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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Last C5
Just finished my 408

CNC Motorsports all forged 408
Eagle Crankshaft and rods
Diamond 11540 forged flat top pistons
Compression 11.7:1
AFR 230 72cc heads milled to 67cc
Morel Lifters
Jessel rockers
Smith Brothers restricted flow push rods .040 oil
Drilled lifter trays
Brian Tooley Stage IV Cam 235/242 .620/.593 -3& on 111 separation
Fast 102 with a Nick Williams 102 Throttle body
1 3/4 Dynamax Headers, X pipe, & Borlas

The car makes 525 rwhp.

Make sure you use the restricted push rods and drill the lifter trays.
I was gonna get ls2 lifter trays. Will I still have to drill them. Also nice set up that c5 must fly
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ManMuchwano93z28
I was gonna get ls2 lifter trays. Will I still have to drill them. Also nice set up that c5 must fly
Yes, whether you're using LS2 or LS7 trays they need to be drilled. It's an easy job that takes longer to measure and mark them than it does to drill them.
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