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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 03:23 PM
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ok i just took my injectors out to fix a fuel leak and noticed they were fubarred......What i cant find is are 30# svo injectors enough for a 410 rwhp 383 lt1 or not? I will say i am considering getting a bigger cam this winter so.....any help would be much appreciated
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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i will be in the same hp range after my tune and i was told to upgrade to these 36lb inj before my dyno.....not a bad price and there's a discount for ls1tech members
http://http://www.corvetteinjectors....?productid=322
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 03:45 PM
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So if u go to big is it just harder to tune?
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by boughtitdone
So if u go to big is it just harder to tune?
I wouldn't say that it is harder to tune, but my experience with running larger than required injectors is that you will actually kill some power down low. Stuff that does not show-up on a normal dyno pull, but is evident on a time slip. The 30's should be plenty big for your combination.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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even with a bigger cam this winter...........
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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I'm running 32's with 430rwhp.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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yeah, the 30# injectors will be fine up to about 500hp (on motor). If you plan to add boost or nitrous you'll want the 36# injectors as a safety net.
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 04:52 PM
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so when u figure duty cycle you are going off crank hp instead of rwhp and the svo 30's are good for 500 on the crank??????????maybe its just me that doesnt quite understand
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There is a guy on another site, that goes by the name Injuneer, that has an awesome formula for figuring the minimum injector size for a given FLYwheel horsepwer. All you have to do is take your estimated FLYwheel horsepower and multiply it by 0.07.
This calculation takes into consideration an 85% injector duty cycle and a 0.476# per hour / per horsepower BSFC. (Brake Specific Fuel Consumption)
So, for example, if you take the estimated 500 hp and multiply it by the 0.07 number, you get a minimum injector size of 35#'s.

Hopeb this helps.
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Thank you that is what I have been looking for......
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Old Apr 23, 2011 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Aries
yeah, the 30# injectors will be fine up to about 500hp (on motor). If you plan to add boost or nitrous you'll want the 36# injectors as a safety net.
Um No!!!! I'm running close to 400hp (rwhp) and with SVO 30's and I'm running at 95% DC at WOT. Solomon (my tuner) suggested I upgrade to 36's, and I'll be doing that in the future, but the car us not driven at WOT for now so I'm not so worried.
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Originally Posted by boughtitdone
even with a bigger cam this winter...........
Even with a bigger cam. It will take a huge cam and some major rpm to max out 30's.
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