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How many RPM did you bring it up to?Comment
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Don't tease us like that, Joe. We want to see your dyno results!
JoeComment
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What's with the exhaust smoke? Oil problem? too rich? just condensation?Comment
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Very nice. Im sure you would give a BB a good run for its $$Comment
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Wow, very impressive Joe, and it looks awesome too.
When you hit 7500 I bet a little pee came out.Comment
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Share your build specs, "secrets", if you will!Comment
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Can some one explain this statement. More horsepower and cubies on the BB. Wasnt that the reason it was designed to be faster?Comment
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Thanks William.
Major precepts to a superb engine build:
1. Make your DCR close to 8.5:1 if you plan on using high test 93 PON pump gas, which means that SCR must be matched to intake valve opening, stroke, and rod length. You may go as high as 8.75:1, but you will be on the ragged edge of detonation, and your build MUST be within very tight tolerances!
2. Engine must employ latest cam technology, which means a hydraulic roller. If you want a build more like mine, then a solid roller should be used.
3. Headers essential, but undercar tuned headers will optimize. (True if run open after the collectors).
4. Tight quench is essential.
5. Careful detail and close tolerances must be employed.
6. Have your spark advance come in ASAP, so long as WOT does not exceed 34-38 degrees BTDC. This could very well mean a 20+ degree initial setting, without vac advance connected.
7. Carefully ported double hump heads with 2.02/1.60 valves can yield as much as about 360 RWHP! The heads used in this build are quite a bit larger.
8. Crower Sportsman rods were used, as was a small journal 327 block with 2 bolt mains. Stock caps with bolts (no cap studs) were used.
This is not the right place to discuss "modified" Corvettes, but I can tell you that only the more savvy Corvette experts can detect that this engine has been modified except for the headers. There are a lot of secrets that I learned over the years, and which I won't divulge here.
Be careful whose advice you take on this website. Most here are too stuck in the past to attempt anything like I have done.
It's fun to blow away all C5 Corvettes, including Z06s, as well as stock LS3 C6s, and almost stay up with Z06 C6's as well. All this while getting over 23 mpg @ 75 MPH in 5th.Comment
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