Gen III to Gen V Comparison

**mwalk00gtp** · 05-02-2008

Posted this on 3 other boards so i figured why not here. Vids dont do it justice, difference is amazing.

**Sabrewings** · 05-02-2008

Maybe it's just me, but I can't see a whole lot of difference...

**boosting98** · 05-02-2008

y does it seem like the gen 3 spikes the rpms up faster?

**02BlueGT** · 05-02-2008

Some spin, watch the Speedo not the tach and you see the difference

**spidamanSS** · 05-02-2008

I could see the difference w/ the 40-60mph but not the 0-100. Is it really a big difference. Would you recommend this swap?

**GR8racingfool** · 05-03-2008

I would.

~F~

**boosting98** · 05-03-2008

now i kinda see it.

**mwalk00gtp** · 05-04-2008

these are on the same downhill. gen III first then gen v.

**Bio248** · 05-04-2008

genV definately has a higher pitch whine and its louder.

im poor though.

**Iron Indian** · 05-04-2008

Sounds different, I don't see a whole lot of difference though honestly and I watched it several times. I doubt with a mild setup up you'd gain much if anything at the track or dyno. Now if you were talking about a seriously built headed and cammed motor and I could see a nice gain with a GenV, otherwise I wouldn't expect much honestly.

Sure sounds good. Now throw on some Headers, rockers or cam, and a Full IC and have some real fun! :-)

**mwalk00gtp** · 05-05-2008

yeah its kinda hard to tell from the vids but the difference is amazing. i know from a race the gen v setup would put buslengths on the old gen III.

**Reptile** · 05-05-2008

Seriously? You just can't tell with videos....you have to see the results in the performance and track times.

With my old ported gen 3 setup, I had no problems running a 3.4 on the street all the time, 3.25 was barely streetable, and required constant attention...with my GenV, 3.2 on the street all the time, and a little race fuel I could run a 3.0.....but that was before the alky.
Basically you may not just see it with the speedo, but if you're spent countless hours keeping a smaller pulley on a Gen3, you'll notice the decreased effort of keeping the engine happy.
Now I've got the 3.0 on all the time, but that's beside the point.

**Fish** · 05-07-2008

I am seeing the same boost #s with a 3.8 pulley as stock Gen 3 owners are seeing with a 3.4 pulley. Same boost #s with less HP loss FTW. Also, keeps the blower within its efficiency range easier.

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