# 594HP 5.3L Gen III Small Block for $3,252 **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [March 13, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046 "2011-03-13T18:10:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DatsunBOB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/datsunbob/32/6081_2.png) [@DatsunBOB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DatsunBOB)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046/1 "2011-03-13T18:10:43Z")
drift this sucka! [http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp\_1104\_594hp\_53l\_gen\_iii\_small\_block\_for\_3252/index.html](http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp_1104_594hp_53l_gen_iii_small_block_for_3252/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046/2 "2011-03-14T04:30:00Z")
very nice ---
**Author:** ![S13counterpart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@S13counterpart](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13counterpart)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046/3 "2011-03-14T13:10:24Z")
Iron block love… This is pretty much why I went went a 5.3… ---
**Author:** ![DatsunBOB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/datsunbob/32/6081_2.png) [@DatsunBOB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DatsunBOB)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046/4 "2011-03-14T15:43:46Z")
when I was reading this it made my cry… made me man cry. I’m eyeballing my old mans truck as I type this lol. look out ---
**Author:** ![S13counterpart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@S13counterpart](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13counterpart)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046/5 "2011-03-14T16:10:12Z")
Go with the 4.8 if you can… They’re a more reliable version. The lack of stroke puts a lot less stress on the cylinder walls… ---
**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046/6 "2011-03-14T16:38:04Z")
there’s two guys who did 5.3l turbos on silvia v8 forums… would be neat to witness in real life here… totally bad ass… sounds ridiculously sick too with the turbo spooling and v8 rumble damn… mad max awesome or something ---
**Author:** ![S13counterpart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@S13counterpart](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13counterpart)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046/7 "2011-03-14T16:40:15Z")
I don’t think either one finished it though? Could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![a\_ahmed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/a_ahmed/32/5411_2.png) [@a\_ahmed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/a_ahmed)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/594hp-5-3l-gen-iii-small-block-for-3-252/210046/8 "2011-03-15T04:22:13Z")
There’s youtube videos of it at least one of the guys