The last few weeks have FLOWN by. I literally finished the MODs to my ZO6 then had BILLDOG350 help me tune the car and a couple of days later I drove it straight to BG Cruise in! Nothing like throwing fate into the wind! I had confidence in my wrenching so it wasn't all that scary.
Three guys that save the day were BILLDOG350 (Bill Johnson) and VETTENUTS ( Bob ) who lent me his damper install tool and crank pinning tool and Bill helped me do some VE tuning! & ENGLANDGREEN (Stephen) who did the finial tune to his cam..

Here is the low down on how the car performed during the trip:

I packed EVERY TOOL necessary to just about rebuild the engine if I needed to! Yep,,it was in the bag! I had ZERO engine issues other than a very small oil "seep" from my oil pressure sensor relocation fitting.

Billdog350 (Bill) helped me tune the VE table and also do some FINE tuning and I literal got 25 (tank fill verified) MPG on the way down to BG!!! The car /engine ran excellent other than a small issue with the idle when the AC was on. (more on that later) Bill,,,thank you very much for your EXPERT Tuning assistance! That made ALL the difference in the world for my fuel economy and engine survival.


While I was at the Cruise in ENGLANDGREEN offered to help me fine tune the engine in return for some stuff I helped him with when he was moving from CT to FL. EG was IMPRESSED with Bills rough tune! Bill did an excellent job with the EFI Live Auto VE Tune and Stephen applied some EXPERT tuning skills to the PCM and WOW, its running EXCELLENT~!!!


EG, is amazing!!!!! With in 30 min,,,,,my car was a different animal! Idles perfect, has more power (my clutch is really hating life now) and my fuel economy is further improved. I got a (Tank fill up verified ) 27-28 MPG on the highway running 65-75 mph on the way back to CT. No more pesky stalling when the AC is on.

I had the car dynoed when I was at BG and it turned 443 HP and 400 ft/lbs tq. Like I stated previously, my clutch is NOT handling the additional HP & Tq very well,,, so those numbers are probably low. The clutch IMMEDIATELY goes to the floor if you try to shift after a hard pull. The dyno showed that the engine was a little rich when WOT as did my wide band so,,, EG pulled some fuel and the engine seemed to respond well to that change! I did manage to lay down 80' of tire at the Hampton! Yep, its running very well!

As soon as I get my clutch issues ironed out,,, I will dyno it again. I'm very sure that there is a LOT more than what it showed on the back street dyno. I'm very happy with the results of my mod install and the car is running phenomenal!

I can NOT believe that I can still lug the engine in low RPMs with out bucking and surging. I'm really liking my WHIPLASH cam. selection.

Here is the finial product:



Thank you ALL for all of your advice, assistance and help! Some of this stuff was NEW and without your help, it would have been a LOT more trying and maybe not so successful! Bill Johnson and Bob (Vettenuts) & ENGLANDGREEN (Stephen),,,You guys are life saves! I made it to the cruse In and BACK with some MAJOR mods and your guys helped make it successful!

Next major event that I will be attending will be Corvettes At Carlisle. See you there if you can attend!

For the Northeast guys, I'll see you at Marks, or Ocean Beach in New London.

Bill C

 

so what brand map relocation is that looks good...any hickups with it and how much did it run you...got a link?

 

LPE

 

I just took a peek at the FAST website, these frickin things are $1200?

 

I sell them for $950. You need to buy GM intake gaskets as well (it does not come with them)

 

Does the LS2 Tbody have a spot for the tube coming off the pass side valve cover?

Chevy Guy on ls1tech mti houston poolfanatic i think was the sponsors name had 6 FAST 92s at this price not sure if theres any left but i got
quoted $730 shipped for a uported out of the box FAST92
and i was looking around yesterday i think speed ince has them on sale for $799

 

Mine was less than that new, including FAST intake gaskets and a free T-shirt and hand porting by Tony Mamo. When the new Weiand hits the streets later this summer, the FAST prices will likely soften.

 

Yep,,,,,,,,,,,,Got my gaskets from Gene Culley. GMPARTSHOUSE.com and there expensive. (but worth it)

 

Does the LS2 Tbody have a spot for the tube coming off the pass side valve cover?

 

No, you need to go to the coupler.

 

hey BC

 

nice work

 

got any pics of the tube going off the valve cover into the coupler? and how much are the LPE map relocation kits...and why is this a recommended mod?

 

 

thanks for the pic...all that black around the coupler...hard to see...any other pics...what did you tap into the coupler with

 

Kind of a long read, but here is all the information: Link

 

thanks for the link still have a couple questions posted

 

Vettenuts,

Would you recommend going to the coupler for the fresh air intro over using a breather? ECS recommended the use of a breather is why I ask. I know a breather will draw in un-metered air as opposed to metered at the coupler.

 

I personally like it better in the coupler. You could try the breather route and see how you make out and looks for the parts to go into the coupler. I sent a PM in the ATI kit. I think the guy that rents them is either in Texas or Louisiana.