Off season remodel and prep

[ranman5608]

Tuning went very well. Steve Cole is a magician with these cars.
This car before the new top end made 305 to the wheel
so I got a good 120 horse out of her with a heads cam and intake package which should really wake this thing up.
Average seems to be around 25% for parasitic drivetrain loss so this little ls1 making 530 hp is pretty damn sweet.

One thing I'm really pumped about is how much attention Steve puts into the drivability part of the tune, he goes through every gear every rpm and dials in all the little details that seem to be over looked by other tuners. Even with a decent cam this thing is smooth as butter.

This should get me by while i pile up parts for a 416 stroker build.

 

[Kraut_n_Rice]

What's Steve's contact info?

 

[ranman5608]

What's Steve's contact info?

Steve Cole. 520-349-2364

 

[Funco4JM]

+1 for Steve Cole! He did mine last week, and I can't believe the difference in drivability.

 

[ranman5608]

I still haven't had a chance to get out to test the new top end setup but i did pick up some dirt tires for the car.

 

[Grease Monkey]

 

[ranman5608]

Thanks for the BUMP! Unfortunately I haven't really done anything else with the car she's just sitting pretty patiently waiting for dune season. I cant freaking wait. I have started piling up parts for the 416 stroker build but that's a long ways out because I started a 6100 spec truck racing venture so building out our chase truck and patiently waiting for our new Geiser truck to be finished up is taking up a lot of time. Ill keep you all updated on that venture if there's interest.

 

[wrightjarred14]

Well I'm a psycopath and decided to do some summer upgrades early.
I had a fast intake laying around and some stock 243s so i decided to have them cnc ported with a valve job and .660 spring set.
while i had it apart i did
a new Melling oil pump
full roller timing set
a new cam
ls7 lifters
trunnion kit
upgraded push rods
and a new fuel system
along with a new fast tb and some new injectors.
as well as a head stud kit

she goes to steve cole tomorrow morning for a good tune-up
it should make some good power over the lame ol ls1


A couple things outside the motor that got sorted out were the new lighting package and some slightly heavier lower rear springs went from 500s to 550s to get some more g out control
the old rigids work well but the newer versions with newer tech are so much brighter so i went with two of the side shooters for the a pillars and a pair of new pro pods for the bumper to compliment the new 6" E-series MUCHO BETTER!

What Cam did you end up going with?