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Originally Posted by stratman
I think you are optimistic on those gains for that build with a cam that retains driveability and mileage. Look at what is listed below and tell me it isn't worth $9,000. There are more important things than the final hp number. Like build quality and reliability. For God sakes they give you a three-year warranty. What Joe Shmo’s Garage doing a build for 800 bucks will give you one of those? It doesn't pay to spend less on a build if the car spends as much time in a garage as it does in your garage.
· Engine removal, inspection and cleaning for assembly
· Lingenfelter CNC ported & polished LS3 L92 cylinder heads
· Existing GM 2.165" hollow stem intake / 1.59" solid stem exhaust valves retained
· Three angle valve job, hand blending of valve seats
· CC chambers, surface, set spring heights and assembly
· Competition Cams double valve springs, titanium retainers, 10 degree locks & seals
· Lingenfelter designed Competition Cams GT11 hydraulic roller camshaft
· Modified oil pump assembly
· Ported & polished throttle body
· 160 degree thermostat
· ASP underdrive pulley system
· Lingenfelter C6 High Flow Air Intake
· All necessary gaskets, fluids & bolts
· Professional assembly & engine installation
· Engine testing & expert ECM tuning
· Chassis dyno testing before & after installation
· Excellent drivability, highway mileage not adversely affected
· Lingenfelter 3 year/ 36,000 mile warranty
· Lingenfelter certificate of authenticity
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Sorry but to me that isn't worth $9,000. What good is a 3yr/36,000 mile warranty to me when I live in Nebraska. You think I'm going to pay to take my car down to their shop everytime I have problems with it? This was taken right from their warranty word doc
"In the event of a warranty claim by the warranty owner, the vehicle must be delivered to Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, Inc. at the owner's expense for inspection before any warranty authorization will be given"
also you are voiding your factory warranty by getting their packages:
"THIS WARRANTY SUPERSEDES ALL PREVIOUSLY APPLICABLE WARRANTIES, IF ANY, AND EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN, NO OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF FITNESS OR MERCHANTABILITY, IS PROVIDED TO YOU, BY LINGENFELTER PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING, INC. OR ANY OTHER PARTY"
If you get GM perforamance parts like their LS3 "hot cam",exhaust.CAI you can still keep your factory warranty without sacrificing build quality. As far as the gains, I got 57hp to the wheels on my LS1 vette with just a CAI, tune and headers so I don't think I'm too far off anticipating 40+ hp from a good cam swap for about a 100hp total gain from stock. Even GMPP is claiming 50 horses from thier LS3 hot cam and that it still maintains normal driveability
https://store.gmperformanceparts.com...!--19171224-->
BTW, in the 2yrs I had my Vette I never once had any problems with it, and yes I did have a local shop do all the performance upgrades to it, and they charged me alot less than $600.