Performance advice?

[KamenRider_1500]

So I’m one year in and I still haven’t gotten the truck on the road for legal issues. Still missing a cat and can’t exactly find someone these days to let me pass it. Couple weeks ago I did a 0-60 test on the truck and got 10.3 seconds. I was pretty bummed out but skeptical because I feel like the truck should be faster than that stock. Keep in mind that my truck is a ‘96 Chevy 1500 extended cab 2wd with the 5.7 Vortec. I did an oil change, switched to a spectre air filter, changed the spark plugs and got brand new tires. I was wondering if you guys with extended cabs also got similar numbers doing a 0-60 or maybe something’s wrong with my truck. Or maybe I’m not launching it right. Help?

 

[Schurkey]

What gears? What transmission? Locking differential? Does the throttle open all the way?

You're in California. Buy a catalyst, install it, get the thing registered. Without the cat, it's sculpture, not a vehicle.

The "Spectre" air filter was a waste of effort. Oiled-gauze filters sometimes don't "play nice" with MAF sensors.

 

[KamenRider_1500]

What gears? What transmission? Locking differential? Does the throttle open all the way?

You're in California. Buy a catalyst, install it, get the thing registered. Without the cat, it's sculpture, not a vehicle.

The "Spectre" air filter was a waste of effort. Oiled-gauze filters sometimes don't "play nice" with MAF sensors.

The thing is I can’t find a cat, the truck never came with an engine sticker when I got it. I do have a normal stp air filter laying on my shelf so maybe I can still replace it. I’m not exactly sure what gears and transmission it has, it does have a 4 speed automatic and I’m pretty sure the throttle does it job. A little more about the missing catalytic converter, I checked under the truck and apparently it’s been welded with a pipe so it only has one instead of two.

 

[Caman96]

I would say that sounds pretty normal -10.5 seconds, when considering what condition and miles on truck? I’d be more focused on finding out exactly what I had and getting it running right.

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[b454rat]

Summit sells the cats. If you were closer I'd sell you mine. Check the RPO codes in the glove box, that will tell everything about the truck. Trans is a 4L60, gears prolly 3.42s but who knows. Why were the cats cut off, knowing it won't pass in Commifornia??

 

[94k1500 MNboy]

So I’m one year in and I still haven’t gotten the truck on the road for legal issues. Still missing a cat and can’t exactly find someone these days to let me pass it. Couple weeks ago I did a 0-60 test on the truck and got 10.3 seconds. I was pretty bummed out but skeptical because I feel like the truck should be faster than that stock. Keep in mind that my truck is a ‘96 Chevy 1500 extended cab 2wd with the 5.7 Vortec. I did an oil change, switched to a spectre air filter, changed the spark plugs and got brand new tires. I was wondering if you guys with extended cabs also got similar numbers doing a 0-60 or maybe something’s wrong with my truck. Or maybe I’m not launching it right. Help?

For 90s technology I think that’s about as good as your going to get stock

 

[618 Syndicate]

How did you do your 0-60 test?
If you don't know what the engine/trans/gears in the truck are, what are you basing your performance expectations on?
What do you mean by "can't find a cat"?

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

My 88 C1500 RCSB 5.7L TBI 700R4 with 3.42 gears did 11.3 in 0-60 before I started messing with it. Changing from 3.42s to 4.11s gave me ~3/10ths of a second in 0-60 and 1/4 mile. YMMV

 

[0xDEADBEEF]

I think Magnaflow sells 50 state legal cats. Just buy one.

Changing the rear gear ratio can make it feel like a completely different truck for 0-60 romps if that's all you're interested in.

 

[Caman96]

My 88 C1500 RCSB 5.7L TBI 700R4 with 3.42 gears did 11.3 in 0-60 before I started messing with it. Changing from 3.42s to 4.11s gave me ~3/10ths of a second in 0-60 and 1/4 mile. YMMV

Try new tires, air filter, spark plugs and changing oil, then report back!