So I'm building a street/strip car out of my 2000 Camaro z28 so heres the build so far tell me what you guys think or where I can do better on somethings:

WEIGHT REDUCTION:
- Complete ac and heater delete inside the car amd in engine bay.
- ABS delete along with wires. Replaced with SMJ kit.
- Traction and cruise control delete.
- AIR and EGR delete.
ENGINE:
- 6.0 iron block bored and honed .030 over.
- TSP 408 rotating assembly (stroker).
- TSP 243 stage 2.5 heads.
- TSP .660 lift double Springs.
- FAST 102 intake.
- ls3 fuel rails.
- ls3 fuel injectors.
- ls6 valley cover with the built in PCV.
- TSP texas giant cam.
- ls2 timing chain.
- Meling oil pump.
- MSD coil packs.
- MSD wires.
TRANSMISSION:
- 4L60E with 4000 stall.
- New internals - corvette servos etc.
EXHAUST:
- Pacesetter 1 7/8" long tubes.
- Speed engineering over the axel true 3" duals.
- No cats.
SUSPENSION:
- Bilstein shocks and struts.
- pan hard bar relocation.
- strut tower brace.
- stock ls1 breaks all around.
- drilled and slotted rotors in the front.
REAR END:
- 10 bolt with 3.73 gears.
- support cover to make it "stronger".
TIRES:
- rear: 275
- front: 255

Anything else you guys can think of? Let me know open to opinions and suggestions plus I have all the stock ls1 stuff for sale if anyone needs anything pm me or text me at 484773742 four. But also feel free to add suggestions or thoughts open to any opinions and such.

 

What are the specs on that cam?

 

If you're concerned with weight reduction and staying naturally aspirated, swap that iron block for an aluminum.

 

Is this the cam you're going with 248/254, .611"/.613" ?

If so you are going to need a whole lot more than a 3800 stall and valve reliefs in the pistons

 

I have valve relieves and sorry I changed it it was suppose to say 4000 stall. I was thinking of the old one i had laying around lol. and yes that is the cam

 

im not so concerned about the weight reduction I just wanted to clean it up a buut plus lose the weight. And I couldnt really afford the aluminum block version I got this one honed and bored for 100 from a close friend so I could really see spending the extra grand for like 90lbs or soemthing that I read.

 

How high you going to spin it? I would probably go to at least a 4400. I'm in the process of having mine re stalled to a 4400 with the setup in my sig. If you're looking for max effort 1/4 times you will need it for the even higher shift extensions

 

im not spinning it that high my main goal is to have a steetable car for car shows but a car that can kick *** down the track against you know civics and stuff lol. But seriously Idk I was told by tsp that 4k was good enough but Idk how that will be to drive to a car show or not.

 

You're gonna be miserable in a street car with no heat or AC. I never understand this. I did it once too. Worst decision I ever made car-wise.

 

A good ram air. Proper intake before the FAST(lid, maf, TB). Ported FAST. Electric water pump. Aluminum or carbon fiber driveshaft. Lower control arms and relocation brackets, anti roll bar...to name a few.

 

If you're not gonna spin it that high I'd go with a different cam. That cam needs a sufficient stall and rpm to make the most of it

 

I have aluminum forgot to add that.and i have an slp lid with k&n air filter and a fast 102 th. But nothing else you labeled oh and I will be making it an sd tune to get rid of maf

 

what about the 244/248?

 

the ac never worked in the car anyway and I figured most car shows I go to are only a few miles away. So I figured the windows will be fine lol. I really could never use ac in it any how I had this car for 3 years and never used it.

 

How far are you going to spin it? The cam you have now is really not to big for a 408, but rather it's those heads that are going to hold it back

 

they are ported and i was told they would be sufficient enough but Idk probably to about 6500 or so.

 

No what I mean is those heads on a 408 with a cam that big are definitely limiting the potential of this setup. Nothing wrong with them, just far from optimal for your setup. All this combined with a 6500 rpm shift point, I'd definitely opt for a smaller cam. The second one you listed would be a step in the right direction

 

so what would you think I was going to get kne specd but with my luck it'll be close to kne I can get off the shelf lol. And if the 244/248 is a bit better then what would be next say somthing like the ms4? Wouldnt that be a bit smaller since people put it in the ls1?

 

Depending on your compression I'd say something more like a 244/248 type cam would be best. That's just my personal preference though. Nothing wrong with that giant cam, but with your heads, stall, and 6500 rpm shift point I think it's a tad overkill, and something a tad smaller would be a little better. Yes the MS4 is something like 237/242, but the cubes from this 408 will soak up a lot more of the overlap than a stock cube LS1.

 

so it would probably be better with the 244/248 sonce it'll mostly be driven to car shows not daily and to the track once or twice a month. I think the ms4 will be to small and it seems the giant is to big ao this is in the middle what stall would be good pribably a 3800?