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Old Nov 4, 2020 | 02:12 PM
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Default SBE 427 N/A FED Top End (Testing)

I will try my hardest to update this as much as I can.

We decided to take our production manager's stock C6Z to use as a test mule. This indeed will be a SBE N/A deal.
Test 1 will be our F710s with a Ported MSD
Test 2 will be our F710s with a FED Low Pro
Test 3 will be our F710s with a FED Freak Show intake.

Edit: This will be done on Pump 93 before jumping into E85 or Race Fuel. Compression is set to 12.5:1

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Old Nov 4, 2020 | 02:22 PM
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Sounds like stock
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Old Nov 4, 2020 | 02:44 PM
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Drives like stock too, I'm sure
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I love the popcorn sound!
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Old Nov 4, 2020 | 02:48 PM
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I guess probably need a little more detail on the cam in general sounds pretty big and is it solid or HR. I presume a stick car (I know they all came with a stick). Looks like has your heads on it now and an MSD and a vararam intake, and headers. Should be an interesting test.
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Sorry for the lack of details, answering phone calls get's me side tracked lol, this is still a Hydraulic roller cam (Spec's once I get them)
Heads: F710s 287cc with 2.250" Xceldyne Ti Intake valves 1.615" Stainless Exhaust Valves PAC 1207X .700" Dual Springs w/Ti Retainers
Cam: FED Spec'd Hydraulic Roller 8620 Core
Ported only MSD (Stock runner length)
Stock OEM Rockers with a CHE Trunnion Kit
.051" Gaskets
Yes we had to fly cut pistons.
2" ARH Headers with 3" Borla Cat Back
Monster Clutch
NW103 TB
Vararam CAI


Will update this post as I gather more info
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Old Nov 4, 2020 | 03:09 PM
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In for results as I'm interested in upgrading my WCCH ported & milled LS7 heads
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Old Nov 5, 2020 | 02:57 AM
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One suggestion would be to ditch the Vararam in favor of a Haltech intake. The vararam typical dynos 15-20hp less than the halltech intake.
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I see you fly cut the pistons but I also so you bumped compression up to 12.5 to 1 which means you shaved the head a lot. If you did not shave the head would you have needed to cut the pistons? Or was it also the 2.25 valve was hitting stuff (versus OEM 2.20). The reason I ask this is people who might be interested in product would want to know this. Of course the cam size could be suspect too. For example as long as you don't shave more than .020 out or run a 2.20 valve the OEM pistons are fine. Most aftermarket pistons have bigger valve reliefs I know my Wiesco are like .080 deeper and have a 2.25 valve semi circle in the piston relief.
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Old Nov 5, 2020 | 09:53 AM
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Final Numbers yesterday 678whp/522wtq on 93 with 19-20* of timing

More details to follow
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That's nasty for a H/C/I SBE LS7.
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Old Nov 5, 2020 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by jayyyw
One suggestion would be to ditch the Vararam in favor of a Haltech intake. The vararam typical dynos 15-20hp less than the halltech intake.
I'll give him a heads up
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Old Nov 5, 2020 | 03:46 PM
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I'm real interested in the intake tests. I have heard from Pasadena Speed that it's common to see a 4mph gain in the 1/4 switching to one of your intakes, which is impressive.
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Good numbers. What does stock Z06 do on this dyno?
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Old Nov 6, 2020 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Double06
I see you fly cut the pistons but I also so you bumped compression up to 12.5 to 1 which means you shaved the head a lot. If you did not shave the head would you have needed to cut the pistons? Or was it also the 2.25 valve was hitting stuff (versus OEM 2.20). The reason I ask this is people who might be interested in product would want to know this. Of course the cam size could be suspect too. For example as long as you don't shave more than .020 out or run a 2.20 valve the OEM pistons are fine. Most aftermarket pistons have bigger valve reliefs I know my Wiesco are like .080 deeper and have a 2.25 valve semi circle in the piston relief.
Out of the box at 68cc you do not need to fly cut to run them on a SBE LS7. We got the chambers down to 62cc with a 0.040" gasket cam is a 25x/27x which had the Intake valves barely kissing the piston which we decided to fly cut. We will be running E85 after we are done with 93 fuel testing.
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Originally Posted by Double06
Good numbers. What does stock Z06 do on this dyno?
We asked DMS and stock C6Z are making roughly 440-470 on his dyno
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Very Good numbers - thanks for answering the questions. Good to know the baseline and if you stick with normal CCs and gasket thickness the head bolts on. Post a dyno graph when you get one.
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