supercharging ls3 vs ls2
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Racer
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supercharging ls3 vs ls2
talked to my future installer today n we got on a topic of changing heads on my car to ls3 heads so my question is how much would u pay and is it really worth it or should i just install SC on car as it is.....06 ls2 and wat power did u guys make wit ls3 cam n full exhaust
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talked to my future installer today n we got on a topic of changing heads on my car to ls3 heads so my question is how much would u pay and is it really worth it or should i just install SC on car as it is.....06 ls2 and wat power did u guys make wit ls3 cam n full exhaust
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Not worth it IMO unless your building a fully forged engine and really want every last HP out of it. We have made over 800rwhp on stock LS2 heads.
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I think I'd be happy with about 650ish I wanted to do cam just for obvious reasons....the sound was gonna install meth with SC but wen I told installer I would be doing full exhaust n cam then SC later he suggested head change!!!!
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thanks Doug means a lot coming from u....I will try to call u tomorrow....It was one of ur installation shops u referred me to but anyway I may just get u to help choose me one of ur cams n let a local shop install and tune till Im ready to SC decided Id rather do cam n exhaust first then SC
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Winters, what cam are you running with your most recent setup?
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Again, never buy a cam based on name, buy it on specs, and what you want from your car. Dyno numbers are less than half the story.
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Racer
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Yea I think a lot of us have a lot to learn still. I don't have near your experience with different ls cams! I wanted an agressive sound without alot of the drivability issues I've seen from BIG cams. For me the night fury was a perfect fit
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Honestly, I had a big name cam called the "mayhem II" from a shop here in Houston. It has basically outperformed any name cam that I have seen here(minus the G5x4 and MS4). The G5X3-4 might be the best sounding cams, minus the Whiplash cam which is a 24x/25x on a 113lsa. I had it in my NA Z06. It was a very mean cam, sounded wicked at idle. EG tuned it well and it drove great, but I know the cam specs and it was too much for my wife. Eitherway, it wasn't the ideal blower cam for my car, but it has proven itself time and time again to make big gains on blower cars. I wanted a big split, a wide LSA on my own cam. The "Night Fury" is a tame cam compared to what a lot of guys run that are just very nasty and sound sick. I went the opposite route. Set the cam up to drive like a stock cam but make power. I've driven all the upper 220-230 blower cams on 114-116lsa's, but my cam on a 118+2 outdrives them all on my 402, and makes good power.
Again, never buy a cam based on name, buy it on specs, and what you want from your car. Dyno numbers are less than half the story.
Again, never buy a cam based on name, buy it on specs, and what you want from your car. Dyno numbers are less than half the story.
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I know we're not talking about LS7 heads, but the LS7 head has larger ports/valves then the LS3 head, which has larger ports/valves then the LS2 head. At low horsepower, the blower will do just fine with the smaller LS2 heads, but with big power, the LS3 heads are beneficial and for really big power, the LS7 heads are the Boss.
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EG has a cam that works well with blowers and is a little tamer than their bigger cam. All their cams make big power, even with blowers, but I just like a custom grind for my car.
