Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Customers

[Bruce@raymondsperformance]

Originally Posted by se7en

I'll be home and on a 5 week vacation by July 1st

[se7en]

Originally Posted by mws444

I hope I get a chance to meet you out there.


I am trying to figure out a way to be there, although I may be carless I am going to try to make it.

I really hope your able to make it. It would be nice to finally put a face with an avatar since the past 2 years. You and many others on here inspired me to go with LPE and im thankful for that.

Besides i still owe you an ass whoopin for telling me you was going to send pecans over while i was here the last time and then never did.

and i love pecans!!!

[se7en]

Originally Posted by Bruce@raymondsperformance

Hey guys i want to formally introduce everyone to Bruce at Raymonds Performance out of Plainfield, IN. Some of you may know him as he's done some work for a few of the LPE guys on here. Him and his shop are among some of the best guys and gals (his wife is awesome and so kind) that ive had the pleasure of meeting and go racing with. Two years ago i call up Pete in a frustration about the way my car was handling (stock bushings back then) and being that i just got the car back from LPE i told Pete i wanted someone that i know will take care of my car as much as LPE did. He sent me to Bruce and i couldnt have got any better advice. They take what they do serious and they know Pedders equipment very well. If you guys want a company that takes care of your car as much as you do then give them a call. Pete never steers us in the wrong direction (for the most part ) and he definitely made the right call in this situation with my car.

Him and some of his crew will be at some of the events this year.... let me know if you will be there and i will gladly introduce you. These guys know a thing or two about setting up suspensions thats for sure. Whether it be autocross or drag racing.

Thanks again Bruce! You the man

[Blue70SS]

Originally Posted by 600hp-lpe

Hi Diana,
Glad to see you pop back in.. you guys must be busy. Getting any time out to do any more HDPE'S?

I already had the same LPE clutch installed.. just freshening up everything.

I want to hear from Garth (blue70ss) on theStreet Slayer Triple disc clutch he just installed.. whether it fixes the ultra high RPM shift issue.
I am (I think we all are) plagued by that problem as well, and don't think what I just installed will fix that..

The suspension changes came out awesome.. yes, I can't wait to start running again! It should make a huge improvement on the track.

Yes, Visit MWS..Although He is probably up to his eyeballs in construction stuff, redoing the whole house over..

I went and saw his operation a while ago.. before the garage mahal was completed on the inside. Very cool setup Mike has going in that little piece of TX...

Hi Dan and everyone,
I didn’t get a chance to fully test the triple carbon disc vs high rpm shifts yet. I found one of my one of my original LPE upgraded injectors got stuck open when I left Home Depot and gas flooded to the point of gas puddled in my exhaust tips and pouring out my muffler weep holes. But was a blessing in disguise…. Lingenfelter GT9 cam install was done in November and the valve seals somehow worked their way off, luckily GM tech (club member) pulled valve covers off while about to change injectors and found it before damage occurred. Machine shop verified clearances were already perfect with 3x clearance needed for seals. I have some theories (maybe tied to stuck open injector)…. but unproven. Saw the whole install myself, so confident seals installed correctly – life and car fun still continues!
Anyway, since in this far I turned it into an opportunity – decided to prepare for more boost. ZL1 7 layer gaskets, ARP head studs, ½” RDS thermal plate for Maggie, ceramic coated Maggie SC tub, larger injectors & taller for thermal plate (have to return my LS3 shortys I had overnighted). Just received my goody package from Ryan with more Lingenfelter parts for rear SC tentioner/idler pully with 1:1 ratio and 16% OD pullys/belts, machined fuel rail for OD option. I was going to have SC tub ported by RDS (like Maggie Max package does), but low and behold Lingenfelter had already ported them with the nicely ported LS3 heads. Magnuson tub comes with V ports….. supposedly for California emmisions. Interestingly enough, I saw a SC tub on the LS7 that was being fitted for the RDS plate and it comes without the V ports!

Any word on your Ideal clutch master cylinder install yet Dan?

[se7en]

I keep hearing so much good things about this RDS Thermal plate and Maggie Max. Do you care to share exactly what it is and does?

Originally Posted by Blue70SS

Hi Dan and everyone,
I didn’t get a chance to fully test the triple carbon disc vs high rpm shifts yet. I found one of my one of my original LPE upgraded injectors got stuck open when I left Home Depot and gas flooded to the point of gas puddled in my exhaust tips and pouring out my muffler weep holes. But was a blessing in disguise…. Lingenfelter GT9 cam install was done in November and the valve seals somehow worked their way off, luckily GM tech (club member) pulled valve covers off while about to change injectors and found it before damage occurred. Machine shop verified clearances were already perfect with 3x clearance needed for seals. I have some theories (maybe tied to stuck open injector)…. but unproven. Saw the whole install myself, so confident seals installed correctly – life and car fun still continues!
Anyway, since in this far I turned it into an opportunity – decided to prepare for more boost. ZL1 7 layer gaskets, ARP head studs, ½” RDS thermal plate for Maggie, ceramic coated Maggie SC tub, larger injectors & taller for thermal plate (have to return my LS3 shortys I had overnighted). Just received my goody package from Ryan with more Lingenfelter parts for rear SC tentioner/idler pully with 1:1 ratio and 16% OD pullys/belts, machined fuel rail for OD option. I was going to have SC tub ported by RDS (like Maggie Max package does), but low and behold Lingenfelter had already ported them with the nicely ported LS3 heads. Magnuson tub comes with V ports….. supposedly for California emmisions. Interestingly enough, I saw a SC tub on the LS7 that was being fitted for the RDS plate and it comes without the V ports!

Any word on your Ideal clutch master cylinder install yet Dan?

[600hp-lpe]

MWS444 and I spent 2 days with Bruce from Raymonds Performance, Mr. Lingenfelter, and Pete at the Optima challenge last November, watching the L/28 run for the first time.

Mike kept Pete up so late the first night, Pete crawled in the back of Bruce's rental and fell fast asleep... What a power nap! Pete woke up and was off to the races!

Mike sends me Pecans.. keep after him.. they are outrageously good!

Hi Mike!

[se7en]

haha sounds like a good story to be told in there.

Mike sends you pecans!! Thanks for busting him out

Mike,
I may have to send a hit team now after hearing of this

Originally Posted by 600hp-lpe

MWS444 and I spent 2 days with Bruce from Raymonds Performance, Mr. Lingenfelter, and Pete at the Optima challenge last November, watching the L/28 run for the first time.

Mike kept Pete up so late the first night, Pete crawled in the back of Bruce's rental and fell fast asleep... What a power nap! Pete woke up and was off to the races!

Mike sends me Pecans.. keep after him.. they are outrageously good!

Hi Mike!

[Bruce@raymondsperformance]

Originally Posted by se7en

Hey guys i want to formally introduce everyone to Bruce at Raymonds Performance out of Plainfield, IN. Some of you may know him as he's done some work for a few of the LPE guys on here. Him and his shop are among some of the best guys and gals (his wife is awesome and so kind) that ive had the pleasure of meeting and go racing with. Two years ago i call up Pete in a frustration about the way my car was handling (stock bushings back then) and being that i just got the car back from LPE i told Pete i wanted someone that i know will take care of my car as much as LPE did. He sent me to Bruce and i couldnt have got any better advice. They take what they do serious and they know Pedders equipment very well. If you guys want a company that takes care of your car as much as you do then give them a call. Pete never steers us in the wrong direction (for the most part ) and he definitely made the right call in this situation with my car.

Him and some of his crew will be at some of the events this year.... let me know if you will be there and i will gladly introduce you. These guys know a thing or two about setting up suspensions thats for sure. Whether it be autocross or drag racing.

Thanks again Bruce! You the man

Thanks for the kind words.If you think that thing was fast last year wait until we get done with it this time

[600hp-lpe]

Originally Posted by Blue70SS

Any word on your Ideal clutch master cylinder install yet Dan?

Not yet... I am in CA for work this week. still have a little bit left to finish up on the car before I am completely up and running again. maybe 3 or so hours in total, and I should be done.

I should be able to complete it this coming weekend, with the exception of the suspension alignment.

[Blue70SS]

Originally Posted by se7en

I keep hearing so much good things about this RDS Thermal plate and Maggie Max. Do you care to share exactly what it is and does?

For those without ported Maggie SC tubs (not us), helps air flow at top end. RDS plate is made of Phenolic material, so insulates the supercharger upper plenum from the lower plenum to lower heat soak from the engine..... lowering intake air temperature and improves how quickly IATs come back down on acceleration. Ray @ RDS takes it one step further - he has the lower SC plenum ("tub") ceramic coated to lessen heat transfer even more. He showed me data logs of his 427LSX motor before and after. Before the IAT would recover slowly, after RDS plate the IAT gauge dropped incredibly quick. Don't expect to see the real IATs on our cars though..... ours are read off the MAF sensor - so reading air temp just after the air filter with presumed SC IAT's. We were comparing data logs vs IAT's and he was stumped why mine were so low at 1st and asked if my IAT sensor was relocated or not. I'm adding the internal Maggie IAT (GM stock parts) and adding it to the Aeroforce gauge inputs for monitoring/alarming. I had heard so much about high IATs and heat soak, but I wasn't seeing it on my OBDII derived gauge.

It's been quite the process getting mine done quick enough.... since I had been checking on it, but not planning on it quite yet. Actually took my lower tub in my airline carryon bag, hand delivered for 2 day turnaround, flew back from work with it, and had it picked up. Plus rushed other parts from Ryan.

The other big advantage is 1/2" more space below the innercooler, so flows better at higher RPMs and yields about 1 lb of boost without pully changes since the rotors aren't fighting the airflow. 102mm Throttle body also adds to the equation..... but I wouldn't get one now, until Nick Williams solves the TB slaming shut at high RWHP or TPIS figures theirs out. (or find the one Paul has).

So..... what's under that big hood of yours

[Blue70SS]

Originally Posted by 600hp-lpe

Not yet... I am in CA for work this week. still have a little bit left to finish up on the car before I am completely up and running again. maybe 3 or so hours in total, and I should be done.

I should be able to complete it this coming weekend, with the exception of the suspension alignment.

California... which part? I just finished flying home from work week, just to drive 1050 miles to Santa Monica pulling a trailer (moved daughter for Vet internship), fly home, then flew back to work today. I'm ready for home & Camaro play time :(

[se7en]

Great info! I always wonder why LPE doesn't put an IAT gauge up with the SC instead of using the MAF. I would think there would be a huge difference in the reading.

Originally Posted by Blue70SS

For those without ported Maggie SC tubs (not us), helps air flow at top end. RDS plate is made of Phenolic material, so insulates the supercharger upper plenum from the lower plenum to lower heat soak from the engine..... lowering intake air temperature and improves how quickly IATs come back down on acceleration. Ray @ RDS takes it one step further - he has the lower SC plenum ("tub") ceramic coated to lessen heat transfer even more. He showed me data logs of his 427LSX motor before and after. Before the IAT would recover slowly, after RDS plate the IAT gauge dropped incredibly quick. Don't expect to see the real IATs on our cars though..... ours are read off the MAF sensor - so reading air temp just after the air filter with presumed SC IAT's. We were comparing data logs vs IAT's and he was stumped why mine were so low at 1st and asked if my IAT sensor was relocated or not. I'm adding the internal Maggie IAT (GM stock parts) and adding it to the Aeroforce gauge inputs for monitoring/alarming. I had heard so much about high IATs and heat soak, but I wasn't seeing it on my OBDII derived gauge.

It's been quite the process getting mine done quick enough.... since I had been checking on it, but not planning on it quite yet. Actually took my lower tub in my airline carryon bag, hand delivered for 2 day turnaround, flew back from work with it, and had it picked up. Plus rushed other parts from Ryan.

The other big advantage is 1/2" more space below the innercooler, so flows better at higher RPMs and yields about 1 lb of boost without pully changes since the rotors aren't fighting the airflow. 102mm Throttle body also adds to the equation..... but I wouldn't get one now, until Nick Williams solves the TB slaming shut at high RWHP or TPIS figures theirs out. (or find the one Paul has).

So..... what's under that big hood of yours

[se7en]

Originally Posted by Bruce@raymondsperformance

Thanks for the kind words.If you think that thing was fast last year wait until we get done with it this time

I think the 9's are going to come pretty easy this time Bruce. Ive got to dial in this converter now. The best part about it is running 9's then bolt on street wheels/tires and head to the mall while having the AC on

[600hp-lpe]

Originally Posted by Blue70SS

California... which part? I just finished flying home from work week, just to drive 1050 miles to Santa Monica pulling a trailer (moved daughter for Vet internship), fly home, then flew back to work today. I'm ready for home & Camaro play time :(

I am setting up EMS vehicles in Alameda, Piedmont, Albany and Berkeley CA this week. I will be done out here tomorrow.

Yes, you told me you were driving your daughter out to CA.

I'm ready to start playing with my Camaro.. as well!

We may have to fly a team in to El Paso and put Mikes car together for him... he's taking too long to do it..!!!