LE H/C Yes or No?
Damn you internet logic!!!!!!!
OP, get LE2s and nasty cam, spin that bitch to 6500 and run 11s.
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Shownomercy- That's the answer a twin screw turbo! Bufmat- That twin screw would make more "low end power" lol. I could see shifting at 6300 getting me another tenth in the quarter.
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Maybe with the right suspension/bolt on mods. I think a setup like that is getting most of the gains off the line. I believe it would get killed badly by a head/cam car on a roll.
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Unported stock intake has been to at least 425rwhp on a stock shortblock and the only simple aftermarket "upgrade" the edelbrock looks to actually hurt power if anything. So yeah, stay stock.
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12.9 with bolt ons? I wish! I know it has been done before though. Lets see im a 14.2 right now with a 2.2-2.3 60ft. Get that launch better and maybe I could muster a 14.0. Headers and tune maybe .4 tenths. So I figure 13.5-13.6 @ maybe 103-105mph.at best. Still better than a 14.2 though. Maybe with a mild cam and stock heads I could dip the old m6 to a 12.9.
it might be worth it to take one step further and get some drag radials....I recommend the Nitto NT555R, they seem to handle better in the curves than the Toyo Proxes Tq DRs they replaced. 
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I would hope a le1 setup even with a small cam would destroy a stock ls1. 360rw that is in a usable powerband can be pretty potent. I'm not a fan of high rpm power because I don't daily drive at 6500 rpm. Now if I had the money to get a completly forged shortblock my story might change. Then I would aim for 400rw. I will look into that cam that is a step bigger though.
You will NOT sacrifice any low-end power by going bigger if you pay attention to what type of cam grind you select, and with ported heads you will stand to make a bunch more power. In short, there's little point in getting any sort of ported heads if you're going to do a peanut cam grind in the 215/227 range as you stated.
Mild, bolt-on LS1 cars with just longtubes, exhaust and a lid can make in the range of 340-350rwhp, particularly the 2001-2002 cars. You're going to need more than 350-360 to "destroy" them.
Why anyone would do a H/C setup on a LT1 car and not shoot for 400+rwhp is beyond me. I don't "drive around at 6500rpm" every day either, but that didn't keep me from wanting a setup that put down good numbers and is a heck of a lot more fun anywhere on the tach than what you're talking about would be. Any decent H/C setup is quite a bit of money and work in one of these cars. The additional cost to do LE2 and get a real camshaft is marginal over what you're talking about doing, in terms of driveability and money. You're already going to have to add $300-$400 to what you're spending to get a decent tune, so why not do a stronger setup?
Camonlyjabroni, Ahritchie,- I had bald tires at the strip!! I have B F Goodrich comp 2's on the rear now. They def hook better and should drop 1-2 tenths off my 60 when I run it again next april.Hellteeone- My goal with H/C is anywhere in the 12's @ 110+. I dont care about the 400rw bragging rights or 11 sec cars that idle like ****. I agree ls1' s are no joke with bolt ons. I want to get away with a solomon mail order tune. Would that work? I might go bigger with the cam but not at the cost of driveability. Would a cam with 230 duration idle okay? What LE cam would you rec for a 12 sec Daily Driver? 224/230 @ 112 lsa? I would think that cam would get at least 370rw if tuned properly.
You can get deep into the 12's, maybe even high 11's with LPE's CNC heads and a 211/219 cam at full weight given good track conditions. Good news is the car will behave like stock, bad news is it'll also sound pretty stock too.
Camonlyjabroni, Ahritchie,- I had bald tires at the strip!! I have B F Goodrich comp 2's on the rear now. They def hook better and should drop 1-2 tenths off my 60 when I run it again next april.Hellteeone- My goal with H/C is anywhere in the 12's @ 110+. I dont care about the 400rw bragging rights or 11 sec cars that idle like ****. I agree ls1' s are no joke with bolt ons. I want to get away with a solomon mail order tune. Would that work? I might go bigger with the cam but not at the cost of driveability. Would a cam with 230 duration idle okay? What LE cam would you rec for a 12 sec Daily Driver? 224/230 @ 112 lsa? I would think that cam would get at least 370rw if tuned properly.
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12.9 with bolt ons? I wish! I know it has been done before though. Lets see im a 14.2 right now with a 2.2-2.3 60ft. Get that launch better and maybe I could muster a 14.0. Headers and tune maybe .4 tenths. So I figure 13.5-13.6 @ maybe 103-105mph.at best. Still better than a 14.2 though. Maybe with a mild cam and stock heads I could dip the old m6 to a 12.9.
Camonlyjabroni, Ahritchie,- I had bald tires at the strip!! I have B F Goodrich comp 2's on the rear now. They def hook better and should drop 1-2 tenths off my 60 when I run it again next april.Hellteeone- My goal with H/C is anywhere in the 12's @ 110+. I dont care about the 400rw bragging rights or 11 sec cars that idle like ****. I agree ls1' s are no joke with bolt ons. I want to get away with a solomon mail order tune. Would that work? I might go bigger with the cam but not at the cost of driveability. Would a cam with 230 duration idle okay? What LE cam would you rec for a 12 sec Daily Driver? 224/230 @ 112 lsa? I would think that cam would get at least 370rw if tuned properly.