C5 Z06 Build 438 LS7
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C5 Z06 Build 438 LS7
Bought my first Corvette a 90k mile Z06 last fall. The first night of ownership I lowered it with longer bolts and pulled the front bolts out!
I drove it like this with a tune for the rest of the year. Went to the track once and made just one hit on the old dry tires and went 12.6@115
Over the winter at home I started working on it here and there. Sent the heads out to FRH to have them worked over. Installed a Custom TJ spec camshaft. Long tubes and x-pipe with no cats.
Brought it back to work in the winter to install the clutch and dyno tune. Car made 457rwhp on E85. Made it back to the track to run 11.8@125 on the old tires. Again one hit only as the track was packed and I had some other cars to tune.
This spring started the 438 build.
4.100 manley crank
Callies Compstar rods
JE dome pistons 13.7:1
Mild TJ LS7 cam
Heavily worked LS7 heads
MSD 102 ported with NW 102
Kooks 2" headers and 3" off-road X-pipe.
Engine should be ready to go onto the engine dyno in a week or two. So stay tuned for more pics and vids.
I drove it like this with a tune for the rest of the year. Went to the track once and made just one hit on the old dry tires and went 12.6@115
Over the winter at home I started working on it here and there. Sent the heads out to FRH to have them worked over. Installed a Custom TJ spec camshaft. Long tubes and x-pipe with no cats.
Brought it back to work in the winter to install the clutch and dyno tune. Car made 457rwhp on E85. Made it back to the track to run 11.8@125 on the old tires. Again one hit only as the track was packed and I had some other cars to tune.
This spring started the 438 build.
4.100 manley crank
Callies Compstar rods
JE dome pistons 13.7:1
Mild TJ LS7 cam
Heavily worked LS7 heads
MSD 102 ported with NW 102
Kooks 2" headers and 3" off-road X-pipe.
Engine should be ready to go onto the engine dyno in a week or two. So stay tuned for more pics and vids.
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Larry, I hope to run 10.5@138-140 on street tires with this one. I am looking for 680-700hp on the engine dyno and 625rwhp or better on the chassis dyno. The cam will be holding me back about 30-40hp as it is on the small side for drive ability, 240-250 .655 .660 115.
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TECH Veteran
Nice!! Is the block s LS7 block ?
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Well Dave and I had our grudge match that we had set up over the winter. He has me out gunned with an A&A kit and 599rwhp, but I gave it my best. I cut some good lights .0015 .005 and he got me by .2 out the back door. My best was a 11.87@120 and he went 11.77@131. We both spun and peddled a bit but some no lift shifting kept me in the race to the 1/8th.
I think the next race will have a much different outcome with the new bullet installed!
I think the next race will have a much different outcome with the new bullet installed!