Looking for some help, the Chevy LS engine
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Looking for some help, the Chevy LS engine
I work for a performance shop and we will start working on Corvette C6 and the new Camaro soon.
Without talking to the companies, can I get some honest opinion on parts and brands? Best bang for the buck, best companies to deal with and stuff like that. Looking for cams, intakes, exhausts and tuning solution (we have a dyno).
I know this is a Honda forum but I also know that you Yankee Doodles love the LS and know a lot about it.
Without talking to the companies, can I get some honest opinion on parts and brands? Best bang for the buck, best companies to deal with and stuff like that. Looking for cams, intakes, exhausts and tuning solution (we have a dyno).
I know this is a Honda forum but I also know that you Yankee Doodles love the LS and know a lot about it.
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Depends on application and what you want.
Many of the cams are either custom fabbed or Comp Cam type over the shelf stuff.
Intakes- popular ones are RotoFab, Vararam, and the typical K&N/Volant stuff.
Exhausts- Solo Exhaust, Magnaflow, SLP and Kooks
Headers/x-pipes- Kooks seems to be the go to. That's what i ended up with.
tuning- obviously you can do the superchip type stuff or Diablo, but i find most go with custom tunes based on mods.
For perspective, I did a baseline dyno on my LS3 ~360rwhp.
I had Rotofab intake, spin tech exhaust, kooks headers and x-pipe (catted) and custom tune. I dyno'd 420. That was before cam and head work.
Many of the cams are either custom fabbed or Comp Cam type over the shelf stuff.
Intakes- popular ones are RotoFab, Vararam, and the typical K&N/Volant stuff.
Exhausts- Solo Exhaust, Magnaflow, SLP and Kooks
Headers/x-pipes- Kooks seems to be the go to. That's what i ended up with.
tuning- obviously you can do the superchip type stuff or Diablo, but i find most go with custom tunes based on mods.
For perspective, I did a baseline dyno on my LS3 ~360rwhp.
I had Rotofab intake, spin tech exhaust, kooks headers and x-pipe (catted) and custom tune. I dyno'd 420. That was before cam and head work.
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Thanks a lot! I heard you could reach 500bhp pretty easy with cam, exhaust, intake and tuning. Would be great to sell these parts as a kit and tune in our dyno.
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ls1tech.com
corvetteforum.com
A combination of the two will deliver the most LSx knowledge, the former being the best resource (just learn how to read between the redneck posts)
corvetteforum.com
A combination of the two will deliver the most LSx knowledge, the former being the best resource (just learn how to read between the redneck posts)
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