[NightRydaSS]

Originally Posted by Pampered-Z

well, this is a bit of a lame answer, but just to give you something to think about. I'd say you can fairly easily build a low 12 second car with a heads/cam package and gear change. Hopefully BATMAN can jump back in here. Nick has built a few different LS1 motors and can give you real experience about some different combinations and how the car reacted on the street and strip. Don't forgert you need to support those mods too. Fuel system, suspension etc.

My engine falls between a race/street motor I'd say. The smallish cam give the car good street manners, but once the RPMs go above 3,000 and boost builds the engine completely changes. I have to "tip toe" around town keeping the RPMs in the safe zone, but the car drives fine on the highway. I do however have poor gas mileage! A bigger cam would make more power buy I don't think I could cruise with the car?

hmmm, i guess what ur sayin is: If you looking for a street/strip car (to compete) it is better to build what u want, and to buy a crate if your looking for street/mild strip not to compete? that is what it sounds like u meant/did for yourself.

Im just looking for the best bang for the buck. It doesn't sound like one way is cheaper then the other; just that one way (building it) gives you more options to get exactly what ur looking for.

I was thinking about SC'in it, but if i went with the ZL402 i think that would be over kill since i dont want to make it into a full blown race car. I dont want to go so far overboard i can drive it around anymore. I think a "stock" LS1 dyno'ed on HotRod TV w/ a procharger at 500+ rwhp. I think GMHighPerformance Mag dyno's a ZL402 at around 427rwhp.

I'm just tryin to advoid headachs; BATMAN if you read this, chime in.