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Old 04-28-2011, 11:11 PM
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I am taking my car in to get a cam. I have the cam already (comp cam) and they are being custom grinded by a LS guy down here. I told him to give me something with very high street performance, but I dont want it super lopey. What do you think my gains will be?

Also he said the stock LS2 heads are fine, but to take full advantage of the cam at least get my LS2 heads CNC'd.

am I looking at somewhere around 60RWHP?
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60rwhp is easy with a good cam setup by itself. Good headwork along with fast intake, tb, fuel injectors and headers can net you a lot more.
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any reccomendations of what else, as in internals, to get with my cam.
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valve springs, melling 10296 oil pump, pushrods.

depending on cam specs cam only youll prolly see a 40rwhp gain. with ported heads, fast and a cam you could see 450+.
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Originally Posted by itsslow98
valve springs, melling 10296 oil pump, pushrods.

depending on cam specs cam only youll prolly see a 40rwhp gain. with ported heads, fast and a cam you could see 450+.
so a fast intake manifold, cam, and ported heads will put you around 450RWHP+? This seems like a good route to go
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Originally Posted by wcryan
so a fast intake manifold, cam, and ported heads will put you around 450RWHP+? This seems like a good route to go
yep, dont forget injectors as well and throttle body. Its quite expensive. if thats the raneg you wanna be in you might as well grab a maggie, youll make the smae hp but gobs more tq.
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I get all my labor for dirt cheap, so I was hoping that it would be a little cheaper
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Which shop are you using? I'm in San Diego as well
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my buddies shop down here in escondido. He just purchased a brand new dyno. email me wcryan@hotmail.com



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