LS6 Long Block and when to shift..?
LS6 Long Block and when to shift..? Hello,
I have an ls6 long block with intake and now full bolt on's. I believe the car is still running on the stock tune being that the A4 shift point is still set at 6200 rpm's. my quest is.... Am I leaving power on the table with the shift point set this low? If yes, at what point should my trans be shifting?
Thanks guys..
I have an ls6 long block with intake and now full bolt on's. I believe the car is still running on the stock tune being that the A4 shift point is still set at 6200 rpm's. my quest is.... Am I leaving power on the table with the shift point set this low? If yes, at what point should my trans be shifting?
Thanks guys..
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Put in a good set of pushrods and springs for a couple hundred bucks and you can push it to 6700-6800 with a 7k limit without floating valves. I reved mine to 7500 cam only ls1 for a couple years before I sold it.
I am actually planning a valve spring upgrade as my next upgrade. Please tell me which method you guys used to keep the valves from dropping? Also, before a costly dyno tune, I am planning a simple Tune by Frost to tweek things until I feel that I am done. Does that ever really happen haha?? Shamefully, since May I think that I have burned thru less then 1/2 tank of gas/fuel due to work schedule and my monster toddler. I would rather spend the available time with him then the car. My little boy......and he is crazy for that GM LS series sound.....
Thats the springs I used when I went to 1.8 rockers. Still on the stock push rods.
I am actually planning a valve spring upgrade as my next upgrade. Please tell me which method you guys used to keep the valves from dropping? Also, before a costly dyno tune, I am planning a simple Tune by Frost to tweek things until I feel that I am done. Does that ever really happen haha?? Shamefully, since May I think that I have burned thru less then 1/2 tank of gas/fuel due to work schedule and my monster toddler. I would rather spend the available time with him then the car. My little boy......and he is crazy for that GM LS series sound.....
Don't waste your money on a tune till you get a dyno tune. Even then the only thing you really need is the rev limit turned up. The tune from a ls1 to ls6 is pretty close till you get to full bolt-ons.
