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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 04:44 PM
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Default Katech 2010 Camaro head/cam package

We just wrapped up this beautiful black 2010 Camaro SS with our LS3 head/cam package. We also used the car for a couple of new development items such as our heater hose relocation kit.

The package includes:
Katech Torquer LS3 camshaft
PSI single beehive springs
Katech titanium retainers
Katech C5-R timing chain
Trend pushrods
WCCH ported LS3 heads
Serialized plaque

531hp/479tq



Additionally, this car got:
Halltech Yellow Jacket Camaro intake system, painted black with red lettering
Katech aluminum valve covers powdercoated black
Katech coil relocation kit
Katech billet belt tensioner
Katech heater hose relocation kit
Katech fuel line
Katech evap line
katech windshield banner

Previously equipped:
Headers
Corsa mufflerrs

And customer recently added an intake manifold cover which looks nice with the black valve covers.





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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 10:56 PM
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wow...thats some nice numbers...beautiful car too.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 04:58 AM
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Holy cow! Amazing are those darn LS3's........
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Nice package. Broad power curve. Probably be in the 450-460 rwhp range on a chassis dyno I'd expect which is STOUT!
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Patrick G
Nice package. Broad power curve. Probably be in the 450-460 rwhp range on a chassis dyno I'd expect which is STOUT!
That's exactly what it made on our Mustang dyno.
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Old Aug 4, 2011 | 09:26 PM
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so 531 was at the engine, not wheels? u actually pulled the engine and put it on a dyno?? thats not that good then, u barely added 100hp with all those mods... 426 to 531, 105...
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so 531 was at the engine, not wheels? u actually pulled the engine and put it on a dyno?? thats not that good then, u barely added 100hp with all those mods... 426 to 531, 105...
Yes, we validated this cam package on the engine dyno.

100hp from intake/exhaust/mild cam/heads is pretty typical in reality. What did you expect? 531rwhp? 600hp at the crank? 174hp from just those mods? Maybe on the internet, but not in reality.
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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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My N/A LS3 got 150whp from H/C/I combo... however.. it took LS7 top end to achieve that.. which at 4.065 bore, didn't come cheap, and lost low rpm power.. with a savage twin carbon clutch and low gears = no fun at stoplights or heavy traffic..

If I was to do it again, I would take the Katech pkg.. good work guys..
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Originally Posted by LC
My N/A LS3 got 150whp from H/C/I combo... however.. it took LS7 top end to achieve that.. which at 4.065 bore, didn't come cheap, and lost low rpm power.. with a savage twin carbon clutch and low gears = no fun at stoplights or heavy traffic..

If I was to do it again, I would take the Katech pkg.. good work guys..
Very light clutches can have a big effect on rear wheel power. Even lighter wheels/tires can pick up a lot. I can't stress enough how mild this cam is. If you're looking for something very aggressive there are other cams out there that will probably make more power. This cam was tested in an LS3 cam shootout by GM High Tech Performance magazine and scored consistently well over all categories. http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...son/index.html
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Very nice numbers.
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Here's a video of the car...(Sorry for the quality taken with iphone)




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAgXf6jx9ew
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Numbers a def a good gain, from other setups.
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Originally Posted by Katech_Jason

100hp from intake/exhaust/mild cam/heads is pretty typical in reality. What did you expect? 531rwhp? 600hp at the crank? 174hp from just those mods? Maybe on the internet, but not in reality.

That says it all right there!!!


Car sounds awsome.
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Originally Posted by Katech_Jason
What did you expect? 531rwhp? 600hp at the crank? 174hp from just those mods? Maybe on the internet, but not in reality.
I agree...though it might be possible.

These guys came kind of close:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ghlight=cartek
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Sounds fantastic!
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
I agree...though it might be possible.

These guys came kind of close:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...ghlight=cartek
The only way for that to be a fair comparison would be if it was done on the same dyno.
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Katech_Jason
The only way for that to be a fair comparison would be if it was done on the same dyno.
True.
Or maybe even a track results comparison at the same track/on the same day.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by someday
so 531 was at the engine, not wheels? u actually pulled the engine and put it on a dyno?? thats not that good then, u barely added 100hp with all those mods... 426 to 531, 105...
thats what i was thinking

i got 100 out ofmy ls3 with

dynatech longtubes
borla
rotofab CAI
comp cam
gold patriot springs
+tune
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Old Oct 27, 2011 | 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Luckymex_dallas
thats what i was thinking

i got 100 out ofmy ls3 with

dynatech longtubes
borla
rotofab CAI
comp cam
gold patriot springs
+tune
Which is about in line with what we're making here. +100hp is pretty typical with cam, intake, exhaust and tuning.
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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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awesome jason ive always been interested on what katech could do to my ls stuff, ieread plenty articles and watched enough youtube vids, how much does this typically run?

wow i just turned my speakers on that camaro sounds TUFFF
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