 Chevy Caprice | RPM S9 E70

On Today's Episode of the RPM Web Series, we baseline a C7 Grand Sport. Dyno tune a 2015 Chevy Caprice with our heads cam package on it, and lastly tune a 5th gen Camaro.
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[@adamcramer6009]

Legit explanation on the block issue. That’s awesome. Also legit dyno time with Fran. The ones who split hairs and need to correct everyone likely know the least.

[@travistoole]

Hell yes, love me a Caprice/G8/SS

[@georgef1176]

L77 aluminum 6.0 block with ls3 square port heads and whole system is e85 from factory. Very cool engine

[@offdatgogo]

Way back when I first started watching this channel I couldn't stand Fran. But now I get em. He's hilarious.

[@Modsnake98]

Nice Demo Ranch style intro

[@gimmethecarkeys]

Shout out to fran for the explanation! I never made any comments about it. But its good info that maybe the average person doesn't know! Sounds like the owner got a little bonus in the long run!

[@tracewallace23]

Fran, thanks for the knowledge on the 5.3 👍😎

[@0922jus]

Fran just made 5.3 block value go up

[@joem1382]

Sure did

[@rpturbo]

"They" are the same people who thought the 5.3, was just a 5.3, even though it had LS7 pistons and rods. LOL

[@tracewallace23]

LoL, the exact moment Steve said 420 on the video, the timer was AT 4:20. Coincidence?🤔 😑 🤣🤣

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

Wow lol actually a coincidence that’s great

[@wilson4328]

Funny intro Steve, thanks.

[@21jordanlee]

That heart that Fran did after he explained had me!😭😭

[@That_Corvette_Guy]

Fran is so difficult to read, he never just speaks his mind 😂😂

[@BOB10140]

I love these videos. You guys have great knowledge, entertainment and high quality videos. You need 10x the viewers

[@adamgriffin]

Yikes, shots fired. I do plan on paying for my build in change

[@kylewalker2949]

Adam: "I've got 5 dufflebags full of sleeved pennies. I need you to accept this"

[@772tsweet77]

Yes you need to do this!

[@parkerfox461]

Love the intro!!!

[@carguy6636]

Thumbs up for the GTO!

[@Techheadzc32]

L77 also has DOD. Delete it and you have virtually a 6l LS3.

[@cmaszerowski]

Just to clarify because I was one of the comments about the Z06 engine lol. I knew the block was still a 7.0, but didn’t know if customer wanted an actual LS7 block for originality.🤷‍♂️

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

all good, other people were confused so we felt like it needed explaining further.

[@mooremaceo]

I have a Caprice and use to have Camaro wheels on it. They do look good with Camaro wheels, it’s like they were made for that car. They actually look better on the Caprice than the Camaro.

[@davidmcnew4214]

Great dyno time with Fran session.

[@MrBootre1989]

Dyno commentary was the best lmfao

[@vernonkirton6369]

@9:49 🧐Deleted Exhaust... “picked up like 170?”😳😂🤣 That meter gauge is off a lil🤏🏽lmao

[@minibikemadman]

Just found me a cheap 5.3 block. Gonna send it with darton sleeves, built motor on a vsracing 80mm. It should make some stink.

[@horsecockexpress7612]

Always revert back!

[@ralphgrunz7377]

All that Caprice was missing is the "unmarked NARC car hubcaps"

[@jonnyonwheels]

How epic would it be if after this video, a high-profile customer like Fletcher Cox pays for his next build in change....like hires an armored car to back up to the overhead door with sacks of change! 🤣😂🤣

[@Penn-]

Yo talk about what’s going on with the EPA! We need to get the RPM ACT signed into law!

[@CamaroThings]

I love that the internet was confused and Fran loses a day of his life every time he has to explain it.

[@rchaskin]

Awesome vids and tuning work.... Did you guys go to Frankenstein heads for all new builds?

[@matthewbrown1760]

Excellent description, I had no idea you could take the displacement on a 5.3l block that far. So I’m guessing I could do the same to my iron block 5.3l or is this some sort of special circumstance?

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

Yes of course a machine shop can do whatever you want to do with it

[@matthewbrown1760]

@@RaceProvenMotorsports awesome!

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

It needs to be sleeved. A stock 5.3 block can not go that far

[@matthewbrown1760]

@@RaceProvenMotorsports yep I get it. Still less money than taking out my 5.3l and replacing with a 427 I would think?

[@minibikemadman]

@@matthewbrown1760 bare sleeved blocks are like 2400 from Texas speed. Find a cheap junkyard 5.3 , buy some darton sleeves and send it to a machine shop. I find 5.3's for 200$ complete.

[@patrickeggert6344]

Damn it Steve

[@LSMykie]

The caprice is ideal daily!!

[@1320orRoll]

"EMD and except it" 😆🤣

[@xcesarxramosx]

Love those Caprice

[@jonesy0619]

@14:45 Fran spitting internet facts lmfao

[@Badazz08]

It does come with consequences though lol

[@RobFRC]

WE OUT HERE

[@772tsweet77]

Quick someone pay for their build in change!! Oh wait that would be unfeasible, but funny if you could pull it off.

[@thorcloud5172]

The Dyno guy like hot dogs.

[@tylercouture216]

The SS has ZL1 that's pretty cool

[@jacobhoover7922]

Mucho macho tires are good. Much better than I expected. $380 for 4 275 25r 20"

[@madeinnola]

The black caprice was the *ultimate scare

[@dominickirkwood]

I love it my guys rpm keep up the work and I love the video funny 😄and c7 lot 💯💯💯💯

[@AZTrucker]

Had that been explained about the 5.3 that was the case it would of been better. But hey in the internet age ppl rage over Dr. Seuss now too or paw patrol.

[@1320orRoll]

Holden 💪🏾

[@JLC87420]

😂😂😂😂😂 pocket change

[@shiftdowntv4511]

I was dying at the intro. Steve's best work.

[@JLC87420]

@@shiftdowntv4511 he can’t top that one.

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

challenge accepted

[@jkfonyi]

Someone that is taking their car to rpm needs to request Steve at checkin and pay with a truck full of quarters . That’s Steve’s preferred method of payment .

[@chadwarner2235]

See I think the main problem here with the 5-3 comments is the fact that the people commenting are the people that pay someone to change their oil

[@MrJoseeclipse123]

You guys tune mi camaro ss and men wao so happie thanks

[@SirCavemaninthewest]

I want to get an LS9 in my caprice, I don't know what aftermarket transmission will be needed.

[@edwardwood3622]

Steve, you been watching Demolition Ranch?

[@jamestrapp3783]

I can’t wait until Elon Musk perfects his brain computer so I can have Fran plug me in and tune the dumb out of me. Lol Fran 100% would program me to slap myself as soon as I thought Of saying something dumb. Lol the fun we could have with human tuning.

[@AyeSoze]

It does have the sensor it's not virtual like the Trucks.

[@brandonpanozzo86]

Tell em fran gobble gobble lmbo

[@anthonymontes3597]

I have a caprice and looking for a heads / cam package …. How much would this this run ??

[@AndrewMOJObook]

Just had it done in OKC last year on my Caprice. It cost $7K because the first place didn't finish the job and went out of business. 2012 Caprice PPV 9C1 6.0L V8 100K miles DoD Delete AFM detune Rotofab CAI Texas Speed parts Top end rebuild New Cam New radiator In real life it would not cost anyone else that much. I bought it Memorial Day 2022 Finally got all the work it needed caught up Spring 2023 and drove it 1500 miles. It's a blast to drive. It was a New Jersey police car, no cage, with regular backseat, doors and carpets, more like a 9C3. Before the DOD delete (etc) it was at 340 HP. Whoever bought it at the NJ police auction drove it 3 years. They traded it in at a Subaru dealer in OKC where I found and reserved it within 12 hours of it hitting their car lot. I traded in a 1980 Cadillac Eldorado with 100,000 miles for the Caprice. It was time to let the Caddy go to a good home. It was in excellent condition inside and out, but too big. It was like driving a Walmart down the road. I don't plan on ever getting rid of the Caprice.

[@minibikemadman]

If you had to get another roller dyno what brand would ya go with besides a dynojet?

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

None. Dj is only dyno u would buy unless I went hub

[@disinferno06]

What’s the power difference between 1 7/8” and 2” headers? Why would someone want the smaller ones, is the size difference genuinely that negligible?

[@Bsaint]

Very little difference unless your goal is big power down the road then 2” shines

[@LSMykie]

I’d rather have a sleeved block than anything else at this point

[@Fen52690]

I spy a red gto

[@wykidone]

So, is a sleeved 5.3 better than a LS9 BLOCK?

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

Yes. Ls9 is basically an ls3

[@mje19D]

That intro was cool but wow was it cringy as fuck haha. I will still order something though.

[@dalemorales7299]

My guess is someone charged him for forged pistons and the builder never put them in and pocketed the money

[@elimendoza8655]

LOL it’s money my dudes

[@ChrisFromTheInternet]

enthusiast brains dont work at all

[@LSMykie]

A sleeved 5.3 is stronger than a factory 7L

[@greggrant4080]

Haha 450 with a bolt on Ls3 . Shidddddd 🔥

[@anthonymontes3597]

This a 6.0 not 6.2

[@greggrant4080]

@@anthonymontes3597 yea I know lol idk why I said 3 💀

[@ssclown9214]

Them damn STD numbers 🙄

[@TBagr]

2x no Matty Ice makes these less interesting

[@chrisbuckleyjr5434]

What happened to the blue GS???

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

It’s there, we mentioned we sent engine out in a previous episode

[@wykidone]

432

[@TheJishwa]

People don’t know anything about ls engines

[@PontiacSpazz]

But wait... y’all won’t touch my car but I see a whole GTO in the background?

[@jeezy556]

They only tune from years 06 and up:/

[@PontiacSpazz]

@@jeezy556 nothing different from a 05 and 06 gto ecu 🙄🙄

[@tylercouture216]

@@PontiacSpazz say your car is a 06 then they wouldn't know the difference and they wouldn't check unless something happened where they had to

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

All depends on your setup etc. we have built that car from day 1

[@PontiacSpazz]

@@tylercouture216 lol nah I don’t wanna lie cause if they mess my shit up I wanna have all that shit on document 100% facts. I gave them a little run down about my motor and they told me their not into that kind of stuff I’m glad I didn’t give them my whole build sheet cause I had a feeling I wasn’t part of the big boy spending club😭😭😭 I know ppl personally who have dealt with them in the pass and basically if their not doing all the work to ur car/ basically building it for u they don’t want to touch ur car

[@streetfighterracing1583]

L77 or something but dats a 6.0

[@Invitingsauce]

Them poor poor caprice tires.

[@wan2run]

6.0 = LS2 :^D

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

LS2 is also Cathedral port head ...

[@Bmackins94]

There's a alot of different 6.0 you have the ls2 l76 l77

[@wan2run]

@@Bmackins94 Only mentioned the LS2 because Fran called it an LS3.

[@TheRdub82]

$8 Dollars each??

[@CRAPO2011]

Haha, maybe theyre made from egyptian cotton

[@PatrickScottlxw]

Someone copied John doc 😆

[@RaceProvenMotorsports]

Huh?

[@PatrickScottlxw]

@@RaceProvenMotorsports the owner keeping stock mufflers lol was a joke John just built one with stock mufflers from tkm performance