Ls1 rebuild
10-20-2016, 06:12 PM
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Ls1 rebuild hello everyone im new here i own a 2002 Trans am 5.7 manual 6speed and i am getting my engine rebuilt and machined as well as the heads and with some minor upgrades like a cam with 212/218 lsa of 114 lift is .522/.529 , new valve train components and the guy had to bore out my cylinders 5 over and he also said hes done a few things to bump up the compression a bit and im also gunna be installing bbk lt headers with the ory . now my question is am i gonna be throwing any ses/cel codes when i get everything back up and running . any tips for a newly rebuilt motor and break in will be greatly appreciated .and also will i need to absolutely have to get a tune done for it to run and idle properly ?
10-24-2016, 06:52 AM
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Your machinist should be able to tell you exactly how he wants it broken in. And yes, you will need a retune is your previous tune was for a stock setup.
How do you know he'll regret it when you dont even know what he plans on doing with the car??
How do you know he'll regret it when you dont even know what he plans on doing with the car??
10-27-2016, 09:06 PM
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yeah i meant honed lol and the reason i went with a mild cam is that this car is my only ride right now so im more into whats reliable right now and maybe in the future i will get a bigger cam plus my car was loud as **** anyways lol dont want the police called on me