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LEO1LE · 09-24-2015, 09:21 PM

I already have a cam and bolt-ons done to my LS3, making ~460 rwhp. The LS7 will be installed with a moderate sized cam and bolt-ons along with milled heads, estimate it'll make around 550 rwhp. This 1LE is also my daily driver, driven about 35-40 miles a day.

LEO1LE · 09-24-2015, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Billy10mm

GM Performance Part long blocks come in at 485 pounds for the LS3, and 444 pounds for the LS7.

That's great to know. A 40 pound weight reduction off the front end would be a very welcomed benefit.

Bodywerks · 09-25-2015, 01:39 AM

I'm all for N/A horsepower! The LS7 would be sick. If I were to go F/I, it'd be twin turbo. Way more horsepower, 'free' horsepower, and the added weight is all down low.

LEO1LE · 09-30-2015, 06:29 PM

Decided to go with the LS7. Now if any of you good people would like to donate to my Go Fund Me account, that would be great!

raptor5244 · 09-30-2015, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LEO1LE

Decided to go with the LS7. Now if any of you good people would like to donate to my Go Fund Me account, that would be great!

Yeah, the LS7 is like 15-20k, plus all the labor. I love N/A horsepower but for that kind of cash I would just trade up to a ZL1, which are in the low to mid $40s now.

Joseph1LE · 10-01-2015, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by LEO1LE

Decided to go with the LS7. Now if any of you good people would like to donate to my Go Fund Me account, that would be great!

You made a Go Fund Me page for your car build?

AGM 1LE · 10-01-2015, 08:11 AM

Stroke your LS3 to a 416/418 with good heads for cheaper than an LS7 and probably get to the same power without the LS7s valve problems. LS7s are way expensive.

LEO1LE · 10-01-2015, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Joseph1LE

You made a Go Fund Me page for your car build?

LMAO! No, but that would have been great.

LEO1LE · 10-01-2015, 08:24 AM

Found a buyer for the LS3, so that is offsetting some of the expense. Plus I think it just sounds good to say, "It's a 427", or if I'm talking to some Europeans, "It's a 7 Litre V8."

Tmick5jr · 10-01-2015, 10:08 AM

those ls7's are nuts. a couple of my friends have z/28's and those things just never stop pulling.

ZYBORG · 10-01-2015, 11:01 AM

Do you mind sharing what you are wanting to part with your LS3?

LEO1LE · 10-01-2015, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ZYBORG

Do you mind sharing what you are wanting to part with your LS3?

Extra power.

ZYBORG · 10-01-2015, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by LEO1LE

Extra power.

I meant, how much cash are you wanting to sell your LS3 for?

LEO1LE · 10-01-2015, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ZYBORG

I meant, how much cash are you wanting to sell your LS3 for?

Sorry, it is sold.

09-24-2015, 09:21 PM	#15
LEO1LE Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/1LE Victory Red Join Date: May 2014 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 242	I already have a cam and bolt-ons done to my LS3, making ~460 rwhp. The LS7 will be installed with a moderate sized cam and bolt-ons along with milled heads, estimate it'll make around 550 rwhp. This 1LE is also my daily driver, driven about 35-40 miles a day. __________________ 2013 SS/ LS7 powered 1LE: 520 rwhp/490 rwtq/ (20" Nitto DR) 1.87 60', 11.87 @ 120.

09-25-2015, 01:39 AM	#17
Bodywerks Drives: 2015 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Tucson Posts: 866	I'm all for N/A horsepower! The LS7 would be sick. If I were to go F/I, it'd be twin turbo. Way more horsepower, 'free' horsepower, and the added weight is all down low. __________________ 2015 SS/RS/1LE HSA delete, VMAX throttle body, CAI inc. Intake, PRC255 heads, BTR 660 springs, BTR cryo-treated rockers, PAT G 232/240 .654/.626 110+2, johnson 2110's, Manton 502 pushrods, C5R, Melling high volume/high pressure, Powerbond 25% underdrive pulley, Proform covers, Kooks stepped headers, catless mids, Doug Thorley exhaust. 512rwhp, 446rwtq on a mustang dyno, tuned by Cunningham motorsports.

09-30-2015, 06:29 PM	#18
LEO1LE Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/1LE Victory Red Join Date: May 2014 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 242	Decided to go with the LS7. Now if any of you good people would like to donate to my Go Fund Me account, that would be great! __________________ 2013 SS/ LS7 powered 1LE: 520 rwhp/490 rwtq/ (20" Nitto DR) 1.87 60', 11.87 @ 120.

10-01-2015, 08:11 AM	#21
AGM 1LE Drives: 14 SS/ 1LE Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: parts unknown Posts: 922	Stroke your LS3 to a 416/418 with good heads for cheaper than an LS7 and probably get to the same power without the LS7s valve problems. LS7s are way expensive. __________________ 2014 1SS/1LE AGP 57/57s, E85 + meth injection, Monster triple, ZL1 diff swap, Z28 coilovers

10-01-2015, 08:24 AM	#23
LEO1LE Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/1LE Victory Red Join Date: May 2014 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 242	Found a buyer for the LS3, so that is offsetting some of the expense. Plus I think it just sounds good to say, "It's a 427", or if I'm talking to some Europeans, "It's a 7 Litre V8." __________________ 2013 SS/ LS7 powered 1LE: 520 rwhp/490 rwtq/ (20" Nitto DR) 1.87 60', 11.87 @ 120.

10-01-2015, 10:08 AM	#24
Tmick5jr Todd Drives: 2012 Camaro Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,669 View My Garage	those ls7's are nuts. a couple of my friends have z/28's and those things just never stop pulling.

10-01-2015, 11:01 AM	#25
ZYBORG Lets roll... Drives: 14' Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: TX/S.FL Posts: 1,496	Do you mind sharing what you are wanting to part with your LS3? __________________