Thread: bore an LS4?

Boost IS the replacement for displacement.

You don't technically GAIN displacement from a turbo or supercharger...but they displace a certain amount to create the effect of it.

Hence...what...the GenIII Eaton is a 1.3 liter blower? I think...so...essentially your 3.8 liter V6 turns into a 5.3 liter...or that is how I always understood it.

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

Boost IS the replacement for displacement.
You don't technically GAIN displacement from a turbo or supercharger...but they displace a certain amount to create the effect of it.
Hence...what...the GenIII Eaton is a 1.3 liter blower? I think...so...essentially your 3.8 liter V6 turns into a 5.3 liter...or that is how I always understood it.

IMO it trys but there is a difference you can feel when you drive plus you can't buy the sound of a V-8..

You don't gain displacement from forced air induction, it's just that, more air/fuel=more power. Raising compression=more power

It's still a V-6, with balls, til it blows a nut and scatters from the added strain on the bottom end or the air/fuel is off a little, leaning it out, burning a hole in the piston..

All I'm sayin is forced induction requires more maintenance and fine tuning.
A naturally aspirated motor is more reliable plus dumb red necks, like myself, can spend a weekend beefin up a motor and drivin it year round. Most "boosted" cars can't take temps below 50* without retuning.. JMO