Performance upgrades to LS3 / SS option

[Robert91RS]

I agree with your power estimates. 500hp will probably be a safe amount for the rear but you have to keep in mind that by todays standards 500 wont be enough for much of this croud. If you think about it, there are only a handfull of diffs that can handle 500+hp on slicks. But now days that kind of power just isn't as hard to come by.


Oh and we could probably trade out for an iron case and gain some serious strength.

[96CAMaro]

Originally Posted by camaro9899

I'm wanting to get between 600 - 700 true hores to the wheels, street legal. I would prefer to try and keep the body as is since it's f-ing awesome and make a sleeper.

Simple: Cam, head,s intake, full exhaust, 100 shot, tune

[Design1stCode2nd]

If you just wanted 500hp at the crank what would you need and roughly what would it cost? And would this void your warranty?

[Rock36]

Originally Posted by 96CAMaro

Simple: Cam, head,s intake, full exhaust, 100 shot, tune

+1 but to make it truly street legal, the full exhaust would need to be carb legal, and not move the factory catylitic converters.

The heads/cam/intake tune would probably get you well into the 500rwhp mark, add that 100 shot and you're there.


For Design,

A good aggressive cam swap, with a tune could easily get you to 500bhp.

Voiding the warranty is always a sticky issue. Technically a warranty can't be voided if the aftermarket part had nothing to do with the fault (i.e. they can't blame a bad tranny on a new set of mufflers or headers), but the burden of fighting that is on you if a dealer wants to make such a claim.

[the_saint]

Originally Posted by Rock36

+1 but to make it truly street legal, the full exhaust would need to be carb legal, and not move the factory catylitic converters.

The heads/cam/intake tune would probably get you well into the 500rwhp mark, add that 100 shot and you're there.


For Design,

A good aggressive cam swap, with a tune could easily get you to 500bhp.

Voiding the warranty is always a sticky issue. Technically a warranty can't be voided if the aftermarket part had nothing to do with the fault (i.e. they can't blame a bad tranny on a new set of mufflers or headers), but the burden of fighting that is on you if a dealer wants to make such a claim.

well if you plan on doing head,cams etc you might as well say you have no warranty because the dealer will blame your drivetrain issues on you mods.

* LG Pro Long Tube headers
* LGMotorsports G6X3 cam package
* LGM Stage I cylinder heads
* LGMotorsports Man Switch

will get you 517wrhp on a LS3

[Rock36]

I was answering two different questions... The heads and cam advice was about keeping it street legal not about warranty.

Long tube headers won't keep it street legal, because it will fail exhaust inspections. Well depending on the state anyway, but I am from Commiefornia so I have to worry about longtubes and catalytic coverters and what not.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

The engineers on the Camaro say that they've eliminated the wheel-hop issue via assymetric half-shafts...further, the Corvette doesn't wheel hop (at least I've never heard of it being an issue).

As I recall they are doing this on the CTS-V and the ZR1 as well.

[garagelogic]

Originally Posted by Robert91RS

Just so you know, a 500 rwhp camaro will be capable of spanking most anything else you pull up next to.

Almost.

Originally Posted by Robert91RS

Rule to making BIG power: Build it backwards. tires, rear end, driveshaft, tranny, suspension, then the supercharger, headers and goodies.

Sound advice.

[GOT PSI]

Originally Posted by garagelogic

Almost.



Sound advice.

Nice numbers. I would love to pull up next to yuo with a blown SS.

[Supermans]

Originally Posted by Rock36

I was answering two different questions... The heads and cam advice was about keeping it street legal not about warranty.

Long tube headers won't keep it street legal, because it will fail exhaust inspections. Well depending on the state anyway, but I am from Commiefornia so I have to worry about longtubes and catalytic coverters and what not.

Thats good to know they've eliminated the wheel hop via testing and so forth. Good to see this going to be the best use of the LS3 (besides the corvette) in a production vehicle.

[rgrizzard]

Originally Posted by Design1stCode2nd

If you just wanted 500hp at the crank what would you need and roughly what would it cost? And would this void your warranty?

Did you really just ask that???!!!

Nothing you could do to get to 500 hp will keep any resemblance of a warranty unless it was buying a Z28 with 500hp or better stock.

[Design1stCode2nd]

Yep I did. I normally keep my cars stock as I buy a new one every 3-4 years.

[baileyrx]

Originally Posted by Design1stCode2nd

If you just wanted 500hp at the crank what would you need and roughly what would it cost? And would this void your warranty?

$4,000 - $7,000 installed & tuned properly, depending on what you get
thats 500 at the wheel......
cams, headers, cai, exhaust, pulley...

anybody interested in any performance upgrades need to check-out & join

www.corvetteforum.com

these boys have had a long time to perfect the ls3...

at the crank is "pretty easy":
headers(1,800installed), exhaust(1,000 installed), cai(250ish), tune(250-400)

[85IROC]

hell yeah boys the games are about to begin. it is time to kick some rustangs ASS. GAME ON