What next?
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Launching!
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 264
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From: Cabot Arkansas
What next? So my car makes 500 horse at the flywheel and 425 at the wheels. Where should I go next?
Heres what its got already (I bought it already built up)
Engine
- Stock Crankshaft - Polished
- Stock Connecting Rods
- LS6 Pistons
- Childs and Albert Ring Set Plasma Moly
- Clevite H Series Race Bearings
- ARP Rod Bolts
- Rotating Assembly Fully Balanced
- Engine Blueprinted
- Texas Speed 231/237, .598”/.595”, 112 LSA Camshaft
- Katech Timing Chain
- Katech Ported Oil Pump
- Comp Cams “R” series lifters
- Comp Cams chromoly pushrods
- NGK TR55 Spark splugs
- ASP Underdrive Pulley
- Custom Dyno Tune
Heads
- 5.3 Liter LS1 Stage 2 Heads
- 5 Axis CNC machined
- Patriot stainless valves
- Patriot gold .650” dual springs
- Titanium retainers
- 5 angle valve job
- Flows 300 CFM @ .600 Lift on the intake
- Flows 230 CFM @ .600 Lift on the exhaust
Transmission
- Stock T56 transmission
- Ram PowerGrip HD Clutch and pressure plate
- True Balance Billet steel flywheel
- Poly Urethane Trans mount
Suspension
- Factory SS suspension w/1LE springs
- BMR Boxed Sub-Frame Connectors
- Lakewood Boxed Lower Control Arms
Exhaust
- MAC Headers & Off Road Y-Pipe
- Hooker Cat-Back exhaust w/bullet inline muffler to eliminate rasp
Rims and Tires
- GM 17X9 10 Spoke 2000&up SS rims
- Goodyear Eagle F1 front tires 80% tread life left
- Nitto 555R rear tires 40% tread life left
Heres what its got already (I bought it already built up)
Engine
- Stock Crankshaft - Polished
- Stock Connecting Rods
- LS6 Pistons
- Childs and Albert Ring Set Plasma Moly
- Clevite H Series Race Bearings
- ARP Rod Bolts
- Rotating Assembly Fully Balanced
- Engine Blueprinted
- Texas Speed 231/237, .598”/.595”, 112 LSA Camshaft
- Katech Timing Chain
- Katech Ported Oil Pump
- Comp Cams “R” series lifters
- Comp Cams chromoly pushrods
- NGK TR55 Spark splugs
- ASP Underdrive Pulley
- Custom Dyno Tune
Heads
- 5.3 Liter LS1 Stage 2 Heads
- 5 Axis CNC machined
- Patriot stainless valves
- Patriot gold .650” dual springs
- Titanium retainers
- 5 angle valve job
- Flows 300 CFM @ .600 Lift on the intake
- Flows 230 CFM @ .600 Lift on the exhaust
Transmission
- Stock T56 transmission
- Ram PowerGrip HD Clutch and pressure plate
- True Balance Billet steel flywheel
- Poly Urethane Trans mount
Suspension
- Factory SS suspension w/1LE springs
- BMR Boxed Sub-Frame Connectors
- Lakewood Boxed Lower Control Arms
Exhaust
- MAC Headers & Off Road Y-Pipe
- Hooker Cat-Back exhaust w/bullet inline muffler to eliminate rasp
Rims and Tires
- GM 17X9 10 Spoke 2000&up SS rims
- Goodyear Eagle F1 front tires 80% tread life left
- Nitto 555R rear tires 40% tread life left
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From: England
Depends what you want. Also 500bhp SAE Net is probably over optomistic I'd guess nearer 450-470bhp SAE Net as a more "real world" number.
I didn't see any intake listed? Ported FAST 90 with a NW 90mm TB would be good. If you plan to stick n/a then LT's over the mids and a better catback (3.5" tubing) or duals.
More radical cam setup.
Different heads (probably not worth the cost though).
Gears (4.10) and/or 12 bolt.
LOADS of suspension and chassis mods including brakes.
Nitrous would be a strong candidate.
Or maybe FI (turbo or supercharger) although you'd probably need to drop the CR to make the most of it.
Cosmetic mods
Or if you really feel you're done, flog it and buy something else.
Large displacement blcok, 402, 408, 427ci
I didn't see any intake listed? Ported FAST 90 with a NW 90mm TB would be good. If you plan to stick n/a then LT's over the mids and a better catback (3.5" tubing) or duals.
More radical cam setup.
Different heads (probably not worth the cost though).
Gears (4.10) and/or 12 bolt.
LOADS of suspension and chassis mods including brakes.
Nitrous would be a strong candidate.
Or maybe FI (turbo or supercharger) although you'd probably need to drop the CR to make the most of it.
Cosmetic mods
Or if you really feel you're done, flog it and buy something else.
Large displacement blcok, 402, 408, 427ci
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Launching!
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 264
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From: Cabot Arkansas
I'm not sure what intake its got but I've been told its an LS6. I'm definitly going to do 4.10s and some long tubes. I'm most likely sticking with the 7.5 because even with the power its got, its not hurting on the street. If I try to launch hard it just spins anyhow. If I were going to supercharge it what could these internals handle you think? Being that they're the stock rods just with arp bolts.
