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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 06:39 PM
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guys i,m getting ready 2 buy a long block ls7 4 my 68 lemans an waz woundering what kind of power your getting out out them ??
driveabilty is not a concern ..right now my 3442 lbs car gos 10.70 @125 through muff s with 4/10 an a 30 /9 slick...off the trans b .its a 406

i,m going 2 go through the ls7 with forged dimond piston an caddy lifters an make it wet swamp...

an put a big hydraulic roller like some where in the 250 or 260 @ 50 maybe in it with some big comp in it like 13 /1 ..or less

an put a carb on it ... i,m trying 2 make 700 + with it ...

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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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700+ is realistic, believe me. Put some research into it and get 750+.
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 02:17 PM
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700hp yes at the crank. Thats some serious money N/A pump gas...
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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waz going 2 use e-85 ? what u think ?
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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Please turn off the text language, it makes it hard to understand what you're saying.
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 09:55 PM
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hey im getting 590ish rwhp with big cam full exhaust CAI and tune on a 07 that based 460ish rwhp stock
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 08:15 AM
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Schwartz Engineering did 700+ N/A quite a while back, it's on YouTube.

I think 1 key is really extending the RPM capabilities.
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