DustyShamrock

This is the oddest thread. Seriously.

Mordeth

He is a young kid doing his best to learn and enjoy his car. I applaud his courage and willingness to be open and honest regarding his situation. He has also done more work himself on his car in a few months than some guys will ever do..in his driveway, with probably not much more than basic hand tools, elbow grease and persistence. Unless a person has actually turned a wrench they have no business judging him. He has made a few (many) mistakes, charged ahead when perhaps he shouldn't, ignored some good advice, tested some boundaries and pushed some limits. Sounds just like me at his age, and I ended up just fine.

We owe it to him to be patient, offer genuine advice or none at all, support his efforts in an adult fashion and nudge, not push him in the right direction. Yes he has much to learn about his car, and life in general. But we were all there at one point. At least I was.

Keep your head up Cammed. Just try not to get too far ahead of yourself. You have alot of car. Enjoy it easy like for a bit. One thing at at time, this way you extract maximum enjoyment from each experience. And maybe learn a few things along the way. There are alot of guys here willing to help and who are in your corner. Don't let some of the posts here upset or confuse you and don't feel obligated to respond to every bait post. Some guys get enjoyment from pushing buttons on easy targets. They won't even think of doing it to a grown man.

DustyShamrock

Jesus Christ. It's a car thread. Not a life choice.

CammedC6520

Exactly so why tf people like you come and talk a bunch of bullshit and I have to go explaining lol

CammedC6520

Oh I know man thanks and trust me it would be different in person cause I look like a grown man with a beard and all when I don't shave thanks brother I'm just not gonna respond to the stupid comments

DustyShamrock

Hey Dick, I wasn't talking any ****. I said it was a weird thread. Coming in and reading it start to finish, it's an odd read. It goes from you sounding like you're asking for advice, then not accepting based on what you've read or heard I guess, how you got your car, even how easy 10's are but you're maybe in the 12's I guess? I came in look for an issue to see if it was related to mine.
Definately a different situation.

CammedC6520

10s!

5knives

jayyyw

Don't do anything to prove other people wrong. Do it because it's your goal or what you want to do. I ran a 12.7 in my car when it was stock but i forgot to turn of traction control and I was on all season tires. At least you have a time to beat.

Most everyone started in a similar situation as yourself. I used to do everything in the driveway with a 90 piece tool set and a jack and stands. I still rarely use a lift and prefer having the car on the ground. It's just what I'm used to.

I revived the thread because I was legitimately curious to know how everything turned out. Noticed you hadn't posted in a while and was hoping you didn't blow the motor. Glad to see the car is still running.

Now that you have a big cam in the car, I'd avoid shifting into 4th gear at such a low speed. That's probably all that's causing your issues. No tuner will be able to make that drive smooth in that gear at that speed. Just drive the car normally and you should be alright. Hell, I can't drive my BTR 3 car that low without some massive bucking and jerking.

Good luck man.

CammedC6520

Ik man it was a goal anyways just these guys are something else

But yeah right on brother, but I do have more tools then just 90 piece set lol my father and I build late 60s and early 70s cars for a hobby I'll keep you updated on it, going to get a baseline dyno else where.

MyLS1Hauls

Get rid of skip shift. With a cam that big, the engine doesn't want to be forced into 4th like that. I'd also not run the engine much below 1800-2000 rpm. Its not happy there, and you're going to get surges, pops, and spits, even if the tune is decent. I've found that big cams don't like large throttle transitions from low rpm, especially if the tune isn't spot on. So just stay above 2000 rpm, when applying over 25% throttle. If it is still doing it above that, then you have a tune issue, and I'd get it fixed before driving it hard again. The LS7 does NOT tolerate detonation very well, and if it is severe enough, it WILL blow ring lands off of pistons, and crack cylinder liners.

CammedC6520

Yeah it's only below 2000 I think you are right on. I thought it was to big of a cam but it does it in first also very rarely when I take off slowly then apply like 50% throttle. Car pulls though very hard.. now see this is a perfect response also thanks brother right on! Now to everyone else we are done.... I will post things later to update the ones who want to know the rest don't bother posting insults or stupid
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Nowanker

OK, back to the important sh*t!
Rick and Synergy get a lot of respect here on the forum, and anything that questions that is met with some resistance... but I think both of our experiences there were similar.
I felt my tune was very quick and cursory. I'm sure nice and safe, but perhaps leaving 'a bit' of HP behind. At least it runs fine, and right now I'm not inclined to chase those extra ponies.
Sounds like yours doesn't run fine, and now is an excellent chance for you give back to the Corvette Forum. Have your car retuned, and post the before and after dyno sheets, along with your driveability assessments.
I've heard good things about Matt at GP Tuning, but haven't personally tried him (yet?)
Good luck, keep us posted.

Unreal

WOT is quick and easy. It is the part throttle/idle/etc that take time. There typically isn't a magic 20-30rwhp hiding in WOT from more time spent on it. It is set AFR, set timing, done. Unless someone is just a lot more conservative, or completely clueless, there isn't typically power hiding in a tune. Most good tuners, that have done a few NA setups similar can dial in a cammed ls7 in 3-4 WOT pulls and in less than 15 minutes.

Titan C6Z

You'll get feedback about Matt @ GPTUNING in the regional norcal section. He made did my custom cam (stage 1) and tune. Josh @ JRG did my LG super pros 1 3/4, MSD intake manifold. I got 526whp n 501tq. Extremely happy customer since Jan 2016. He follows up and and answers questions too. I have no prior experience with anyone else, but I was aware of my other choices before I reached out to him.

MTPZ06

Precisely my thoughts. Not many 18 year olds would attempt such a top end rebuild under conditions such as those, let alone ideal conditions.

The kid gets an internet fist bump and couple coldies from me (when he's old enough ).

CammedC6520

Let's take a z06 trip to Mexico it's 18 over there ain't it lol

MTPZ06

Grew up in SoCal...been to Mexico more times than I can count. I think I'm not allowed to go back to that country.

CammedC6520

LMAO thanks though brother

Mike's LS3

I have used both tuners. Both very knowledgeable, but Matt is my tuner and is the one I will call for future needs. Why?

1. Matt will street tune the car before it goes on the dyno.
2. Matt will spend more time with the customer answering questions
and explaining the tune.