Lingenfelter Announces Supercharger Kit For 2014 Silverado
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Hot on the heels of Callaway’s pricing announcement of a supercharged 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is Lingenfelter Performance Engineering’s offering of their own Silverado supercharging package for models equipped with a 5.3L EcoTec3 V8. The tune will utilize 93-octane gas, and a tall 3.07 axle ratio, according to Truck Trend.
The modifications were potent enough to push a 2014 Silverado Crew Cab test mule under 14 seconds in the quarter-mile, with a time of 13.89 seconds and a 100.07 mph trap speed. From the dyno charts, the upgrade brings the power levels of the 2014 Silverado to 397 horsepower, and 425 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. That’s plenty of power for a half-ton truck.
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That would be great numbers on a single cab!
Why are the power numbers so low for a S/C engine?
Its power at the wheels, the engine has more
25% increase is horrible! 355 hp 5.3 should be around 475 to 500 hp
It probably is around 460 and around there. Power at the wheels increased from near 300 to right below 400
If it is 460 then that’s still sad 40% increase would be 497 or so!
There’s not going to be 100 hp loss
And what transmission is supporting these numbers?
The 6l80 will support 500
Remember this is aftermarket!
But Brian the 80e isn’t stock, it would have to be special ordered from factory…. Wouldn’t it?
So the 6l60 but you can add 100 hp to a engine and not hurt a trans
I see why there is a purpose in adding a supercharger to the 5.3l and even the 6.2l. I live in Oklahoma for 19 years and in Dallas for 10 years. Here we have lifted trucks with larger tires that are usually around 33″ or 35″, SOMETIMES larger, but not too often. Our lift kits range anywhere from 4″ to 6″ if not sometimes 8″ lifts. My tires are very large on my 2″ lifted Nissan Armada and they have a modified Dana 40 front and rear. It’s a WONDERFUL off-road truck. We have ALOT of diesels and of course gas trucks. I live where we have more GM trucks than any other trucks. I am a fan of the Titan and the Tundra’s. I love the GM trucks, however the management programs have really limited these trucks. Unfortunately, the newer GM trucks have new ECU’s that even EFI Live has not been able to crack. That is why I haven’t purchased one yet. Anyway, my 400ft lbs of tq Armada with the 5.6l motor helps with my 70lb 325/60/18 33″ tires. I had a lifted Titan with 325/65/18 35’s and that 5.6l motor really pulled seeing as it was lighter. The GM lifted 5.3l trucks were straight up dogs and the gas mileage suffered, just like my untuned Nissan.
What I am saying is that there is a purpose for Aspirated options for these GM trucks. I won’t go for the Callaway insane pricing. This is good news as this means that the ECU can be breached, so I will wait for EFI Live to get into the ECU so that I can get me a Duramax, maybe a gas. Yeah, it’s great that the new 5.3l has increased power, but it’s PEAK HP and TQ. You won’t see that across the band. I noticed that with my 2008 Sierra SLT Texas Edition Z-82 Sport that felt like it was riding on rails. It handled GREAT. So EFI Live can remove however much % of the Engine AND Transmission abuse management program from GM. It can be easily removed without GM knowing to keep your warranty. EFI Live can do MUCH MUCH more than just removing that.
So yes, there is a purpose out there for a Supercharger and a tuner for lifted trucks with larger tires. Now for non-lifted trucks, then that’s up to you. The added power is still significantly reduced. You’ll see that power at a quick peak. Look at the curves of an untuned GM truck Post 2011 and even the new 2014
And have you considered HP Tuners?
I have briefly, but HP Tuners doesn’t even compare to EFI Live in terms of its features, capabilities and what it can do. EFI Live can do so so much more. it’s used more by high end performance auto shops. it’s also very in-depth, so much, they have entry level, novice, intermediate, experienced, etc… classes to use the program. To get real in depth into the software for advanced tuning, you need to take the advanced expert class. One thing that EFI Live has, is a great message board where people can send thier downloadable logs to use for your own vehicle to go with or for atleast a starting point. It also has many more add ons you can get such as a DSP3 or DSP5 switch to switch between 3 or 5 different tunes on the fly. You can also create a total… trying to find the word for it… a custom tune. Not the word I was looking for, but its as close as I can get. Basically rewrites the entire ECU’s programming where there is nothing left from the factory. It also controls the transmission’s Control Unit, remove however much % of the Engine AND Transmission Abuse Program and supports more vehicles and seems to be one step ahead, if not more, than HP Tuners. When you compare the two, EFI Live wins hands down. Now if you are looking for a more user-friendly software, then HP Tuners is the way to go. If you want something that can do more advanced stuff, then EFI Live is the winner. it’s been debated over and over and EFI Live has always been the winner in the debate in regards of capabilities, however, there is a much steeper learning curve, but thats half the fun.
I mention HP only b/c it is another option. I agree about the EFI. We have one vehicle in our family that actually has layered tunes, where EFI being one of them. EFI has a lot more flexibility with the tables. I do have HP on my ’02 Silvy, and I can’t complain. Yeah, it’s powered by an Ls2 w/Ls6 heads combo.. I just stuck to what I already had loaded and upgraded from when I had the 5.3l tuned.
You have an LS2 powered Silverado with LS6 Heads? I’m super jealous. I’m actually thinking about getting rid of my lifted 400ftlb Armada with no performance mods and buying a 2007+ GN truck 4×4 with a blown motor or extremely high mileage and swapping in an LS3 or an LS6. from a wrecked Corvette or Camaro or slightly used from ebay. It would be a project for sure, so not having a daily driver would be an issue as I would have to use my dad’s shop to make it happen, where I don’t exactly want to live.
What kind of power are you putting down or do you know? I’m also curious to what kind of gas mileage you are getting. I’d still like to maintain some sort of gas mileage.