{"id":11840,"date":"2016-09-22T07:15:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T11:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11840"},"modified":"2016-09-22T02:13:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T06:13:49","slug":"1957-chevy-suburban-with-a-supercharged-lsx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=11840","title":{"rendered":"1957 Chevy Suburban with a Supercharged LSx"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When it comes to starting a project from a blank canvas it doesn’t get more blank than Eric’s 1957 Chevrolet Suburban. When Eric found the Suburban it was just a shell. It didn’t have an engine, transmission, glass, or even a chassis.<\/p>\n

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The first thing he did was have a friend build a custom chassis out of heat formed box tubing. On top of that good foundation he installed an air suspension and disc brakes on all four corners.<\/p>\n

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For power Eric decided to use a 5.3 L LM7 V8. These iron-block truck V8s are plentiful and have huge upside. To gain some of that potential the engine was upgraded with some ported and polished heads, big chamshaft and finished with a Magnacharger supercharger.<\/p>\n

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Backing up the boosted V8 is a 4L60E automatic transmission and Ford 9″ rear end with a Detroit Locker and 3.55 gears.<\/p>\n

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Some custom floorboards were fabricated which allows the Suburban to sit very low and get the most out of the air suspension. <\/p>\n

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Eric has owned the Suburban for 10+ years and drives it often. Considering how much enjoyment the project has provided, I think he will own it at least another 10 years.<\/p>\n

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When it comes to starting a project from a blank canvas it doesn’t get more blank than Eric’s 1957 Chevrolet Suburban. When Eric found the Suburban it was just a shell. It didn’t have an engine, transmission, glass, or even a chassis. The first thing he did was have a friend build a custom chassis… Read More »1957 Chevy Suburban with a Supercharged LSx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11841,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[493],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-suburban"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1957-Chevy-Suburban-with-a-Supercharged-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1194%2C895&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21592,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=21592","url_meta":{"origin":11840,"position":0},"title":"1966 GMC Suburban with a LSx V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1966 GMC Suburban was built by So Cal Suspension in El Cajon, California. 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