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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 09:28 AM
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i just got my LE2 HCI installed on my car and it only put down 297 RWHP on the dyno????? i did about 70% of the work and let someone else finish it off bc i work out of town a lot. the guy that tuned it is named chuck, a very well known guy. we hooked up a tech II to the car and found out that #1 and #5 cylinders were missing bad. with those two cylinders missing could that be where all my hp is? also the people that finished the car set the rollers at 0 lash and did 1 full turn on all the valves, is that too much, could that be where my hp is too? other than the missing the car seams to run good and i have new msd wires and ngk spark plugs that are on the way to see what happens.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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There are a lot more factors that come into play...

Tell us exactly what all your setup is- bolt ons, fuel system, stalled, etc. etc.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 09:37 AM
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full bultons no cats, 30lbs, 52mm,3:42 auto, 2500 stall, 1.6rr HCI.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 09:49 AM
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I would let Chuck Anders tune my car anytime, Need to find out why your missing on 2 cylinders (i see you are) 297 on a 6 cylinder is basicly what your running
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:01 AM
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not bad #'s on a 6 cylinder. the guy that finished my car put thermal wrap on one of my wires and i have not checked it out yet but pritty sure he burnt up the wire. chuck said its not the opti and it is just in the plugs and wires
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I would definitely check those wires, if there not ran perfect you usually know not long after you get it all back together
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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just checked them all on the ds and 2 are burnt up badddd
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does anyone know if one full turn after 0 lash is too much
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Originally Posted by jasonz28camaro
does anyone know if one full turn after 0 lash is too much
Depends on your lifters. For the LS7s (OEM replacement) I had best results at 1/4 TPZL.
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 12:58 PM
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they are ls7 lifters.. how much hp is lost with them being that tight?
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If they are too tight, the valves will hang open and you lose compression. Substantial power loss.
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ok ill back them off 3/4 of a turn
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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fixed the plug wires and it did 323rwhp at first and then after the tune it did 360rwhp and 323rwt. it seams kinda low any opinions?
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