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Old Sep 15, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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I will post this elsewhere, but I am curious about the FI crowd. I am ready to tune my LS2 GTO w/ STS. No internal engine mods, but I am seriously considering dropping in a set of 918's and hardened pushrods tomorrow [dyno tune Monday]. BUT: are these the LS1 springs, or are they LS6 springs? If they are LS6, are they up to 10+ psi boost?
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Old Sep 15, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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With no engine mods at 10psi and 11.0cr I dont think you`ll have to worry about the springs, cause that engine wont last very long. I would suggest spending the $$ on some AFR 225s 72cc chamber which will get your compression under 10.0 and make more power as well as making the combo much safer.
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Trust me, we will be monitoring carefully...and spraying the methanol during the tune.

Realistically, we are looking for 500 rwhp, perhaps a bit higher, but not trying to build a race car. My gut feeling is that we won't need 10 psi boost. I am simply trying to sort out the issues of valve float. The LS2 pulls quite well to the redline STOCK...just wondering what some backside pressure on those valves may do.
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