Yes, of course! The man, the legend, Ed Curtis can guide me!

Yes, they are, and that is something I have loved so far with this setup. There's no on/off switch, it is linear all the way through. The same cam in LS7's is decent down low, but does have an on/off switch around 5k.

It's great fun, and will be real fun for most of the events I'll run. Of course, for top end power that I'll need for the RR and SRK challenge, the setup could be improved. For road coursing, this cam will be fantastic due to its great average power!

 

That is a really nice curve all the way to 7000! Great numbers for a brand new engine. Should be outstanding with more cam and 2" primary's.

 

Before swapping cams I would do a fast 102/102 setup. Should see a solid 20-25rwhp gain. 550rwhp is decent for stock intake. Friend made 548rwhp on a c6z with a 232/250 113 cam and then did a fast setup and made 580rwhp when all said and done.

 

Anyone have any results on a switch from 1 7/8" header to a 2"?? I talked to kooks about that once and they told me I would be fine and probably better off with the 1 7/8" header. They said it would make the tq curve "weird".....IDK but would love to see some results from a switch.

+1 on the fast. The 102's are a pretty nice intake. I have a Mamo ported one for my ls7 that came off dietcokes car.

 

Congrats! Now you have to see how it does at the track. Should fly in that car.

 

Ok, so today I talked to Frankenstein about the results and sent him the dyno graph. After chatting with him, there's no doubt I have a serious bottleneck in my headers. Apparently, b/c I'm running 1 3/4" headers, they're actually covering up some of the exhaust port! So, I talked to ARH, and will be grabbing some C5 specific LS7 swap 1 7/8" headers next week.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to running some events here soon!

 

Yeah headers should wake it up a good bit then....I actually talked to Chris today too, great guy to talk to!!!...My heads should be done early next week....I got a custom set of 2" primary headers from ARH for my Chevelle...I absolutely love the ARH products...In for the next round of results

 

Yes, Chris is great to talk to, he wanted to know all about how things went. Once I told him, we went over the entire setup I'm running, and what bottlenecks may exists. He was on the same page w/ the expectations I had. Also, I spoke w/ Steve of ARH, whom was great also. So, 1 7/8 will be getting installed as soon as I get them in and coated.

 

It sounds like you are on your way to freeing up some extra power!

 

Please list the spec's on this motor again so that I can help understand before you go hap hazard changing parts......my stock LS7 short block with ported heads and puny SR cam belted out 660RWHP through a stepped 1-3/4" header so I wouldn't be too quick to point to these as a major bottleneck.

Everyone has to remember that this is all about combination and not optimizing individual components......of course when I recommended 0.040" thick head gaskets everyone thought I was a dumbass but what do I know.......now at 680 RHWP!

 

Woo, relaxy taxi bro. Shoot me you email address and I'll scan all the ERL paperwork, along w/ cam specs, hard parts and everything else. I can tell you my quench is .044 w/ my .051 gasket. My LS6 quench w/ the .040 was .033, which IMO was a bit tight for spinning it out past 7k. Especially w/ the valve pockets that my current pistons have.

Yes, it is the combo of parts, and I will be going through everything done to see what needs to be optimized. It'll be right before I'm settled. Although, right now it does drive extremely nice for a Cammed car. It drives like a stock C6Z w/ an extra 100 wheel.

Also, I'm not sure where you got that anyone had a condescending tone to you, but I don't know why we would. You combo is strong for sure.

 

Sounds like a great driveable combo. Torque curve says it should be a riot on the street and through the twisties! You can always find ways to make more, but if you can't drive it what's the point....of course you can always find one of those internet hero "special" dynos and post numbers people want to see.

Any plans to run it down the quarter?

 

It is a nice driver combo, and yes, the power curve will be real nice for track days!

Yes, I plan on getting it to quarter some point in the next couple of months, but first, I'll be hitting up the runway rivalry 1/2 mile event in May.

 

Good.. the track is where it matters.. not 680 rwhp with no track results to back it up...

 

those are some damn nice numbers as well as power curves! cant wait to see this at the next C&C.

 

Yep, I enjoy having a nice looking car, but the real joy for me comes from drving it, and for me that's any kind of event, 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, auto X, and road race track days!

 

I'll look forward to it!

 

Ready see new results. Stout setup. Can guarantee its fast as **** on the street being a light *** Vett lol.

Still waiting for mine to get done. Il give ya a shout when it's close. And come check it out like we've talked before

 

Thanks. I look forward to seeing and hearing yours as well. Since we're running basically the same setup, but yours has a bigger bump stick it should be fun to watch the differences!

 

Yeah I'm willing see what it will do.. 2" primary headers.. duals.. tad bugger cam.. Ported fast 102 by Mr Tony mamo. But I'm also running through a s60.. 3.55 gears. Il talk to shop tomorrow and see where we're at.. I might end up keeping the car..btw