Let me start off by saying I bought this 2001 SS as a cam only car in April.....put about 150 miles on it and then immediately ripped the entire drivetrain out of it and added this:

SDPC LS2 413 shortblock built into a longblock by Vengeance...11.85:1 c/r
Manley Pistons, Scat Rods, Eagle stroker crank, Cometic gaskets
TFS 235 heads w/yella terras
Vengeance VRX5 cam...236/238....601/605...113 LSA
TSP 1 7/8" headers, TSP O/R Y-pipe w/magnaflow catback and cutout
Vengeance ported FAST 102/102mm TB
FAST fuel rails w/custom lines made by Vengeance
100mm Powermaf/104mm FTP Lid
FRPP 42lb injectors

Performabuilt Level 2 4L60
Circle D +4C (4000ish stall)
Midwest Chassis Fab'd 9" w/truetrac, alum. center section & 3.70 gear

All of this was installed by yours truly on jackstands in my garage (I will never again drop an LS motor in from the top)....finished it up in August and had a mail order tune done for it using the stock MAF so I could put a few miles on it. After 500 miles and a few oil changes I took the car to my local tuner who does an EXCELLENT job and after the first pull the car kept breaking up and wouldn't make any power. We changed the plugs/wires and still nothing.....funny thing is the car ran flawlessly under normal driving and would just break up at WOT.

Rather than try and fix little things and go back and forth to the dyno I had the car shipped to Vengeance in Atlanta and naturally within an hour of them starting to look at it they figured out that one of the grounds on the back of one of the cylinder heads had come loose (my fault). Apparently they have a pygmy mechanic working for them with hands small enough to fit behind the head in an f-body.

Threw it on the dyno and this is the result.........
Keep in mind this car was built as a street/strip car and doesn't have a radical cam in it....to be honest I thought it would dyno 50hp less.

Thanks to Ron, both Mikes and the rest of the Vengeance crew!!

 

Great numbers considering that cam was designed for a 346

 

Nice numbers, the guys at Vengeance are great to deal with

 

Awesome numbers! How does it feel now after all the new mods?

 

I really wouldn't know because I have been babying it during the break-in on the engine.....will probably be picking it up later this week and then to the dragstrip I go!!

 

Good luck, let us know how it does!

 

nice results man!!! car should be a na beast!! any plans for n20?

 

Nice numbers. Torque looks good!

 

Car runs great man I drove it yesturday for a bit.

The car dynoed very well. Sorry to call you and tell you we found it after 10 minutes but the good news is it runs great and is ready to drive or race.

Don't feel bad man I could not fit my hand back there either but Charlie can

 

Nice numbers Kevin! Can't wait to see what that thing does at Gulfport.

 

thanks Mike and everyone else!!

 

not really any plans for it....just wanted to have a reliable setup that would run some 10s n/a

 

Nice setup. I'm surprised too by the small cam.

I like that you drove it for 150 miles then ripped everything out. That's big ***** style. I like it!

I don't see why someone would put a motor in from the top either but that's just me.

 

Thanx Kevin!!!! I do believe you will have a SEG the first time you nail the "go pedal"!!!!

 

not really any other way to do it when u don't have a lift

 

You just need one of these. I can't find the pic of the car seven feet in the air.

Someone has one I am sure.

 

Negative, that cam was actually made to work best with the LS2 364...

 

looks like the same Harbor Freight hoist I have lol.....my ceiling in my garage is only 8' tall though....what is yours??

 

Any track times Kevin?

 

need some rear suspension BAD!! Car felt like it was twisting and about to jump off the ground (in the rear) on the launch and then would come down and hook hard

needless to say my best tonight was a 11.1 @126 with a crappy 1.8 sixty....should be an easy mid 10 sec car once I get the suspension sorted out

thanks again Ron.....this thing is VIOLENT!!