Budget Head and Cam
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The budget pretty much gets blown with a 1k intake. I think the best budget build would be some 243/799s with a good valve job, a good cam, and an ls6 intake. Then some gears. Maybe some suspension the like you said. Or fuel inj and fuel pump. youd only be $520 into a setup to handle 500 at the wheels which would be more than most heads cam setups do.
Told the Cam guy, I dont care about horsepower. I want a cam that makes a fat torque curve and drives like stock. 222\228 113+4. Ramp rate = 272 @ seat to 222 at .050. So about 50 in perspective. Paired with 799 heads cleaned resurfaced with a valve job. That cam. Used ls6 intake, 3200 converter and LTs. I was in it less than 4 grand in total. Including tune.
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95 degrees, 28.50HG and their sheet says SAE correction factor is 1.06. I verified that my graph was based on current conditions. When "Standardized" 77 deg, it comes out to roughly 410hp and 393 Tq. I dont think that matters though.
Last edited by Bspeck82; May 24, 2017 at 12:17 PM.
Honestly id rather see gains. They are more comparable. Dynos read quite a bit diff even within the same company. Consistency is key. That's why the strip is both good and bad for showing results as well. Being consistent is key. The dyno is best for that as a single session will give you repeatable results and going back to the same one allows for showing true progress, plus its safer, esp tuning wide open. Eddy currents may hurt egos but are best for all that.
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Honestly id rather see gains. They are more comparable. Dynos read quite a bit diff even within the same company. Consistency is key. That's why the strip is both good and bad for showing results as well. Being consistent is key. The dyno is best for that as a single session will give you repeatable results and going back to the same one allows for showing true progress, plus its safer, esp tuning wide open. Eddy currents may hurt egos but are best for all that.
