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Originally Posted by PappyDan
well i will ask.
how much of a budget does your friend have to spend on mods?
give us a ball park figure so we can come up with the best bang for his bucks.
how much of a budget does your friend have to spend on mods?
give us a ball park figure so we can come up with the best bang for his bucks.
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Found another cam, it's a Comp 208/212 .554"/.558" 115 lsa. Quite a bit more lift but less duration to keep the powerband low. I know we'd need an LS6 spring kit. What about stock rockers? If it were my engine mods, I'd buy roller rockers anyway but not sure if his stockers would be ok. Tune required? On the 212/218 cam, lift is lower so springs might not be required ???? Duration is some higher but I'm thinking we can get away without a tune.
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That 208/212 is a nice DD cam but have it ground on a 112ēlsa. This will work very well with a stock converter. It will really expand the torque bubble from right off idle. Just the rpm range your looking to boost.
Roller rockers on street driven Gen 3's and 4's are like a TV set on a honeymoon.......not necessary. The factory rockers are quite good and with the Harland Sharp bearing mod they're unbeatable in performance and durability.
With that cam you will benefit from a good retune. Probably not necessary but your going to be leaving performance on the table.
The LS6 springs will work ok with that cam.
Good luck,
Richard
Roller rockers on street driven Gen 3's and 4's are like a TV set on a honeymoon.......not necessary. The factory rockers are quite good and with the Harland Sharp bearing mod they're unbeatable in performance and durability.
With that cam you will benefit from a good retune. Probably not necessary but your going to be leaving performance on the table.
The LS6 springs will work ok with that cam.
Good luck,
Richard
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I would have to go back to mention getting a tune again. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but can't you get a mail order tune on a new pcm so there will be no downtime? It just seems like if your friend is looking for the best bank for the buck and a noticeable improvement then that screams TUNE. Just removing some of the TM will be a huge noticeable increase. Of course a cam on top of that will be even better.
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some great mods will be
tune
lt headers + ory = bolts up to factory catback( also an aftermarket catback if they mount the same)
get a K&N dropin filter for the stock air box and drill a 4" hole in the bottom of the air box and mounting plate, works the same as a cai
some electric fans - hp and mileage either and ls1 setup or some 05-up efans with a 34" radiator
a small cam + ls6 valve springs
gears + lsd
stall
tune
lt headers + ory = bolts up to factory catback( also an aftermarket catback if they mount the same)
get a K&N dropin filter for the stock air box and drill a 4" hole in the bottom of the air box and mounting plate, works the same as a cai
some electric fans - hp and mileage either and ls1 setup or some 05-up efans with a 34" radiator
a small cam + ls6 valve springs
gears + lsd
stall
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Thanks for all the replies guys! I'll talk to him soon hopefully (he's in AL and I'm in KY). We were wanting to do something in a weekend. I'll talk it over with him and we'll go from there. Does PCM4Less do the swap out? Who does?
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Originally Posted by dhdenney
Thanks for all the replies guys! I'll talk to him soon hopefully (he's in AL and I'm in KY). We were wanting to do something in a weekend. I'll talk it over with him and we'll go from there. Does PCM4Less do the swap out? Who does?
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Originally Posted by Richard@WCCH
That 208/212 is a nice DD cam but have it ground on a 112ēlsa. This will work very well with a stock converter. It will really expand the torque bubble from right off idle. Just the rpm range your looking to boost.
Roller rockers on street driven Gen 3's and 4's are like a TV set on a honeymoon.......not necessary. The factory rockers are quite good and with the Harland Sharp bearing mod they're unbeatable in performance and durability.
With that cam you will benefit from a good retune. Probably not necessary but your going to be leaving performance on the table.
The LS6 springs will work ok with that cam.
Good luck,
Richard
Roller rockers on street driven Gen 3's and 4's are like a TV set on a honeymoon.......not necessary. The factory rockers are quite good and with the Harland Sharp bearing mod they're unbeatable in performance and durability.
With that cam you will benefit from a good retune. Probably not necessary but your going to be leaving performance on the table.
The LS6 springs will work ok with that cam.
Good luck,
Richard