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Old Jan 10, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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Default My winter upgrade Procharged G8.
Nothing too crazy but the car has been BEGGING for a cam after dealing with the DOD/AFM setup.

To give a rundown on the car on 9psi on stock cam and heads it ran 11.29@121+ and made 558/485 on a mustang dyno on 9 PSI

Hoping for 10.8's or so after it's all said and done.

Onto the parts list
Custom Grind blower Cam
ARP Headbolts
LS9 Headgaskets
DOD/AFM delete
LS2 Chain&Damper
3 Bolt Cam conversion
LS7 Lifters
Trunnion Valvetrain kit
PRC .650 Dual Valve spring kit
Cleaned up Stock L92 heads with a little work into them.




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Onto the tear down pics

this motor was sprayed for almost 2 years before i ditched it and went to the blower 7 months ago
35k on the motor














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Cleaned most everything up





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Waiting for my heads to get done and get assembled and cam and ARP Head bolts to show up this week to get it back and going.
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Don't Kuhn the block with the new head bolts!
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Don't Kuhn the block with the new head bolts!
lulzzzz

Yea cleaned all the threads out a few times and ran the ARP tool down also..
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I'm still wondering how hard the bottom end can be pushed... Good luck on the cam install - contact if you need help. I did mine over the summer.
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I'm still wondering how hard the bottom end can be pushed... Good luck on the cam install - contact if you need help. I did mine over the summer.
I think i'll be fine, did the cam install in my gto awhile back no issues.

We will see i've seen a few people push them to 600-700 no issues with the motor.
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Why are you bolting and not studding the heads?
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Why are you bolting and not studding the heads?
Don't think its necessary to be honest.this car will see 10 psi max.
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Your racing me once it gets done. And what did you use to clean the inside of the engine?
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Your racing me once it gets done. And what did you use to clean the inside of the engine?
Carb clean
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Just wwondering thats what i used. I asked because one guy on here a week ago used oven cleaner.
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Ok these are the finalized Cam specs from comp

227/243 .614/.624 114+1
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Nice! The split on your cam is a nice one too you should be expelling those gases out ASAP l
Too. Keep us posted with the numbers
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Nice! The split on your cam is a nice one too you should be expelling those gases out ASAP l
Too. Keep us posted with the numbers
Will do!

Head work getting done

"bowl blend, 2 degree cant in the runner, and knocking down the rocker stud boss on the intake. exhaust doing a bowl blend and a little casting clean up"
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Fresh off the grind!

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did you notice any damage after you tore it down after 2 years of running nitrous?
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