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New motor Okay so i have have been saving to build my 1996 camaro z28's lt1 up. I am currently just waiting for my appointment with geoff smith at next level performance on the 10. but was looking foward to see what some of you thinkg the overall horsepower, okay all the mods i did we had the block decked and bored 30 over put a 4340 crank h beam rods and forged mahle pistons, a 292 comp cam 584. lift matching lifters, summit racing roller rockers, fully ported intake with and a 58mm trickflow throttle body a 85mm mass airflow sensor and a k &n cold air intake, 36lb injectors, 215cc intake 80cc exhaust dart racing heads with 1 3/4 full length headers. also got a blaster coil a msd pro billet distributor and a msd 6al ignition box. and have a 3500 stall converter i know it will be a general but just kiling time for the net week 
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Well i built the car the way i wanted and wasnt as much asking questions as much as just OPINIONS on what they think a car with those mods would make horsepower range.
but thanks for the advice.
but thanks for the advice.
Okay so i have have been saving to build my 1996 camaro z28's lt1 up. I am currently just waiting for my appointment with geoff smith at next level performance on the 10. but was looking foward to see what some of you thinkg the overall horsepower, okay all the mods i did we had the block decked and bored 30 over put a 4340 crank h beam rods and forged mahle pistons, a 292 comp cam 584. lift matching lifters, summit racing roller rockers, fully ported intake with and a 58mm trickflow throttle body a 85mm mass airflow sensor and a k &n cold air intake, 36lb injectors, 215cc intake 80cc exhaust dart racing heads with 1 3/4 full length headers. also got a blaster coil a msd pro billet distributor and a msd 6al ignition box. and have a 3500 stall converter i know it will be a general but just kiling time for the net week
They do great work, but are on the expensive side. My car was dyno tuned there for its last setup and the called in the Speed Density specialist to drive over from Daytona since mine is a 93.
What brand stall? That will make a huge difference on an auto.
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I called him and made the appointment and told him it was a lt1 and he set it so i hope so. yea a little pricey but after the money thats in the motor dont wanna go the cheap route now. The converter i dont know the brand my dad gave it to me off of his vega when he got a 4000. but it made a huge diffrence on the car stock..
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My "opinion" is with ramair95ta and 96capricemfg, you should ask questions first then build. You spent more money than you could have and will end up with less hp.
What is your compression ratio? Your catalog build leads me to believe it is low, so I'll guess 360rwhp through that auto.
What is your compression ratio? Your catalog build leads me to believe it is low, so I'll guess 360rwhp through that auto.
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I got new rockers, i understand everything everybody is saying about a catalog build but this is the first motor i built and i had my father telling me what i needed and what to get i trusted him since he has a vega that runs 9.72 are motors are similar other than he is carb and i stuck to fuel injection. but i guess i will just have to see what it puts out on the dyno.
With a high stall built for a Vega and then putting it in a heavier f-body I bet you blow through the stall making the number quite disappointing, unless that cam is so bad on lowend it doesn't blow through the stall.
You did not say what the stroke on your new crank was.
You did not say what the stroke on your new crank was.
His vegas small block is a different breed than the gen II motors, they have a much larger head selection and supported aftermarket, but with our reverse flow cooling system we can run nearly 13:1 on pump gas.
Your lack of knowledge of the LT1 is certainly showing unfortunately. The intake selection is "sad" because it has been very difficult to improve on the stock one since it flows so well.
A 383 over a 350 doesn't mean a whole lot unless you have the valvetrain to back it up.
A 383 over a 350 doesn't mean a whole lot unless you have the valvetrain to back it up.
I have talked to Geoff @ Next Level, and every time I get the run around. you say LT1 ans people run for the hills! I Got my car tuned in Port Orange by Redline, he is on here, look in the FL
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hey i did say that this is the first motor i built so cut me some slack and i read that about the stock intake thats why i stuck with it and just bought one fully ported.. I dont understand how that shows my lack of knowledge though i am just saying when your looking through parts and ls's have pages and you have stock or choice of two eldebrocks.
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To make proper use of the forums you have to understand the stupid can type just as much as those who know what they are doing so there is a LOT of bad info.
Which "85mm MAF"? The aftermarket ones like Granatelli mostly cause tuning issues and are MUCH more failure prone. Ask the tuner what he wants, a stock MAF is plenty for your build and will save tuning time. Every one of your "ignition upgrades" serves to do nothing but make the system less reliable without any additional power.
I think that head comes with Comp 987 springs which is unlikely to control that cam.
I would avoid heads/cam cars because I think the average one will rape your car.
Far as "first motor" this is a very good argument to start slow, you spent a LOT of money doing things not so well and probably don't have the budget to straighten it out. Had you started smaller you could have had a LOT more knowledge when you spent this kind of budget and gotten a lot more for your dollar.
Which "85mm MAF"? The aftermarket ones like Granatelli mostly cause tuning issues and are MUCH more failure prone. Ask the tuner what he wants, a stock MAF is plenty for your build and will save tuning time. Every one of your "ignition upgrades" serves to do nothing but make the system less reliable without any additional power.
I think that head comes with Comp 987 springs which is unlikely to control that cam.
I would avoid heads/cam cars because I think the average one will rape your car.
Far as "first motor" this is a very good argument to start slow, you spent a LOT of money doing things not so well and probably don't have the budget to straighten it out. Had you started smaller you could have had a LOT more knowledge when you spent this kind of budget and gotten a lot more for your dollar.
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it was the Granatelli i will def ask him.. and if anything will save me the $$ and send it back. I am not sure the number of the spring in the heads i will have to look at the paperwork in my car but i do know they said they could handle .600 lift, thats disapointing about the ignition. im not here stating i know everything i just wanted to have a fast car and decided to build up my lt1 thats why i joined this fourum because half the time i looked anything up this site was one of the first 5 suggestions