4.3l V-6

[05chevyguy]

i started this thread because i needed some help with my 2005 4.3L v-6. lately ive been finding that the accleration and over allhorsepower is just not were i need it. so i was wondering if anyone could tell me i fi should jsut mod the hell out of it or pay to have a new 4.8 or 5.3L V-8 installed.


thanks to all who reply





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[kenwood guy]

i say you swap the motor i too own a 4.3 and its not that great but i dont normally drive very fast i dont normally race and dont tow heavy objects so i dont need all that power (not to say i dont want it ) im just a cruiser the only time I floor it is when im late for work thats enough reason to mod my engine

[big_blue_chevy2006]

you have an 05 the best thing would be to sell it and buy another witha v8, theres no reason to put all that money and time into swapping when you can sell it for over 10k easy

[05chevyguy]

Originally Posted by kenwood guy

i say you swap the motor i too own a 4.3 and its not that great but i dont normally drive very fast i dont normally race and dont tow heavy objects so i dont need all that power (not to say i dont want it ) im just a cruiser the only time I floor it is when im late for work thats enough reason to mod my engine

haha. yeah so do you have any idea if you can buy any throttle bodys for this engine i was thinking of the first thing i should do if i "did" mod my enginge and not swap was get an air intake and throttle body. Or am i not starting in the right place.


ps.... im a senior in high school and make $7.25 an hour. so i dont have an "amazing" source of cash right now. espically ssince i put $2,536 worth of wheels and tires on my truck. (there 22's ) haha. but yeah anyways to put it simplely im lookijng for the biggest bang for my buck. haha

thanks


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[big_blue_chevy2006]

well put the stock wheels back on put on a forsale sign and private sell it bc u get more then take that money and put all the cash down on another 99 up with a v8 and put those wheels on it, i make 8 an hour and bought a 99 silvy for 5k and i can pay for that and full coverage ins while in high school and college and i can still afford to buy some aftermarket goodies!!

[05chevyguy]

thats one of my biggest problems though the trucks not in my name. but im allowed to do anything i want to it. im not allowed to sell it though unless my dad gets the money. we bought it with only 11,000 miles on it for $15,000. and the engine is still pretty new i mean ive only put about 1,000 miles more on it so far. ive only had it about 2 months. yeah. maybe in the future i should just buy the truck from my dad. any suggestions?






thanks.

[beer-b-q]

get a tune nelson tune or wait4me.

[05chevyguy]

ive never herd of nelson or wait4me tuning? is it a programmer that pugs into the diagnostics port?

[kenwood guy]

Originally Posted by beer-b-q

get a tune nelson tune or wait4me.

what is a wait for me?????

[01silverado03z400]

Originally Posted by kenwood guy

what is a wait for me?????

I think its the same thing as a nelson tune except someone else does it.

[kurtsara]

Originally Posted by 05chevyguy

ps.... im a senior in high school and make $7.25 an hour. so i dont have an "amazing" source of cash right now. espically ssince i put $2,536 worth of wheels and tires on my truck. (there 22's ) haha. but yeah anyways to put it simplely im lookijng for the biggest bang for my buck. haha

thanks


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Could of done alot with the motor for the 4 months of pay you spent on the tires and wheels

[kenwood guy]

by the way do you have a pic of the 22s

[MT-2500]

Originally Posted by 05chevyguy

i started this thread because i needed some help with my 2005 4.3L v-6. lately ive been finding that the accleration and over allhorsepower is just not were i need it. so i was wondering if anyone could tell me i fi should jsut mod the hell out of it or pay to have a new 4.8 or 5.3L V-8 installed.


thanks to all who reply





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A 4.3 v6 and big wheels in a Silverado.
One thing for sure It is not going to burn off the high priced tires.
You can not squeeze blood out of a turnip.
It would take a lot of mods and big bucks to make it get up and go.
If it gets good gas mileage and gets you there and back learn to live with it or by another one with a bigger engine to start with.
MT

[kenwood guy]

Originally Posted by MT-2500

A 4.3 v6 and big wheels in a Silverado.
One thing for sure It is not going to burn off the high priced tires.
You can not squeeze blood out of a turnip.
It would take a lot of mods and big bucks to make it get up and go.
If it gets good gas mileage and gets you there and back learn to live with it or by another one with a bigger engine to start with.
MT

if you want to go fast leave your truck alone and get yourself a camaro with an ls1 and mod that or a 300zx with twin turbo or lancer evo point is trucks can go fast with major mods(look at slowprocess) but i would rather get something fast out of the block then mod it to be faster then the rest
after my truck is payed off im looking into getting a motorcycle to compliment my truck

[05chevyguy]

Originally Posted by kenwood guy

by the way do you have a pic of the 22s

yeah you can see them here.....

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Displ...2FBlack+Accent



i love em.



and also can anyone one explain to me exactly what a "nelson" or "wait for me" tune is. is it liek a dyno tune?