itsslow98

Bought the car about 3 weeks ago with 2,900 miles on it. Due to the snow and salt I have only been able to drive it 200 or so miles since. I ordered a full N/A setup from Tony Mamo to be installed in the next month. List as follows

Fast 102 ported by Tony
NW 102 TB
LPE 100mm Maf
FAST 36lb injectors
Mamo 220cc heads with lightweight valve upgrade
Heads milled to 59cc
Cometic head gaskets to aim for 11.45 comp
10mm rocker studs machines in
Yella Terra Pro rocker arms
Johnson limited travel lifters
Custom Comp Cam 229/232 114
New timing chain assembly
Ported and blueprinted oil pump
ATI dampener 10% underdrive
Manton custom pushrods

The car already has Kooks longtubes and midpipe and a vararam intake. Hoping to see 480rwhp with a really flat tq curve. Not looking for a peak number but want a car that is very responsive and fun to drive on the street. Going to see how long the factory clutch last and if the stock master will allow 7k rpm shifts for a bit. Hoping since the car only has 3k miles it will give me some time to play otherwise it will get an RPS or Monster twin disk

itsslow98

Efx

Congrats on the purchase. Yummy list of goodies. Good luck with the build. When are you planning to dyno/tune it?

WA 2 FST

Nothing short of awesome!

Congrats on the buy... basically a brand new car (I'm the original owner of mine, so I know the feeling), and the aftermarket hi-po parts.

Gonna be a blast. Tough to say on the clutch. I had a 125hp nitrous kit sitting on my workbench before I took delivery of my car, way back in Jan. 02. I installed it at 1500 miles, after making a few passes down the track bone stock. Stock clutch was fine for several years.

Then I went twin-turbo and upgraded the clutch.

As you said, you may run into issues due to higher redline shift-points... give it a shot. You may be surprised at how well the stocker holds.

zeevette

I'd be surprised if your stock clutch will hold one trip to redline, but you might get lucky. I got a RPS twin carbon, and though it's a great clutch, paired with a Tick MC made it very stiff, and the engagement point is razor thin. Try an upgraded stock '04 (IMO) instead of the Tick. You're gonna have a great car with those parts, but other stock things will start to be marginal, so be aware, and good luck!

itsslow98

Hoping to have it all done by early february.

itsslow98

Yea I had an 05 ctsv with a cam/longtubes and 100 shot and the stock clutch lasted me 20k miles until I sold it. They take more abuse than people think if you don't drive it a certain way.
Mamo recommends RPS but he also said wait until the stock one gives you trouble. The car won't see a drag strip so I think street driving and some road racing at some point it will take abuse for a little while.

Mikes-Z06

Looks like an exciting build, I might do the same.

A couple of questions:

What length are the pushrods?

Heads milled to 59cc.... Fly cutting pistons?

Do you need to use after market valve covers with yellow terra rockers?

itsslow98

Pushrods will be measured and ordered once it's all assembled to verify the correct length.

With the setup listed Tony said flycutting would not be needed but I'll measure to be sure.

Using the stock valve covers with a thick gasket specifically for the yella terra rockers.

WayneCar

Nice upgrades. You might be surprised at how long the stock clutch lasts as long as you don't run sticky tires or launch the car. I had an 02Z with
a procharger and longtubes put on at 8k miles. Car made 515whp and
the stock clutch was doing fine at 20k miles. I left the rev limiter at
stock rpm though. The high rpm shifts may be an issue.
Enjoy the car.
Wayne

XLR8 C4

Tony gave me the same parts 2 years ago on my 03Z and I will tell you that redline happens in a blink of an eye! You will not stop smiling. FYI add the 4:10 gear for the icing on the cake.

scott5

looks like a promising setup and Tony knows what he is doing. I am interested in the outcome very much.

Mikes-Z06

Can you share the results? Dyno or quarter mile times?
Cam specs similar?

95wht6spd

Should be a nice combo for the street. Smart ordering a matching combo.

itsslow98

Thanks, it definetly isnt cheap or going to add power like boost would but I figured id do it all once and be done with it. Hoping to just have a super reliable car that really runs well. My last car was a turbo 03 cobra that was so much of a nightmare that I sold it and bought a truck. It gave me nightmares for 3 yrs until i finally had the urge again....hence the naturally aspirated build this time haha

z06801

Man looks great! I just sold my modded Porsche 996tt and looking to get another Z06 and keep it street legal to Daily drive in good weather and track. My 01 Z06 will still be the focus on the track but it's nice to have a street able car that you can jump in with a student. I instruct for a bunch of groups and would be great to have a car with two seats. The 911 turbo was a great car but it seemed I was always chasing something, boost leak, vacuum leaks to feel like it was running right. My C5 z06 always seemed the same every time I got in it. A Mamo head and cam set up is just what I was looking at, Can't wait to see how yours turns out! What's your estimated cost on the upgrade?

XLR8 C4

The results were very impressive. I have yet to run it on the track but on a Mustang Dyno in 70 degree weather on very conservative tuning it made 451 HP with a very flat torque curve. Note that I am running a ported LS2 TB not the Nick Williams TB so there might still be some power left on the table. Long story short I was almost going to go FI route but after reading the forums and talking to Tony I changed my mind. Yes it's an expensive way to squeeze every ounce of power from 346 cubes but the end result was worth it. I had owned a supercharged LT1 previously and yes it made more power and torque then my N/A Z but the Z with this combo just makes driving it an unbelievable experience. Yes my car isn't going to win every race but its a complete package that has power you can fully enjoy on the street. I'll post my dyno sheet.

XLR8 C4

Differences?

I'm running the 85MM MAF, 90 MM TB and cam specs are 227/231....114 lobe.

Verrückt ZR1

Sounds like a bad *** machine. Nice numbers, and well thought out build. Enjoy it!

scott5

You made 561whp on a h/c sbe LS6?