E-force on an LS7. for real?
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E-force on an LS7. for real?
check out this link http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91930
didn't think the ls7 e-force kit was avail yet?
You have to scroll down for engine pics.
didn't think the ls7 e-force kit was avail yet?
You have to scroll down for engine pics.
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St. Jude Donor '09
Well, Edelbrock IS in the works of producing a kit for the LS7 and LS7 HEADS..
But, this motor is running LS9 heads which are similar to the LS3, including the ports. So, its not bottom end that makes it work but the heads and right now the LS3 is readily available.
But, this motor is running LS9 heads which are similar to the LS3, including the ports. So, its not bottom end that makes it work but the heads and right now the LS3 is readily available.
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ahh makes sense.
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Same trick
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Hard to say, LPE pushed the LS9 into the 9s with an overdrive pulley set up and running on race fuel. Some time ago Kenny Duttwieller did a LS3 engine that made 900+ at the crank with a TVS2300. So they obviously make the power.
If one didn't want to wait for the LS7 kit for a Z06. One can easily use a set of LS3/L92 heads on a LS7 and use the Edelbrock blower. It would work fine, but I am sure that their canned engine calibrations won't work with an LS7 but any competent tuner can take care of that for you. Using a set of LS3 head with a blower on top of the LS7 would work fine. The blower will over come any inefficiencies of the LS3 head over the LS7 head. I think that with a stock engine the differences between the two wouldn't be much. One could always have the LS3 heads ported to get about the same flow numbers as a stock LS7 head.
If one didn't want to wait for the LS7 kit for a Z06. One can easily use a set of LS3/L92 heads on a LS7 and use the Edelbrock blower. It would work fine, but I am sure that their canned engine calibrations won't work with an LS7 but any competent tuner can take care of that for you. Using a set of LS3 head with a blower on top of the LS7 would work fine. The blower will over come any inefficiencies of the LS3 head over the LS7 head. I think that with a stock engine the differences between the two wouldn't be much. One could always have the LS3 heads ported to get about the same flow numbers as a stock LS7 head.
Last edited by tjwong; Jul 18, 2010 at 11:33 AM.
