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Old 11-29-2012, 09:22 AM
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Have some guestions about camshaft, clutch etc. opinions...

Car is a 68 camaro, wilwood 12" brakes, qa1 coilovers, ridetech four-link rear suspension with narrowed ford 9" 4.11. Tko500, Billet Specialties 8x17 245/40/17 front, 11x17 315/30/17 rear.

Motor:
-2006 5.3
-799 heads
-Arp head studs
-Arp rod bolts
-LS9 gaskets
-Plan to use truck manifolds
-Garrett GT47 75mm inducer, 83mm exhaust, a/r 1.13
-Vertical intercooler 11"h, 23"l, 3"thick made of 2 ebay cores
-Megasquirt 3
-In future E85 and about 20psi

Guestions:
-Opinions about comp cams camshaft i should use, local dealer have those
-Smartest choice for clutch/flywheel combo? now its sfi steel bellhousing, 11" centerforce dual friction with hydraulic
-Maybe have to buy new intake manifold, i have thought ls6 style aluminium?
-Rear gear ratio, 3.50?

Sorry about writing mistakes, here in Finland we donīt use english so much...

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Old 11-29-2012, 03:44 PM
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Have a camshaft custom spec'd for your combo. Liljohn on here.

Your clutch may work at lower power levels. I like the McLeod RST twin disk.

A used LS6 plastic intake will work well. About $350 used.

3.50 should be a nice all around ratio.



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