LE H/C Yes or No?
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Raleigh, NC
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.
224/230 112 lsa is not a LE grind to my knowledge, that's a popular Comp XE grind that has been around for years. Really popular with folks who run a "cam only" setup with stock untouched heads.
My previous post was more about springing for the better heads than with getting a really big cam. Though I would consider something in the mid 220s on the intake side and with a healthy amount of lift to take advantage of a good set of heads.
I have 160,000 miles on my block. 6 speed manual.
Stock heads
LE 223/231 @110 lsa
I shift at 6000 rpm
Ran a 12.9@107 with a 2.0 60'
I do mostly highway and get 20 mpg average per tank fill.
Stock heads
LE 223/231 @110 lsa
I shift at 6000 rpm
Ran a 12.9@107 with a 2.0 60'
I do mostly highway and get 20 mpg average per tank fill.
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Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 321
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From: Fort Wayne, IN
Solomon does good work and tuned my car. He is now going to tune it on E85. Ordered the Cable Loan Power Tune from him Wednesday night. My car is a 230/236 .510 .520 w/1.5 rockers and it has 1.7's on it now. It idles great. Just smells strong of fuel. Nothing you can really do with a bigger cam and no CATS.
Solomon does good work and tuned my car. He is now going to tune it on E85. Ordered the Cable Loan Power Tune from him Wednesday night. My car is a 230/236 .510 .520 w/1.5 rockers and it has 1.7's on it now. It idles great. Just smells strong of fuel. Nothing you can really do with a bigger cam and no CATS.
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I'm going with the LE 215/227 .546/.565 111lsa cam and le1heads. Should make for a good daily driver. Going from 255-260rw too 350-370rw should feel nice driving to work. Thanks for all the advice. I will need lots of help with this winter build from this forum. Is there anything in advance I can start buying right now before I tear into the engine this december? Lloyd rec lunati lifters if my stockers are worn. Any good self aligning rr's or pushrod recommendations? Thanks again Lt1 gods!