I put down a deposit with Mamo Motorsports on Wednesday.

Mamo Motorsports Stage 2 Ported Heads

Mamo Motorsports Stage 2 Camshaft

YT Ultralite rockers

Johnson Lifters

Manton Rods

Timing Chain Set

MSD Intake Manifold

ARP Head Studs

(This combination should make 575 rwhp on 91/93 Octane Pump Gas per Tony Mamo).

I absolutely cannot wait!

 

Congrats! It's going to be a reliable beast!

 

Tony's stuff is awesome. You picked the right guy from whom to buy those mods.

 

What does something like this cost?

 

You'll never be sorry. Tony is the best.

 

What are the cam specs?

 

About $10K just in parts.
Labor for heads/cam/intake install should be around $5.5K - $7K depending on the shop and rates.

He hasn't given me the specs yet.

 

You should be comfortably under $5k for the install.. not sure where you're getting that range from.

 

Congrats! What is the difference between the stage 2 and stage 3 heads?

 

You made a great choice. I also have a Mamo build in the works.

 

Expensive lightweight custom Ti intake valves and Ferrea hollow stem exhaust valves in the Stage 3

My Stage 1 and Stage 2 heads come with lightweight hollow stem Ferrea intake valves and solid stem exhaust.

Both valves weigh about a 100 grams and I have many guys with larger cams and more aggressive combo's turning up to 7500 RPM with those heads.

I would estimate that eight out of ten sets of LS7 heads I sell are my Stg 1 or Stg 2 heads and they run hard and perform great....my Stg 2 heads are arguably the biggest bang for the buck. Lots of optional equipment (spring upgrades etc.) and additional porting at a reasonable price.

Point is the Stg 3 is optional....really more for the guys that have a fairly large mod budget and want to get every last bit of power. Or builds that are very aggressive with large cams and short runner intakes trying to turn in excess of 7500 RPM's

The Stg 3 valves are also a little larger (but still lighter due to the material they are made of). The intake valves are 2.230 vs 2.205......1.615 vs 1.600 on the exhaust

I go into detail about this and all the other options when Im discussing the overall build with my clients and have a better idea of their budget and what they are trying to achieve

If you (or anyone reading this) are considering working with me on a project give me a call and we can discuss everything in much greater detail and go over all the pricing as well


One of my milder Stg 2 grinds for a very balanced power curve and excellent drivability

231 intake lobe.....245 exhaust......I did share this with the OP but we talked about so many things she likely forgot.....LOL

I supply a cam card with all my customer builds.....nothing is secret or purposely hidden

Regards,
Tony

 

I bought my Z06 with a 234/246/112.5 (109.5 intake center line).....Car surges a good bit below 3k?

 

Ripoff shops on the Front Range here trying to take advantage of people.

Automotive labor rates have skyrocketed here between $200 - $265 an hour.

 

Your cam has 15 degrees of overlap....its more aggressive....closer to a Stg 3 than a Stg 2

That said there should be zero surging till 1500 at the most with a cam that size.

It could be mechanical (issues with the engine or install) or it could just be a really poor tune but that's not a big cam and it shouldn't do anything funny till much lower RPM's.

I would recommend you have a different shop put eyes on it and see if they can improve things for you

Good luck

-Tony

 

I think you will be very pleased with your selection here on vendor and parts but it will not matter if you do not have a good tune. So focus on that too. I hope you have a good clutch. If you are in a heavy traffic area get one with a heavier flywheel to help with the Moment of Inertia at stop lights.

 

The car surges below 3,000 RPM, cleans up after that....what motor issues would cause this? Appreciate your help.

 

can you like make your own thread and stop hijacking mine please?

 

Wasn't trying too...

 

I have a MAMO package (Probably more like a Stage "2.5"), as Tony worked with me for a Road Race freindly setup, not all out max effort.

That being said, it's a beast at 617rwhp - and the weight down to around 3,050# dry (weighed at track low on fuel). I am very happy, and you will be too!

I'm going to have to detune the setup in order to run TT1 class. And it still has tags.

 

great feedback. Is the 617 rwhp SAE or STD? Dynojet?