{"id":96460,"date":"2023-02-27T14:09:05","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=96460"},"modified":"2023-02-27T14:09:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T20:09:05","slug":"1957-corvette-with-a-turbo-lsx-v8-makes-700-hp-on-the-dyno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=96460","title":{"rendered":"1957 Corvette with a Turbo LSx V8 Makes 700+ hp on the Dyno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=96467\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-96467\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"96467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=96467\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1400%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1957 Corvette with a Turbo LSx V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1957 Corvette with a Turbo LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1957 Corvette with a Turbo LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-96467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-01.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 1957 Corvette visited the dyno for some tuning by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lsxbobross\/\">Matt Happel<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloppymechanics.com\">Sloppy Mechanics<\/a>. The sports car is powered by a turbocharged LSx V8, 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission, and 9-inch rear end. The motor features a 6.0 L iron block, Brian Tooley Racing (BTR) Stage 2 camshaft, LS2 intake, Snake Eater Performance (SEP) 1000 cc injectors, and S475 turbocharger. The motor made 526 hp and 476 lb-ft of torque on 8 psi of boost and 10% ethanol. It made 704 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque on 17 psi of boost and 44% ethanol. The car weighs 2600 lb and rides on the factory suspension with Wilwood disc brakes. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/jOUUuaIgoXc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=96468\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-96468\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"96468\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=96468\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?fit=1400%2C789&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,789\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1957 Corvette with a Turbo LSx V8 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1957 Corvette with a Turbo LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C676&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1957 Corvette with a Turbo LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-96468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1957-Corvette-with-a-Turbo-LSx-V8-02.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SloppyMechanics\">Sloppy Mechanics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1957 Corvette visited the dyno for some tuning by Matt Happel from Sloppy Mechanics. The sports car is powered by a turbocharged LSx V8, 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission, and 9-inch rear end. The motor features a 6.0 L iron block, Brian Tooley Racing (BTR) Stage 2 camshaft, LS2 intake, Snake Eater Performance (SEP) 1000&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=96460\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1957 Corvette with a Turbo LSx V8 Makes 700+ hp on the Dyno<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":96467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"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":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corvette"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":119507,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=119507","url_meta":{"origin":96460,"position":0},"title":"Ford Capri with a Turbo Chevy V8 Makes 800+ hp on the Dyno","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Emil Boogh took his Zakspeed replica Ford Capri Mk2 to GZ Racing in Sweden for a dyno tune. 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