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Old 02-24-2012, 04:18 PM
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91 240sx
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fast 102 & tb
prc heads
comp .641/615"
cometic
arp
1 5/8 to single 3" back
monster clutch

not the happiest with my numbers. maybe some ideas why i hit on the lower end, 4" exhaust would help. def happy with the feel though, things a beast.

http://youtu.be/3zRERdw1b4g
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Very nice, I have a 240sx as well. Mine's just a built KA with a gt30 though. I want to do an LS1 swap.
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i want 550 to 600 wheel.with out boost. and add a ppg gearbox.
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Awesome man! I'm not sold on that kind of camber on a car with so much torque though lol.
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yea... that much power going through those rear tires does not seem safe at all.. maybe on a stock 200hp 240 but not that beast you have.. just throw on some sick 3 piece wheels and call it a day
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needs body work to fix camber, which im working on. then a 295 is going on the rear. trust me i want to put more to the ground.
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lol stretched and poked tires on anything that makes more than 100 whp.
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Prob those wheels that took your power away....:
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Originally Posted by CamaroSS27
Prob those wheels that took your power away....:
sure buddy. coming from the guy with chinese made american racing TT lol... you may not like the look of my wheel,to each there own but they are far better made wheels then yours, lighter and stronger. they do lose in the price catagory i could prob get a whole set of tt with tires for one of my rims.

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a) you are not getting anything near that power level on a stock cubed N/A LS3
b) cool wheels bro
c) subn to read about a future failure with that wheel/tire/"stance" combo
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Originally Posted by sidewayz28
a) you are not getting anything near that power level on a stock cubed N/A LS3
b) cool wheels bro
c) subn to read about a future failure with that wheel/tire/"stance" combo
i agree. i would like to see 520 out of it. i dont think thats asking to much...tom im going to seeing what kind of exhaust i can manage, i think i can get a dual 3" or single 4 with alittle work. i dont want to raise the ride height. and a cold air intake. when it was being tuned the intake temps were reallly bad so it was de tuned a good amount. then a custom cut cam. see if i can pull 520.
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who tuned it? what are the specs on the current cam?
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Originally Posted by sidewayz28
who tuned it? what are the specs on the current cam?
rick at synergy. real good dude. we both agreed on a conservative tune for it, he told me he can pull a good 10 more easy. cam 231/236 111 lsa comp cam (texas speed cut) runs surprising smooth at low rpm and i love the sound. but rick told me he can get me 20 more with a custom grind. when it was tuned it was summer and i think he said i was seeing like 155 intake temp.
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Header primaries are pretty small for that motor. It would probably like 1-7/8 headers if they are available for your swap.
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Car looks sick, what prc heads are your running and why didnt you use the stock ls3 heads?
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The only thing that much camber will hurt is grip or lack of. I have been running 350ish HP in my car with stretched tires and about -3.5 degrees of camber for years. For much the same reason as you (and a few others). I can already picture the arguments i am going to get in on here cause of my car and its set up lol Only thing I can poke at is the flat black ha ha

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C Love, what kind of car are you running it on?
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Originally Posted by my bandit
C Love, what kind of car are you running it on?
same POS chassis he is . Who would have thought another rice mobile with camber and stretched tires.
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Nice but the headers r way to small u need a the least 1 7/8 and you will see a HP difference just in that !
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Yeah, header primaries are going to hold your power back quite a bit.

Those are good size for 281 Mustangs, not a 376 LS3s with big cam and heads.

Also, that cam is completely *** backwards it seems. You would think that on a setup with very good intake but lacking exhaust flow the lift would be lower on the intake and higher on the exhaust to make up for the deficit. But no, you have big lift on an already great flowing intake and low lift on an already crappy exhaust. That is also hurting your power numbers. What's the rest of the cam specs like? Usually cars with small headers or shorties tend to have cams that favor the exhaust portion to make up for that, usually with longer duration and bigger lift than on the intake side.


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