{"id":49213,"date":"2019-11-26T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49213"},"modified":"2019-11-26T14:50:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T19:50:22","slug":"ls7-v8-capable-of-11230-rpm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49213","title":{"rendered":"LS7 V8 Reaches 11,230 RPM on Dyno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"49221\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=49221\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Spinal Tap 11000 rpm LS7 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Spinal Tap 11000 rpm LS7 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49221\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" alt=\"Spinal Tap 11000 rpm LS7 V8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Strader at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.efi101.com\/\">EFI University<\/a> spent the last three years developing a LS7 V8 capable of 11,000+ rpm with help from Billy Godbold at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.compcams.com\/\">Comp Cams<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enginelabs.com\/news\/project-spinal-tap-makes-an-insane-11230-rpm-dyno-pull\/\">EngineLabs<\/a> reports the 358 ci (5.8 L) V8 made 921 horsepower at 9,300 rpm and 545 lb-ft of torque at 8,000-8,200 rpm. Listen to the unique LSx V8 reach 11,230 rpm below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEFI101%2Fvideos%2F641671786237207%2F&#038;width=600&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=336&#038;appId\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EFI101\/\">EFI University FB page<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enginelabs.com\/news\/project-spinal-tap-makes-an-insane-11230-rpm-dyno-pull\/\">EngineLabs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benjamin Strader at EFI University spent the last three years developing a LS7 V8 capable of 11,000+ rpm with help from Billy Godbold at Comp Cams. EngineLabs reports the 358 ci (5.8 L) V8 made 921 horsepower at 9,300 rpm and 545 lb-ft of torque at 8,000-8,200 rpm. Listen to the unique LSx V8 reach&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=49213\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LS7 V8 Reaches 11,230 RPM on Dyno<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":49221,"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,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[445],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lsx"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":123746,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=123746","url_meta":{"origin":49213,"position":0},"title":"Matt Field&#8217;s 1000 hp C8 Corvette","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Matt Field from Drift Cave rebuilt a flood-salvaged C8 Corvette into a drift machine. In the back of the car is a 462 ci (7.5 L) LSx V8 built by Groom Racing Engines. It features a LSR block, forged internals, SC2 heads, nitrous system, and custom Borla 8-to-1 equal-length exhaust\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Corvette&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Corvette","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=10"},"img":{"alt_text":"C8 Corvette with a 462 ci LSx V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/C8-Corvette-with-a-462-ci-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/C8-Corvette-with-a-462-ci-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/C8-Corvette-with-a-462-ci-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/C8-Corvette-with-a-462-ci-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/C8-Corvette-with-a-462-ci-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":115989,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=115989","url_meta":{"origin":49213,"position":1},"title":"SDPC Raceshop&#8217;s 440 ci LTx V8 Makes 830+ hp on the Dyno","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 27, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"SDPC Raceshop built a naturally aspirated 440 ci LTx V8 with a 15:1 compression ratio for testing. The team started with a Gen 5 LSx aluminum block and installed cast iron sleeves bored to 4.125 inches, 4.125-inch crankshaft, Wiseco pistons with custom domes, Molnar forged steel rods, and a custom\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;LTx&quot;","block_context":{"text":"LTx","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=1249"},"img":{"alt_text":"SDPC Raceshop testing their 440 ci LTx V8 on the dyno","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SDPC-Raceshop-440-ci-LTx-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SDPC-Raceshop-440-ci-LTx-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SDPC-Raceshop-440-ci-LTx-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SDPC-Raceshop-440-ci-LTx-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/SDPC-Raceshop-440-ci-LTx-V8-on-dyno-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":134968,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=134968","url_meta":{"origin":49213,"position":2},"title":"GT3RR&#8217;s Porsche 997 with a LS7 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"GT3 Road & Race is a collaboration between BC Fabs, LSX Performance, and VAD Design focused on building GT3-style cars for the street. One of their projects is a transformed Porsche 997 C4S. In the back of the car is a naturally aspirated 7.0 L LS7 V8 built by LSX\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;997&quot;","block_context":{"text":"997","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=627"},"img":{"alt_text":"Porsche 997 with a LS7 V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Porsche-997-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Porsche-997-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Porsche-997-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Porsche-997-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Porsche-997-with-a-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":112713,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=112713","url_meta":{"origin":49213,"position":3},"title":"2006 Chevy Trailblazer SS with a Turbo LSX V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"RPM Motorsports built this 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer SS to cruise the streets and 8-sec quarter-miles. Under the hood is a turbocharged 436 ci (7.1 L) LSX V8. It features a LSX block with Callies Magnum crankshaft, Diamond pistons, Wiseco Boostline rods, custom camshaft, and Peterson dry sump. On top are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Trailblazer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Trailblazer","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=988"},"img":{"alt_text":"2006 Chevy Trailblazer SS with a Turbo LSX V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2006-Chevy-Trailblazer-SS-with-a-Turbo-LSX-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2006-Chevy-Trailblazer-SS-with-a-Turbo-LSX-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2006-Chevy-Trailblazer-SS-with-a-Turbo-LSX-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2006-Chevy-Trailblazer-SS-with-a-Turbo-LSX-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2006-Chevy-Trailblazer-SS-with-a-Turbo-LSX-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":114645,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=114645","url_meta":{"origin":49213,"position":4},"title":"1994 Caprice with a Mercury Racing 7.0 L V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Lingenfelter Collection sold this 1994 Chevrolet Caprice wagon in 2017. During that time it was powered by a 5.7 L LT1 V8. Eventually it made its way to Chris Taylor for a powertrain upgrade. He along with Jason Henry swapped a 7.0 L SB4 V8 from Mercury Marine using\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Caprice&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Caprice","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=180"},"img":{"alt_text":"1994 Caprice wagon with a Mercury Racing 7.0 L SB4 V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1994-Caprice-wagon-with-a-7.0-L-SB4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1994-Caprice-wagon-with-a-7.0-L-SB4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1994-Caprice-wagon-with-a-7.0-L-SB4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1994-Caprice-wagon-with-a-7.0-L-SB4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1994-Caprice-wagon-with-a-7.0-L-SB4-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50930,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=50930","url_meta":{"origin":49213,"position":5},"title":"Top Articles of 2019","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"We want to thank our friends, fans, and readers for making 2019 another great year. We published 803 articles alongside 1,287 of your comments. We're sure 2020 will be even better thanks to your support. #20 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP with a Turbo LS4 V8 #19 1965 Mustang with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Top List&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Top List","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=152"},"img":{"alt_text":"Top Articles of 2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Top-Articles-of-2019-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Top-Articles-of-2019-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Top-Articles-of-2019-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C400&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Top-Articles-of-2019-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C400&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Top-Articles-of-2019-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C400&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Spinal-Tap-11000-rpm-LS7-V8-01.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49213"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49247,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49213\/revisions\/49247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}