Large dish pistons w/small chamber head vs small dish pistons w/ large chamber head
#13
Originally Posted by Keith
Progress?
FWIW - Richard, David, and Rex are great guys and have been extremely helpful. I should have worked with them the first time around.
#15
Originally Posted by Keith
Glad to hear it is getting taken care of. I see that Jones cam is going away. Plans for a new one?
As of right now, the tentative plan is to reuse my Callies Dragonslayer crank and Compstar rods, go with a smaller dish piston (Wiseco was recommended) and larger chamber heads (the 317's apparently are more efficient at removing exhaust heat, which should cut down on knock), and some plasma-moly rings. Camshaft is still up in the air. I may stick with the Z06 cam, or possibly something a little larger. I need to talk to Richard more about his recommendations there. Based on Rex's recommendations, the target SCR is 9.0-9.25:1, and I'll be swapping back from the .040" Cometic gaskets to some stock .054" gaskets.
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Sounds like everything will be taken care of. Did you ever discuss your issues with the guys that originally built it? I mean wasn't there some kind of warranty. Are they denying it saying it was the heads, because didn't you eliminate that variable by switching heads?
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Originally Posted by vanillagorilla
Sounds like everything will be taken care of. Did you ever discuss your issues with the guys that originally built it? I mean wasn't there some kind of warranty. Are they denying it saying it was the heads, because didn't you eliminate that variable by switching heads?
#18
Ahh, cool. Thinking about something like a straight pattern cam, or a reverse slit for the turbo? 2-3mpg is a pretty impressive gain from a cam swap, although that other one was huge.
Although smaller in displacement than you, check out Harlan's setup:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=306077
Although smaller in displacement than you, check out Harlan's setup:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=306077
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