{"id":9989,"date":"2016-04-30T12:15:46","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T16:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9989"},"modified":"2016-05-03T22:29:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T02:29:58","slug":"budget-build-6-0-l-lq9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=9989","title":{"rendered":"Budget Build 6.0 L LQ9"},"content":{"rendered":"

SuperChevy posted an article showing a budget build 6.0 L LQ9. These iron-block truck motors produce 345 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 380 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm from the factory. The SuperChevy crew were able to build one that produced 464 horsepower at 6,300 rpm and 437 lb-ft of torque at 4,300 rpm. <\/p>\n

SuperChevy LQ9 Performance Build<\/h2>\n464 horsepower @ 6,300 rpm and 437 lb-ft of torque @ 4,300 rpm<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t
Parts<\/th>Price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
6.0L LQ9 Core\t<\/td>$800 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holley 670 Ultra Carb\t<\/td>$615 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMP Camshaft\t<\/td>$407 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fel-Pro Master Gasket Kit\t<\/td>$380 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holley Oil Pan\t<\/td>$375 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MSD Coil Control\t<\/td>$357 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMP Spring Kit\t<\/td>$329 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Machine Shop\t<\/td>$290 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holley LS Carb Intake\t<\/td>$256 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMP lifters\t<\/td>$224 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARP Engine Assy Kit\t<\/td>$210 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARP Head Bolt Kit\t<\/td>$170 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main Bearings\t<\/td>$140 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARP Rod Bolts\t<\/td>$103 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GM Oil Pump\t<\/td>$76 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rod Bearings\t<\/td>$75 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rings\t<\/td>$57 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flat Valley Cover\t<\/td>$50 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dipstick and Tube\t<\/td>$35 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timing Chain\t<\/td>$28 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cam Bearings\t<\/td>$20 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ARP Cam Bolts\t<\/td>$8 \t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Total:\t<\/th>$4,709 \t<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n

SuperChevy LQ9 Budget Build<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t
Parts<\/th>Price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
6.0L LQ9 Core<\/td>$800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holley 670 Street Avenger<\/td>$431<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMP Camshaft<\/td>$407<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fel-Pro Master Gasket Kit<\/td>$380<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holley Oil Pan<\/td>$375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MSD Coil Control<\/td>$357<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COMP Spring Kit<\/td>$329<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Machine Shop<\/td>$290<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holley LS Carb Intake<\/td>$256<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main Bearings<\/td>$140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GM lifters<\/td>$135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GM Oil Pump<\/td>$76<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rod Bearings<\/td>$75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GM Head Bolt Kit (Using stock bolts where possible)<\/td>$70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rings<\/td>$57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flat Valley Cover<\/td>$50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dipstick and Tube<\/td>$35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timing Chain<\/td>$28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cam Bearings<\/td>$20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
Total<\/th>$3,995<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n\n

Source: SuperChevy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SuperChevy posted an article showing a budget build 6.0 L LQ9. These iron-block truck motors produce 345 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 380 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm from the factory. The SuperChevy crew were able to build one that produced 464 horsepower at 6,300 rpm and 437 lb-ft of torque at 4,300 rpm.… Read More »Budget Build 6.0 L LQ9<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[447,444],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lq9","category-recipes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27403,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=27403","url_meta":{"origin":9989,"position":0},"title":"1966 Corvair with a LS2 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 10, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"JB Granger's 1966 Corvair was built for a season of Speed Channel's \"Are You Faster Than a Redneck\" show that never happened and has competed in road racing and autocross events since 2015. 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