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Old 02-08-2019, 09:38 PM
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We took my buddies cammed LS1 to a no prep race, and he ran a bolt on, stalled, and tuned Chevy SS. His mods are a v2 cam, full exhaust, and a stall. He is still running stock gears so thats holding him back a bit.


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Close race!

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Good run those ls3 sedans are no joke
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Time for an LSA top end on the SS
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Wow. I am surprised by the outcome. I know the SS has some weight to them as compared to an LS1 Camaro. I wonder how the Camaro got off the line though.
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Originally Posted by islander033
i have only had one series of runs with a SS. i dont know his mods, but it took a bunch of *** whoopins for him to quit. it seemed ok for what it is, and if i had to choose a 4 door sedan the SS yould 100 percent be that car. i mean just cam only the ls3 makes a **** pile of horsepower.
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Originally Posted by assasinator
i have only had one series of runs with a SS. i dont know his mods, but it took a bunch of *** whoopins for him to quit. it seemed ok for what it is, and if i had to choose a 4 door sedan the SS yould 100 percent be that car. i mean just cam only the ls3 makes a **** pile of horsepower.
Couple buddy's got LSA swaps done to there's around 670 to the wheels that's the way to do it. Can do it for under 3k
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Originally Posted by Chris25
Couple buddy's got LSA swaps done to there's around 670 to the wheels that's the way to do it. Can do it for under 3k
Under 3k? That's insane bang for the buck.
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Under 3k? That's insane bang for the buck.
That's piecing it together yourself. Boost district kits are around 3700 I believe little more if you want the ZL1 lid.
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Originally Posted by Turdinator
Under 3k? That's insane bang for the buck.
Those days are long gone. You would need to source a $400 warranty blower and a $300 lid to make that price work. Used blower with new lid and rail alone is $2000. All the other pieces necessary to make it all work is another $2000+
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Originally Posted by MACHXLR8
Wow. I am surprised by the outcome. I know the SS has some weight to them as compared to an LS1 Camaro. I wonder how the Camaro got off the line though.
He said they left together, I think once he gets some gear it will feel like a whole new car.
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I'd say that cammed ls1 needs a little help.....but good run.

I've seen very lbo SS cars run mid 12s. Like header tune only. I could definitely see one running 11s pretty easy with decent stuff.
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Originally Posted by Marc 85Z28
Those days are long gone. You would need to source a $400 warranty blower and a $300 lid to make that price work. Used blower with new lid and rail alone is $2000. All the other pieces necessary to make it all work is another $2000+
True that prices have gone up but deals are still there and you just have to be patient and meticulous. I'm planning on doing the boost district kit sometime soon hard to beat the price
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Originally Posted by HioSSilver
I'd say that cammed ls1 needs a little help.....but good run.

I've seen very lbo SS cars run mid 12s. Like header tune only. I could definitely see one running 11s pretty easy with decent stuff.
Yeah we did some suspension work to it last weekend, and will probably be doing 3.73s this weekend so it should 60ft much better after that




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