Opinions Wanted
Opinions Wanted I've got a 2002 Z28 M6 that I'm looking to do H/C/E on. I live on Oahu which means there is no drag strip (don't really care too much about 1/4 times anyways). The car currently has 125k miles on it (~100k on the motor). Strong oil pressure, no funny noises, doesn't smoke, doesn't use oil. I'm looking at something in the vein of a Streetsweeper HT (when the time comes and the rest of the pieces have been chosen I'll get a custom grind from Martin, Ed, PatG, or Brian Tooley). THIS IS NOT A MAX EFFORT BUILD! I'll be keeping the stock bottom end, LS6 intake, P/S, P/B, A/C. I'll likely be using a TSP 1 7/8 LT and Catted Y setup into my GMMG for the exhaust side. Where I'm really torn is trying to determine whether I'm better off coughing up an extra $1k for a set of Brian's hand ported TF 220s or if I'm better off saving the money and picking up a set of the PRC Stage 1 LS6 heads. The eventual Idea is a forged bottom end and an F-1A setup, but that is YEARS away (4+). Opinions?
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Not Max Effort? if this is not a max effort than You'll need to explain in more detail Your goals so people can help You.
if You say Not Max Effort id wonder if You have seen what some of the cam only cars can do? if not try doing a few cam only searches.
Ask Yourself if headers,cam,intake,exhaust,and Stall will be enough if not and only then would i personally look at the rest
if You say Not Max Effort id wonder if You have seen what some of the cam only cars can do? if not try doing a few cam only searches.
Ask Yourself if headers,cam,intake,exhaust,and Stall will be enough if not and only then would i personally look at the rest
Street driving. I'm looking for as much as I can get out of a stock bottom end while staying Street able. As long as I'm not bucking and shuddering at low speed (it spends most of its time at low speed with lots of stopping - I commute a whole 3 miles across MCBH to work every day) I'm OK. Don't care about MPG or the 1/4. I would also like to keep an eye towards the future when I get off this Island (more cubes and FI).
Firehawk, now that we have to get RECONS for our cars, do they care about big lopey cams and aftermarket heads? I'm a white guy in the military so I sure as hell don't get the local hookup lol
They will not fail you for a lopey idle. That would be ridiculous if the shop failed for that because its not a "safety" concern. I recommend that you get your safety check done at the Schofield Barracks hobby shop...just be sure to not have tint because he will tell you to rip it off.
My car has a magnaflow cat back and long tube headers he didnt say anything about that and I only failed because of the tint on my backglass.
Just to give you an example of my plans. Im going to go with the 228R from Texas speed and a little ol 2500-3000 stall converter just to keep things tight for daily driving. You are lucky that you have an M6. Both of my cars are auto. Im going with such a small stall because like you I just want to have a little bit more power and I dont want to drag race the car and I definitely dont want to have to rev my car to 4000 rpms just to get it to move lol I hate the feeling of a "slipping" transmission for a daily driver.
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After calling around, I have decided I will be getting a set of Brian's touched up Trick Flow 220s. Thanks for the input guys
You can't beat Tooley's heads. I have used him for many years on my builds. My V will get a set of Tooley massaged heads when I finally get settled in HI. I'll be moving back to Kaneohe in late July.