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Originally Posted by Blue70SS
Sorry, not pointed at you or anyone in particulair (even though in hind site it kinda sounds that way). You've got quite the build - that Whipple is just plain sexy   People pay more for a name all the time. Heck, look at the ZL1 and a dozen other special builds - but they will recoupe some costs on resale value too. Clint in particulair saved my butt when he worked with Lingenfelter when my Kennebell Boost-a-Pump took a dump. He told me I was lucky the internals were forged or I could have blown. AIR is very conveniently located considering my travel time restraints. Now using RMCR since I purchased the full EFI Live tuning tool with licenses, which LPE supports and tunes can be emailed to/from Mark. Downside is actual dyno tunes require more travel time - but I like having my fingers in things and being able to monitor & data log to protect my investment. Then Larry saved my A@$ by figuring out the LPE twin fuel pumps were a must for the higher HP builds. Now he's got me thinking about bigger injectors - wish I would have gotten even larger ones to start with.
The point is, build for what you (any Camaro owner) can afford, but don't overbuild past your weakest links unless you're okay with what could happen. There's a virtual library of information on do's and don'ts now on Camaro5, versus the first year when everyone was testing the limits. High HP builds can obviously be done cheaper, but the question is how long they last and what it cost's when they break versus doing it right the 1st time. I like to replace things before they break since time is money for me. (not that it always has worked)
I'm rambling, but the point I'm getting to is in general you get what you pay for. Lots of homework and sweat equity in research makes it cheaper. I just don't think its right for the group to talk about how cheap a big HP build can be, and not address all the obvious new weak links that we didn't know about before. We're lucky so many have pushed the limits for us to learn from. Hope I didn't just jinx myself for future mods  |
Great post Garth, as my old man always told me it takes money to go fast, how fast do you want to go........