Plan of Attack. What do you think?
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Le Mans Master
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Plan of Attack. What do you think?
Over the next few months(spring and summer), I plan to modify my C6. So far all I have is a bullet exhaust. The plan is to put together a very efficient package that would be stock reliable, and have amazing performance. I do not want to supercharge or turbo it. I like the power to be all motor. Here is the ist of mods I'd like to purchase and then have installed all at the same time. Tell me if I need something in addition, or if I should replace one with another. Or whatever advice you could give.
-Kooks longtubes, O/R X-pipe
-Breathless Vortex Rammer.
-Throttle boby spacer
-Ported Throttle body
-Ported F.A.S.T intake
-Custom cam(dont know yet,any advice?)
-160 stat
-Custom tune
Thats pretty much it for the motor. I cant afford heads yet. Maybe one day soon. I have HRE 540R's at home awaiting quater panels. Thanks guys.
-Kooks longtubes, O/R X-pipe
-Breathless Vortex Rammer.
-Throttle boby spacer
-Ported Throttle body
-Ported F.A.S.T intake
-Custom cam(dont know yet,any advice?)
-160 stat
-Custom tune
Thats pretty much it for the motor. I cant afford heads yet. Maybe one day soon. I have HRE 540R's at home awaiting quater panels. Thanks guys.
Drifting
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From: az
Over the next few months(spring and summer), I plan to modify my C6. So far all I have is a bullet exhaust. The plan is to put together a very efficient package that would be stock reliable, and have amazing performance. I do not want to supercharge or turbo it. I like the power to be all motor. Here is the ist of mods I'd like to purchase and then have installed all at the same time. Tell me if I need something in addition, or if I should replace one with another. Or whatever advice you could give.
-Kooks longtubes, O/R X-pipe
-Breathless Vortex Rammer.
-Throttle boby spacer
-Ported Throttle body
-Ported F.A.S.T intake
-Custom cam(dont know yet,any advice?)
-160 stat
-Custom tune
Thats pretty much it for the motor. I cant afford heads yet. Maybe one day soon. I have HRE 540R's at home awaiting quater panels. Thanks guys.
-Kooks longtubes, O/R X-pipe
-Breathless Vortex Rammer.
-Throttle boby spacer
-Ported Throttle body
-Ported F.A.S.T intake
-Custom cam(dont know yet,any advice?)
-160 stat
-Custom tune
Thats pretty much it for the motor. I cant afford heads yet. Maybe one day soon. I have HRE 540R's at home awaiting quater panels. Thanks guys.
Melting Slicks
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The jury is still out on the tb spacer....I've heard everything from 30HP to 0HP, but if ya got the extra bucks to spend go ahead. You have a good list there. If you're gonna d.d. the car or it's gonna see mainly street duty, go with a fairly mild cam, but if it's a strip monster, go with whatever you can handle.
Drifting
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From: az
ok, i hope you like loud, a friend of mine has kooks w high flow cats & bullet. you can hear that thing coming 2 blocks away. your list looks good, i also not too sure on the spacer, but it is a cheap mod. i like a mild / baby cam, so it doesn't give it away. good luck. nice package.
Drifting
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The real things you can do to add power are:
I would do them in this order....
CAI - Honker or LPE
Headers
Cam w/pulley
Heads
Fast Intake (don't waste the money on porting... I've seen power losses)
The other stuff is nickle dime stuff.... Spacers, Tbs, Porting the intake, catback (you already have that)... This stuff is icing on the cake and shows very little gain... I would save that stuff for last.
I would do them in this order....
CAI - Honker or LPE
Headers
Cam w/pulley
Heads
Fast Intake (don't waste the money on porting... I've seen power losses)
The other stuff is nickle dime stuff.... Spacers, Tbs, Porting the intake, catback (you already have that)... This stuff is icing on the cake and shows very little gain... I would save that stuff for last.
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Le Mans Master
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I know the TB spacer is not gonna amount to much on a stock motor, bu I'm sure wit mods I have listed, its gonna make a difference. My car is gonna be a street driven car that should be able to handle daily driving and maybe the occassional 1/4 mile. I like the idea of having a mild cam that has a stockish lope. Nothing crazy. Also, a cam that will atleast maintain bottom end torque, but really wake up in the mid to upper range. Can you guys suggest a few?
What do you expect my car to make with these mods? I'm guessing 420-430 rwhp. I could be totally wrong. I hope its more!
What do you expect my car to make with these mods? I'm guessing 420-430 rwhp. I could be totally wrong. I hope its more!
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Drifting
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I know the TB spacer is not gonna amount to much on a stock motor, bu I'm sure wit mods I have listed, its gonna make a difference. My car is gonna be a street driven car that should be able to handle daily driving and maybe the occassional 1/4 mile. I like the idea of having a mild cam that has a stockish lope. Nothing crazy. Also, a cam that will atleast maintain bottom end torque, but really wake up in the mid to upper range. Can you guys suggest a few?
What do you expect my car to make with these mods? I'm guessing 420-430 rwhp. I could be totally wrong. I hope its more!
What do you expect my car to make with these mods? I'm guessing 420-430 rwhp. I could be totally wrong. I hope its more!
This is the reason I did a baby cam with a really good set up heads... It pulls hard everywhere....
Racer
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From: Louisville Kentucky
Over the next few months(spring and summer), I plan to modify my C6. So far all I have is a bullet exhaust. The plan is to put together a very efficient package that would be stock reliable, and have amazing performance. I do not want to supercharge or turbo it. I like the power to be all motor. Here is the ist of mods I'd like to purchase and then have installed all at the same time. Tell me if I need something in addition, or if I should replace one with another. Or whatever advice you could give.
-Kooks longtubes, O/R X-pipe
-Breathless Vortex Rammer.
-Throttle boby spacer
-Ported Throttle body
-Ported F.A.S.T intake
-Custom cam(dont know yet,any advice?)
-160 stat
-Custom tune
Thats pretty much it for the motor. I cant afford heads yet. Maybe one day soon. I have HRE 540R's at home awaiting quater panels. Thanks guys.
-Kooks longtubes, O/R X-pipe
-Breathless Vortex Rammer.
-Throttle boby spacer
-Ported Throttle body
-Ported F.A.S.T intake
-Custom cam(dont know yet,any advice?)
-160 stat
-Custom tune
Thats pretty much it for the motor. I cant afford heads yet. Maybe one day soon. I have HRE 540R's at home awaiting quater panels. Thanks guys.
Take your time with the cam choice. Read and listen a lot. Half of us will tell you to go bigger and half smaller. I'm in the go smaller camp. I'd recommend a cam that adds HP/TQ across a broad range for street fun. These cams don't usually produce the biggest peak numbers. Don't forget to upgrade the springs.
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Le Mans Master
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Sounds like a great plan. You should hit your 420-430 target depending on the cam choice. You can't use the T/B spacer with the FAST. I know this from installing my FAST. The T/B neck is too long on the FAST. You might think of it as a built in T/B spacer.
Take your time with the cam choice. Read and listen a lot. Half of us will tell you to go bigger and half smaller. I'm in the go smaller camp. I'd recommend a cam that adds HP/TQ across a broad range for street fun. These cams don't usually produce the biggest peak numbers. Don't forget to upgrade the springs.
Take your time with the cam choice. Read and listen a lot. Half of us will tell you to go bigger and half smaller. I'm in the go smaller camp. I'd recommend a cam that adds HP/TQ across a broad range for street fun. These cams don't usually produce the biggest peak numbers. Don't forget to upgrade the springs.
I guess that saves me some money too!
The cam thing, you always here this and that about what everyone has or they know someone that has it or whatever. I really dont know anything about them. All I know is that I want something thats gonna make good power without sacrificing much. I'll listen to what you guys suggest will work with my planned set-up. If some of the tuners out there have any suggestions, that would be much appreciated. And I'll also make sure to upgrade the springs and what not.
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Le Mans Master
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Forum member RARESS9596 just posted his cam and header video of his car after the vette doctors install. I like my car to sound like that. You can tell theres a cam in there, but its not crazy. Sounds great. Oh he said the cam is a 224/228 (comp cams?)and he got springs pushrods and retainers done too.
Your goal shouldn't be too hard to achieve.
Race Director
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Le Mans Master
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Hows the fuel system on our cars? Will I need larger injectors? Also, spark plugs. Do they have to be replaced? Anything else you think I should or shouldnt do? BTW, thanks for replying. I can always count on you guys Just keep them coming!
Just keep them coming!
Racer
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The cam you referred to in post #12 is probably your very best choice. How'd you know that?
Go to the Vinci High Performance website and listen to the clip of the 056 cam. Also do a search for comments by VetteNuts. He has an 056in a C5 or used to, anyway. Also check with SpinMonster. He used to run the cam in number 12 and thinks that 056 is too small for a C6.
Instructor
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From: MI.
Over the next few months(spring and summer), I plan to modify my C6. So far all I have is a bullet exhaust. The plan is to put together a very efficient package that would be stock reliable, and have amazing performance. I do not want to supercharge or turbo it. I like the power to be all motor. Here is the ist of mods I'd like to purchase and then have installed all at the same time. Tell me if I need something in addition, or if I should replace one with another. Or whatever advice you could give.
-Kooks longtubes, O/R X-pipe
-Breathless Vortex Rammer.
-Throttle boby spacer
-Ported Throttle body
-Ported F.A.S.T intake
-Custom cam(dont know yet,any advice?)
-160 stat
-Custom tune
Thats pretty much it for the motor. I cant afford heads yet. Maybe one day soon. I have HRE 540R's at home awaiting quater panels. Thanks guys.
-Kooks longtubes, O/R X-pipe
-Breathless Vortex Rammer.
-Throttle boby spacer
-Ported Throttle body
-Ported F.A.S.T intake
-Custom cam(dont know yet,any advice?)
-160 stat
-Custom tune
Thats pretty much it for the motor. I cant afford heads yet. Maybe one day soon. I have HRE 540R's at home awaiting quater panels. Thanks guys.
And I would talk to a good tuner about the cam and what you really want for performance.
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Le Mans Master
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Thanks for all the replies. I'm gonns make sure I get the right cam. It should make all the difference. The heads I will get sometime soon. I want to make sure Its a very efficient set of mods. Very high flowing. I dont want any congestions. I dont want to keep changing parts, so whatever I buy now, will stay on. Thats why I'd rather spend alittle more money now. What kind of heads to you suggest would be the best for my set-up? I would venture to guess that with a set of high flowing heads and the my other mods, I shouldnt have much trouble getting 465-480 rwhp.
What about rockers? Do you think tha would add to my set-up? Are they worth it? If so, who makes them? and how much?
Thanks alot guys, keep the suggestions coming. I really want to do this right the first time.
What about rockers? Do you think tha would add to my set-up? Are they worth it? If so, who makes them? and how much?
Thanks alot guys, keep the suggestions coming.
I really want to do this right the first time.