Heads/cam good for 450 rwhp and still good gas mileage?
04-21-2005, 11:02 PM
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Heads/cam good for 450 rwhp and still good gas mileage? I am taking the LS1 out of my wrecked Camaro and putting it in a RX-7 FD. Now, I had a procharger on my Camaro and loved to power and gas mileage, and I was thinking about doing a turbo for my RX-7 project. However, as you could imagine, there is a problem with engine compartment space, so I was thinking of doing a STS type custom turbo setup. Now, I am thinking of staying N/A. So, with the back story told, is there a good heads/cam/valve trian parts setup that could get me to around 450 rwhp and still get decent gas mileage?
Thanks for any input.
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04-21-2005, 11:54 PM
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You need to talk with the guys in Huntsville, AL. I think their name is Hinson something? Anyways, they have all the conversion parts, wiring harnesses that you need for the transplant.
04-22-2005, 01:39 AM
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On my Z06 I used AFR 205 heads, straight from the box. No hand work. Milled .040 to get the CR up to 11:1. A G5X3 cam, Comp R lifters, 921 springs and an under drive pully. It breathes through a Halltech stinger, stock TB and manifold. LG longtubes, cats and stock mufflers.
This setup makes 457 rwhp and 417 rwtq. It gets a consistant 26 hwy and 20 city. On long trips it occassionally gets 28+. Of course you can get single digits if you want.
An RX-7 has got to be making a smaller hole in the air than a Vette. So I would think you could easily reproduce these numbers.
This setup makes 457 rwhp and 417 rwtq. It gets a consistant 26 hwy and 20 city. On long trips it occassionally gets 28+. Of course you can get single digits if you want.
An RX-7 has got to be making a smaller hole in the air than a Vette. So I would think you could easily reproduce these numbers.
04-22-2005, 07:12 AM
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Damn, that's good gas mileage, I'll check into those products. Also, yeah, I will be getting the hardware I need from the swap from Hinson, but I'll do my own engine harness, thanks for telling me though. Does anyone else have any other recommendations on a good heads,cam, valve train set up for what I am looking for?
Thanks.
Thanks.
04-24-2005, 03:50 PM
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2850lbs car with 450rwhp will rip.
I went with AFR 205's milled .024" and TSP 233/239 112LSA cam and hoping for 450rwhp with LS6 intake/ported TB. Jagsthatrun.com (JTR) makes custom long tube headers for the LS1/FD conversion. They picked up nearly 20rwhp over some midlength Camaro headers.
-Mark
Welcome to the dark side
2850lbs car with 450rwhp will rip.
I went with AFR 205's milled .024" and TSP 233/239 112LSA cam and hoping for 450rwhp with LS6 intake/ported TB. Jagsthatrun.com (JTR) makes custom long tube headers for the LS1/FD conversion. They picked up nearly 20rwhp over some midlength Camaro headers.
-Mark
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Originally Posted by gnx7
V8rx7 forum on Torquecentral.com
Welcome to the dark side
2850lbs car with 450rwhp will rip.
I went with AFR 205's milled .024" and TSP 233/239 112LSA cam and hoping for 450rwhp with LS6 intake/ported TB. Jagsthatrun.com (JTR) makes custom long tube headers for the LS1/FD conversion. They picked up nearly 20rwhp over some midlength Camaro headers.
-Mark
Welcome to the dark side
2850lbs car with 450rwhp will rip.
I went with AFR 205's milled .024" and TSP 233/239 112LSA cam and hoping for 450rwhp with LS6 intake/ported TB. Jagsthatrun.com (JTR) makes custom long tube headers for the LS1/FD conversion. They picked up nearly 20rwhp over some midlength Camaro headers.
-Mark
