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How to reach 300 RWHP on Stock LT1?

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Old 10-13-2008, 11:17 PM
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Question How to reach 300 RWHP on Stock LT1?

I am wanting to hit 300 RWHP with my current car in sig, i have not touched anything inside the motor so i have bolt ons, i want to reach 300 RWHP without ripping the motor apart. what else can i do to reach this goal?

I'm at 269 RWHP and 336 RWTQ currently!
Old 10-13-2008, 11:22 PM
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ummmm well you go with some longtubes for sure....3.23s are another good mod
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A "Cadillac Cam" will really help. There was a thread on a guy installing one if you do a search. That'd be the cam I'd put in if I ever did one, since I'm not looking for an insane amount of power, just around 300 like you. That, and a real tune!
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Super Charger or nitrous
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do you want to get into the internals of the motor now? thats a whole other ball game then...so much more power to be made with internal work!
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LTs, and a good tune will put you close.

if you were M6 then id say you are already there within 5rwhp or so.
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Get an intake and long tubes, that should get you there. If not a lil shot of spray will help you achieve your goal

Oh yeah like said above, a tune will help as well.
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well i was looking at LE1 package, but i'm not sure im on a budget and i know its pretty expensive to do it right meaning rebuild engine, and pay someone to do it.

what power gain will i see with doing 1.6 RR new pushrods, and beehive valve springs?
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Originally Posted by lt1z28camaro
Get an intake and long tubes, that should get you there. If not a lil shot of spray will help you achieve your goal

Oh yeah like said above, a tune will help as well.

I have a MOROSO CAI, and i have the HYPERCRAP, but when i had my car DYNO'd the guy said my A/F is dead on with the hypertech!

Do you think i can get more out of a dyno tune or mail order tune?
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Originally Posted by 94CamaroZ28SS
I have a MOROSO CAI, and i have the HYPERCRAP, but when i had my car DYNO'd the guy said my A/F is dead on with the hypertech!

Do you think i can get more out of a dyno tune or mail order tune?
just get a mail order tune! with a dyno or fine tune it would cost too much and you dont want to spend that money if your going to keep modding it!! mail order tune is fine for your mods anyways
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My car was well over 300 with mods in sig
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Originally Posted by 94CamaroZ28SS
I have a MOROSO CAI, and i have the HYPERCRAP, but when i had my car DYNO'd the guy said my A/F is dead on with the hypertech!

Do you think i can get more out of a dyno tune or mail order tune?
My bad I looked over your CAI. It seems like people get a good amount of power from 1.6rr's. I'm not sure as to how much power gain but I know i've seen ppl with similar setups breakin the 300rwhp mark. If I were you and I wanted to just stay around 300rwhp I would get them. BUT if you're thinking about possibly getting an le1 package I'd wait and save up for everything at once.

Since the le2 package (assuming the le1 does too) comes with new springs.. Then while it's all taken apart get everything put in at once. I don't THINK you have a stall either. That'll help you out as well(not with dyno, but with track #'s it will)
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1.6 RR's, Electric waterpump, UD pulleys, Double roller timing chain, LT's dumped. These should get you close, but since you're an A4 it will most likely take a small cam to get you there along with a convertor
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**** i might as well wait and get the LE1 package!!!

Can i stroke it out to a 383 with the LE1 package?

Also will the 4L60E hold the power? it was recently rebuild stock with new updates and a HD2 shift kit?

Also WHAT MAIL ORDER TUNE SHOULD I GO WITH?
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if your going to stroke it and do forged sutff then go with the LE3 lol...the LE1 package is lightweight stuff anyways...for stocker motors that want to stay very streetable.. with 383 and forged stuff and being balanced you should be able to run the LE3 stuff... if you go this far then do a fine tune/dynotune

as for now the tune just go through madz28
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i just added your myspace btw! i want to check your car out
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If you're gonna stroke it out to a 383 i'd forge it (never know what you'll want to do it in the future, it will allow you to put boost on it if you like, more spray, or a bigger cam that you can spin higher) But it will definately cost you some cash. And while you're doing it, you'd be better off just getting atleast the le2 heads and a good size cam.

As far as mail order tunes go, i got mine from ion (madtuner.com) he's a good guy. I havn't put my motor back together yet so I can't put my .02 in yet..But I hear good things about him and pcmforless.com
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1.6rr, e waterpump, 52mm tb. And a PCM tune should get you to 300rwhp or past it. Based off of your current mods.
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Originally Posted by bluelt1z28
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Damn, doesnt take that much. Full bolt ons.
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Originally Posted by ZONES89RS
Damn, doesnt take that much. Full bolt ons.
he was skipping the 300's and went straight to 400+


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