aklim

When I had the SR, I bitched to LPE and they said to slot the screws so you can use a small flat driver to turn it most of the way and tighten with a wrench.

Also the other was is to screw from above by drilling the threads out of the manifold and doing Helicore on the runners. For safety, use blue thread locker.

Beach Bum

What I have found to work for me with installing a Superram is first do not tighten the runners to the manifold.... leave a little wiggle room, set the plenum base on the runners and using a 3/8" ratchet, cup the bolt under the plenum starting with the inner bolts first.... the ratchet helps you easily support and supply gentle upwards pressure when you are trying to come from the top and screwing upwards with the slots you created on the bolt.

Do the inner bolts first.... everything is easy after that, when finished, tighten the runner/manifold bolts. As a note, I use a ball nosed T-hex wrench for this.... the ball nose allows you to get at those bolts at slight angles. I simply utilized a double gasket on the plenum lid.... doesn't hurt if you have the billet lid too. They are a cheap upgrade if you can find one.

Good build thread Cypher 85 and looks like some great advise too.

I built a very similar combination years back.... you'll love it when finished and running like it should. Good Luck.

383vett

VHT was the wrong terminology (brain dead). I use Permatex Ultra Blue or Black which won't affect 02 sensors.

cv67

Guy I just did a superram for used an ARP sbc oil pan stud kit works great. Dont know if helps

Masterspykiller

ARP oil pan stud kit. Huh. I just wonder at the creativity of people. How do these things even pop into their minds? Amazing.

Most or all of the bolts are already present for the SR, so I'll give it a go as-is. ARP bolts are only a credit card and overnight away, so I'll give that a shot if I run into walls.

Cheers!
M

tpi 421 vette

Looks like it turned out good for you Mike. Glad I could help.

Matatk

How did that cam work out for you? Dealing with a similar issue now. Thanks.

cypher85

Hey Matatk,

Honestly I couldn't be happier with it. It is perfect for my needs and how I enjoy driving the car. It is aggressive, you can feel the surging with low rpm/low speed driving; rush hour traffic can be a pain. The performance is excellent and the mid range torque is intoxicating.

My best friend has an 04 zo6 which is stock, and I pull on him pretty good at the track. My car is definitely faster than his; he says my car is more fun to drive.

I found a vacuum leak with the superram a few months ago, so while I had the intake off I had the injectors rebuilt for piece of mine. After putting it all back together I took it to the same dyno for a refresher tune and it picked up another 15lbs and 10 hp to the wheels

So in a nut shell I love it, but it really depends on how you want to drive your car.. I have sacrificed a little drivability for performance; though most of the time it drives absolutely normal. It can just be a little loud lol.

Matatk

Thanks for the response. Glad you're enjoying it. Your description sounds exactly like my current cam. I plan on going a bit smaller and that helps my decision.

Vic'89

Hi, did you ever track your setup ?

Vic

cypher85

Hi, I never had a chance to take it to the strip. It also is not setup for the strip yet, I need to get some good tires for that. Right now I can't put much throttle into it without lighting up the tires in first and second gear. The track I referenced in my last post was a road course.

I have a much bigger problem now.. This weekend I was driving it and the oil pressure dropped significantly while getting on it. I now have a pronounced "knock" condition. I haven't had much of a chance to diagnose it because my starter also crapped out on me lol. I am worried that I spun a bearing and will have to pull the motor out again.. these things are parts eating **tches. The knock did not appear to be coming from the valve train. I will know more when I pull the valve covers off.

Matatk

Wow, that sucks about the knock. Keep us posted. If you're pulling it let me know and I'll come give you a hand. On a side note, I ordered an LPE 219 cam today, I think it will have a little nicer driveability than the last one.

àbsinth77

I live in Ohio and need to know if you still have the tuner's contact info that you used in Ohio?

cypher85

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Deepa

I went through the same thing with broken ringlangs. What dish were your pistons when they broke? Are you sure about your static ratio? My TPIS AFR heads are also 55cc.

Mike

cypher85

I believe I was running -16cc dish. That was a while ago though. My current build has the bottom end built by Tony Bischoff with forged -16cc pistons and -53cc chambers and compression over 11:0.1. My motor is blueprinted with a tight quench of .036-.039.