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35thls1ss19
03-13-2006, 10:50 PM
Well i was very scared about doin my h/c but i am a day in and worked slowly but steady and it seems to be goin great! Here are soem pic i want to have the cam in tomm. and maybe even have the heads on... well see what tiem i get home from work. Hopefully have the car tuned next week... i think i am goin to either ttp or eastside in ct.... not really sure yet. But sure as hell cant wait to get her running :)
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JW
03-13-2006, 10:57 PM
Nice job man! Looks like its going smooth so far.

JW :D
Tru2Chevy
03-13-2006, 11:04 PM
Off to a good start it looks like....

- Justin
Savage_Messiah
03-13-2006, 11:16 PM
nice... as for tuning why not go thru Bill (foff667)??? I and many others highly reccommend him.
oh one ls1 SS
03-13-2006, 11:25 PM
thats gunna be a beast!! wanna do mine with me when ur done? :)
Rich189
03-13-2006, 11:30 PM
nice... as for tuning why not go thru Bill (foff667)??? I and many others highly reccommend him.

looks good and i second his suggestion ^^
Ian
03-13-2006, 11:32 PM
:werd:

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35thls1ss19
03-14-2006, 07:40 AM
nice... as for tuning why not go thru Bill (foff667)??? I and many others highly reccommend him.
he does dyno tunning? if so i didnt know that and that is a good suggestion :)
Koll
03-14-2006, 08:13 AM
Dyno tunes are over-rated.
Tru2Chevy
03-14-2006, 09:03 AM
he does dyno tunning? if so i didnt know that and that is a good suggestion :)

No, Bill prefers street and track tuning over dyno tuning. A dyno sheet doesn't mean anything if your car is still slow at the track, or has issues with streetability because the tuner never actually drove your car besides to put it on the dyno.

Besides, you can get your install finished up, get Bill to tune it, and pay for a spot at our upcoming Dyno Day at TTP, and still most likely save money over what a normal shop will charge you for a dyno tune.

- Justin
Savage_Messiah
03-14-2006, 09:06 AM
:stupid:
Mike
03-14-2006, 09:11 AM
"real world tune"
part of the reason bill got into tuning was a bad experience after his heads/cam install. his car made decent numbers on the dyno but didnt run very well at the track or on the street from what i hear.

as soon as my trailblazer is delivered he will be tuning BOTH of my vehicles im that confident in the work hes done on the trans am and on other members vehicles.
foff667
03-14-2006, 09:34 AM
post some pics of those dart heads :D did you get dual springs or stick with the singles they come with? Also did you upgrade anything else ie injectors, PR's, oil pump while you were at it?
35thls1ss19
03-14-2006, 01:32 PM
post some pics of those dart heads :D did you get dual springs or stick with the singles they come with? Also did you upgrade anything else ie injectors, PR's, oil pump while you were at it?
i went with the prc dual springs, ls6 ported oil pump, 30lb svo inj.... i will get up pics later i am goin to start taken the old cam out and put the new in :) i have been waitn all day at work to leave haha.... O and how soon can u tune my car :-D
foff667
03-14-2006, 02:05 PM
Unfortunatly Im booked for full tunes until April 1st since I only do full tuning on weekends now. But I will strongly recommend you at least get a base tune in the car...i think those svo injectors are actually rated for like 38lb in ls1's meaning if the stock injector tables are in there the o2's/maf are going to have a hard time compensating for that large of a change without your base injector flow rate tables setup correctly...not to mention then size of your cam which in itself will require at least a minimal amount of tuning more then likely. If theres anything I can do for you let me know & I'll see what we can try to work out.

Thanks
Bill
enRo
03-14-2006, 02:10 PM
Gonna sound pretty sick now! Good job man
foff667
03-15-2006, 10:54 PM
ttt update on how things went...i know you were nervous about p to v clearance...how'd everything turn out & when do we hear soundclips?
Teds89IROC
03-16-2006, 01:08 AM
Nice, can't wait to hear it!

~Ted
35thls1ss19
03-16-2006, 11:53 AM
ttt update on how things went...i know you were nervous about p to v clearance...how'd everything turn out & when do we hear soundclips?
well got the cam in yesterday and the front end all buttoned up. I am goin to check the p/v clearence tonight with clay... and hopefully everythign will be ok and i cant putt the heads on. I am hopein to have the car running this weekend if all goes well. Tsp said that i shoudl be fine with the pv clearence... i sure hope so :-/
foff667
03-16-2006, 12:16 PM
good luck :D
35thls1ss19
03-17-2006, 04:44 PM
so my pv clearence is none. valve just hits the piston :( now i am at a loss.... either go smaller cam which i dotn really want to, etp 215 heads and wait 6 weeks, or send the heads back and get the valve sunk.... the most he can do is .040 thats not alot a clearence :-\ i hate cars
Tru2Chevy
03-17-2006, 05:08 PM
Sorry to hear man. I don't know enough about your setup of LSx motors to make a suggestion, but I hope whatever you choose to do works out for the best.

- Justin
1984camaroz28
03-17-2006, 07:28 PM
so my pv clearence is none. valve just hits the piston :( now i am at a loss.... either go smaller cam which i dotn really want to, etp 215 heads and wait 6 weeks, or send the heads back and get the valve sunk.... the most he can do is .040 thats not alot a clearence :-\ i hate cars

what cam did u go with that u have no clearance must be massive.... what rockers are u runing and have the dart heads been milled
foff667
03-17-2006, 07:37 PM
MS3 which is 237/242 ~600/600 so a big cam....I would say just go with a slightly smaller cam but thats me and see if tsp will throw in something else for having you with a ****ed up combo lol
LS1Hawk
03-17-2006, 08:18 PM
Looking good! It must have been a pain in the ass though, with the way the engine is set so damn far back. I know some places will just lift the car off the engine.
Tru2Chevy
03-17-2006, 08:21 PM
It's not easy, but we did Bill's head and cam swap in his driveway in just a few afternoons. The rear head bolts (well, all the head bolts really) were a pain.

- Justin
foff667
03-17-2006, 08:43 PM
yeah it really is a complete pita especially with the engine in the car...we got it done but it was alot of work. Unbolting & then tqing down the head bolts was the most difficult/backbreaking part of it imo...but once you button everything up and fire it up for the first time theirs no feeling like it knowing you did it yourself :D
ChickenLittle
03-18-2006, 12:26 AM
can't wait to do it...


what rockers did you use for the h/c combo?
35thls1ss19
03-18-2006, 10:07 AM
its not as bad as i expected... as long as you take your time things go great! untill tsp screw you :( i think i am goin to go torqer 2...232/234, .595"/.598". i hope it clears. Or i would fly cut too but i dotn no anyone who can do it in nj.

i am useing stock rockers :)
1984camaroz28
03-18-2006, 10:33 AM
why not just fly cut the pistons now....
foff667
03-18-2006, 10:39 AM
why not just fly cut the pistons now....

its a matter of finding a place that will rent them & a dummy set of heads to you.
foff667
03-18-2006, 10:40 AM
its not as bad as i expected... as long as you take your time things go great! untill tsp screw you :( i think i am goin to go torqer 2...232/234, .595"/.598". i hope it clears. Or i would fly cut too but i dotn no anyone who can do it in nj.

i am useing stock rockers :)

i was thinking more along the lines of the 233/239 cam...that sux you'll have to go with that one :( my old cam was bigger then that. Oh well, good luck.
35thls1ss19
03-18-2006, 10:44 AM
its a matter of finding a place that will rent them & a dummy set of heads to you.

i wish i could find a place i would def. fly cut
35thls1ss19
03-18-2006, 10:45 AM
i could probally go TSP 235/240, .598"/.603 i just ope that will clear i will have to see what they say monday