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Old 09-19-2012, 05:32 PM
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Default 408 Build Progress. Thoughts/suggestions?

I Will be picking up my 408 shortblock this weekend. Its a 6.0 iron block, lunati crank, eagle rods, and wiseco -3cc pistons. Just got my cam specs from Pat G today. Its a 235/242 .639/.615 112+3 LSA so i'll be ordering that tomorrow along with the CNC'd LS3 heads milled to 68cc from TSP. Then my intake will be a Ported LS3 of a FAST setup. Compression should be around 11.3:1.

Any thoughts on the build or suggestions? Any suggestions would be great or thoughts on how the motor will perform!

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id go with a FAST but it looks like a nasty setup.
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just use the ported LS3.. ls3 flows damn near a fast anyways for 1/3 the price
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just use the ported LS3.. ls3 flows damn near a fast anyways for 1/3 the price
what if he wants more later? how do ported FASTs perform compared to an ls3?
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I REALLY want a FAST setup!! But this complete build is costing me more than i expecteder so i may have to settle for the ported LS3 until after the 1st of the year
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Unless your getting a killer deal on a ported ls3 intake, I'd just run it stock until you can get a fast, if that's what you really want. But I agree that a ported ls3 intake will more than suit your needs. The ls3 fast intakes don't quite offer the gains over stock intakep as they do in The cathedral setups.
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So basically just save my money and go with a stock LS3 intake? Any idea what kind of power i can expect to make?
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can any body give me some feed back on aes racing out in ilinois any good is it worth letting them build me a 565 bbc any feed back will help
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Originally Posted by mva
can any body give me some feed back on aes racing out in ilinois any good is it worth letting them build me a 565 bbc any feed back will help
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