Finally went back to a GM vehicle...

[jmgak47]

put it on a dyno and pick parts accordingly, DO NOT go off what you read on the net you making this a track monster with alittle daily driving ?

once the torque is displayed everything else will follow, im patiently waiting the outcome of your build, i remember when we talked about it, its gonna be amazing. that cam, was it specked for the build? maybe a tad mild pending what youre going after, id say if youre staying NA then you need more gear try the stall you may need more, it all depends on the end result of a dyno!

Right! When you are trying to be different and go all out you really have no guideline on what to do, unlike all the proven mild setups. Exactly! Track monster that can still be taken on a weekend cruise around town or the country for enjoyment.

Yes its the cam that Chris Frank spec'ed for it. Honestly I thought it was on the large side even lol I am still use to the dinky little cams we used in the Hemi motors.

I agree 4.56's would be spot on paper, also I will not be locking up the converter so it will use more RPM's going through the traps. The 4.30's were selected/bought when it was going to be 418 LS3 with a huge shot of nitrous, but plans changed. Couldn't bring myself to make a nitrous setup, N/A all the way! If they need to be changed that will be no problem.

For sure, after the dyno I will have a better idea what needs to be tweaked!

That'll be interesting, i know hes never done anything even close to that big of a build tho. He sticks to his stock ls1 bolt on maros.

Or maybe u told him who was doin the install and he said "f that"

So he is not the guy to go to?

Never mentioned who was doing the install, it will be Colton though. Chris is no longer part of LSXPS

Since u got a 9" do 5.00s and a 5k stall! Will be a beast either way!

O my, I still want to be able to drive this in 100+ degree weather and have fun in it. Don't want to completely make it a track only truck, it has to be somewhat streetable. I do have a crazy tolerance to what it streetable though lol

id like to know what intake he plans on running? i hope not the FAST truck intake lol!

It will be a Holley Hi-Ram and Kooks LT's with 2" primaries to help it exhale.

[skeet]

Right! When you are trying to be different and go all out you really have no guideline on what to do, unlike all the proven mild setups. Exactly! Track monster that can still be taken on a weekend cruise around town or the country for enjoyment.

Yes its the cam that Chris Frank spec'ed for it. Honestly I thought it was on the large side even lol I am still use to the dinky little cams we used in the Hemi motors.

I agree 4.56's would be spot on paper, also I will not be locking up the converter so it will use more RPM's going through the traps. The 4.30's were selected/bought when it was going to be 418 LS3 with a huge shot of nitrous, but plans changed. Couldn't bring myself to make a nitrous setup, N/A all the way! If they need to be changed that will be no problem.

For sure, after the dyno I will have a better idea what needs to be tweaked!



So he is not the guy to go to?

Never mentioned who was doing the install, it will be Colton though. Chris is no longer part of LSXPS



O my, I still want to be able to drive this in 100+ degree weather and have fun in it. Don't want to completely make it a track only truck, it has to be somewhat streetable. I do have a crazy tolerance to what it streetable though lol



It will be a Holley Hi-Ram and Kooks LT's with 2" primaries to help it exhale.

big cams to alot of guys on the net are 228 230 236 lol i run a 25x/26x in a 408, but my lift is only 621, i feel its to small but its setup for what im after, timing events are crucial to a build, everything is printed on my 408 and have been flowed, my stall is a triple disc 4600 from circle D very nice and if tuned properly its very streetable, heck you seen my truck i drive it very where and for long distance, you said it, its what one can tolerate, i used to run 4:88 gears on 29" tires i trapped 132 on a 150 shot of nitrous, at 70 i was at like 2750 rpms, if i remember correctly, maybe 3k , and if you have the right parts in that motor trust me its a nitrous setup lol maybe not for a huge hit but a good 200 easy


dont fear big cams big gears big stalls tuning is the upmost important and all these can be tuned to your liking, quik ( george c ) does my tuning and theres no daily issues besides now having a cage in it


you got hp tuners?

put it this way LSX 454 i could do 800+ maybe 900 NA easy to the ground or more im fixing to start building a aluminum motor here shortly

[Crazy Blu]

id like to know what intake he plans on running? i hope not the FAST truck intake lol!

Me too, its set up in the pics already looks mean. Cant wait to see it rollin the streets.

Chris frank is a god a heads thats all i know so im positive its going to fly. How local are you? Maybe have allen tune it at nelson performance. Id say hes ten times more reliable than sam. Sam can tune but you have a full on race build goin on. So more up nekson performance's alley. You dont wanna f up on such an expensive build man. Post pics of the block if its back! The cf heads look killer. That dude seriously does have talent. He's heads are on the fastest turbo mustang in the country.

[jmgak47]

big cams to alot of guys on the net are 228 230 236 lol i run a 25x/26x in a 408, but my lift is only 621, i feel its to small but its setup for what im after, timing events are crucial to a build, everything is printed on my 408 and have been flowed, my stall is a triple disc 4600 from circle D very nice and if tuned properly its very streetable, heck you seen my truck i drive it very where and for long distance, you said it, its what one can tolerate, i used to run 4:88 gears on 29" tires i trapped 132 on a 150 shot of nitrous, at 70 i was at like 2750 rpms, if i remember correctly, maybe 3k , and if you have the right parts in that motor trust me its a nitrous setup lol maybe not for a huge hit but a good 200 easy


dont fear big cams big gears big stalls tuning is the upmost important and all these can be tuned to your liking, quik ( george c ) does my tuning and theres no daily issues besides now having a cage in it


you got hp tuners?

put it this way LSX 454 i could do 800+ maybe 900 NA easy to the ground or more im fixing to start building a aluminum motor here shortly

haha, I ran a 219/223 .570/.574 113 LSA 113 ICL in my Ram and people said I was out of my mind and that it was huge. Just need that setup that all works together.

That is a pretty damn big stick for a 408! Have a dyno graph? I am curious to see your TQ and HP curves. I understand cams better then your avg joe, I design them for some of the Ram guys.

You were telling me that when I met you at the shootout that it was still streetable. May try and get EFI Live or HP Tuners for myself so I can do my own adjustments. That is what I did on my goat with Diablo CMR. I am 100% sure nothing can be worse then a QC Ram with a 4000 stall with nazi Dodge tuning. Yeah Chris Frank was telling me that it should handle a 150 shot all day long even though the rings are setup for N/A

Gas millage is the least of my concern, its smiles per mile!

I have no fear! Is he located in Houston? This is dyno tuning and he will drive it for the street tuning? No matter who tunes it or what program is used I wanna learn it myself so I can fine tune it to my liking. Its going to be so odd to me if I can't do that anymore.

There are times I do regret not going with a ERL Superdeck... Already have a new project? O my, you have the bug bad don't you lol

Me too, its set up in the pics already looks mean. Cant wait to see it rollin the streets.

Chris frank is a god a heads thats all i know so im positive its going to fly. How local are you? Maybe have allen tune it at nelson performance. Id say hes ten times more reliable than sam. Sam can tune but you have a full on race build goin on. So more up nekson performance's alley. You dont wanna f up on such an expensive build man. Post pics of the block if its back! The cf heads look killer. That dude seriously does have talent. He's heads are on the fastest turbo mustang in the country.

He is very talented that is for sure. I was thoroughly impressed when I went to his shop, he is artist with them.

I am from Mount Pleasant, TX

Well sounds like Sam is not the guy to go to. Some guys I know recommended him but they are not serious drag racers just like having a cam or heads, little stuff.

Yep Wolfe's stang. I saw the post you made on another forum, I browse everywhere... lol

And trust me there will be pics!!!

[skeet]

haha, I ran a 219/223 .570/.574 113 LSA 113 ICL in my Ram and people said I was out of my mind and that it was huge. Just need that setup that all works together.

That is a pretty damn big stick for a 408! Have a dyno graph? I am curious to see your TQ and HP curves. I understand cams better then your avg joe, I design them for some of the Ram guys.

You were telling me that when I met you at the shootout that it was still streetable. May try and get EFI Live or HP Tuners for myself so I can do my own adjustments. That is what I did on my goat with Diablo CMR. I am 100% sure nothing can be worse then a QC Ram with a 4000 stall with nazi Dodge tuning. Yeah Chris Frank was telling me that it should handle a 150 shot all day long even though the rings are setup for N/A

Gas millage is the least of my concern, its smiles per mile!

I have no fear! Is he located in Houston? This is dyno tuning and he will drive it for the street tuning? No matter who tunes it or what program is used I wanna learn it myself so I can fine tune it to my liking. Its going to be so odd to me if I can't do that anymore.

There are times I do regret not going with a ERL Superdeck... Already have a new project? O my, you have the bug bad don't you lol



He is very talented that is for sure. I was thoroughly impressed when I went to his shop, he is artist with them.

I am from Mount Pleasant, TX

Well sounds like Sam is not the guy to go to. Some guys I know recommended him but they are not serious drag racers just like having a cam or heads, little stuff.

Yep Wolfe's stang. I saw the post you made on another forum, I browse everywhere... lol

And trust me there will be pics!!!

well i have a refresh coming in another year, so figure if im gonna spend the coin to refresh it and i have most of what i need so why not take more weight off the nose of the truck and up the power ? dyno hmm hadnt dynoed it yet, torque curve im sure it peaks at 46-4800 horsepower i'll let the ET's judge that, so far its been the strongest 408 i ran across by far im not gonna get in the mix on tuners BUT you need a good one a damn good one, one whos gonna spend the time and get all the power possible out of it, a mail order nor a dyno tune will be good enough, it'll be in the ball park but thats it, it'll take weeks maybe months and alot of track passes before anyone aces the tune, if you need reccomendations hit me up i'll lead ya in the right direction! oh yeah you going SD tune? i run it without issues, doesnt matter what time of year she'll fire right up and idle smooth and drive perfect without the BS of surging and all the other crap ive gotten from others.

my cam is designed for peak torque and peak horsepower from the flow numbers from the intake heads exhaust, the compression i run a mere 12:1 to the weight of the vechicle, it wasnt just thrown together or picked by someone posting on the net.

by the way what compression are you gonna run? i run 12.0:1 on pump gas on the street but i also use a mix.


just remember what you said quote" just need that setup that all works together"unquote an engine designer will know peak torque and peak power not a builder, thus why the heck i hadnt been to a dyno !! software and computer data has came along way, theres virtually programs out there that'll match everything and spit out what it needs as far as cams stalls blah blah blah and be within 1-5% of being exact and well within the numbers !


sorry if i sound like im more excited about your build than you are lol its not everyday someone comes on here and wants a badass NA setup it is what it is and im glad for ya!

[jmgak47]

O ok yeah that would be a smart move, help a lot with weight transfer. Right you are dyno numbers mean nothing when ET's tell the story!
Could you PM me who you would recommend, I am still green in the GM world. I will have a good datalogging setup also to make it simple for the tuner to make adjustments. None of that camera of a wideband and tach bullshit, let alone the fuel trims etc...

Speed density is what I am use to anyway, it is how my goat was. Never thought about swapping over or that it could be done. Thanks! I will go the route.

My compression is suppose to be 11.75 but it may be higher, that is being left up the the engine builder. Right, trust me I am on guard for forum BS. Its all over GM, Ford and Mopar performance forums, they are all alike. Except Mopar guys eat their own kind... lol

It will be running 93 pump gas.

I used Dyno 2003 for my Hemi and it was very accurate. Still working on getting it calibrated for LS motors...

haha, I really appreciate the info and incite David!

[jmgak47]

Finally got the chassis shop to start back on it, has been quite the headache to get them to do something... was about fed up.

Mocking up the intake manifolds placement after moving the motor mounts...





Cutting the floorboard for the tunnel so the transmission can be moved up...





The beginning of the chromoly cage...

[jmgak47]

A few more pics...

[o2camaross]

Nice man. You bending the cage yourself? Im about to order a s&w cage for mine. I may have missed it but what rear suspension are you running? I have some 36" ladder bars that are waiting to go in whenever I get the time

[jmgak47]

No Ken Herring is doing the chassis. You can see him in the mirror of the last pic lol

Its getting a Stange Fab 9", Ladder Bars, and AFCO double adjustable.

Awesome was going with a 4 link but was convinced ladder bars was the way to go for my needs.