bsballfn172

what would be a quick or easy way to get a few more horsepower out of my truck? I got a 98 silverado ext. cab 5.7L vortec v8. I got it lifted around new years and now I want to see if I can get some more power out of it. It also has cold air intake and flowmaster exhaust. I thought about getting new cams but wasn't sure if there was anything else I could do. I'm kinda on a tight budget right now.

Thanks,
Austin

mudmaniac

If you put bigger tires on when you lifted it then it's time for some new gears.

gotstylez

4.56 would work good on your truck or 4.88

bsballfn172

ok, yeah that's a good idea. I got 35's put on so I'll probably go ahead and do that. Thanks

mudmaniac

You would need to invest a lot of money to gain the HP required to get the same result of a gear change, it can be expensive if you can't do the gears yuorself. I would go with the 4.56 if you use it as a DD.

72c10gunn

Also a set of headers and a programer will gain a few hp.....maybe some roller rocker arms...they are usually somewhat affordable and easy to install

nauticstar87

I swear by duct tape... Put that anywhere on your truck, you will gain horsepower...

s34n

lmao. nice one. if you have the money. do what nautic is doin and get a tune from blackbear.

bsballfn172

lol, I like your style.

I have looked into getting a programmer, but it's harder to find programmers I like for a 98. It seems like a number of programmers don't support silverados earlier than 99

maxxman04

hence my signature.