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[Z06] How I made 573hp for $5100 bucks!

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Old 07-04-2012, 06:35 AM
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Vararam CAI was about...$350

Muffler Mod... Free, well I think at least drank 12 cold ones

Widow-R Cam + install... $1200, thanks Carlos and all the CF guys for voting me FTW

1 7/8 Headers from Forum member...$350.0thanks RBolea

Stock Heads ported and milled to 13 to 1 at PRC along with all the other goodies. Install and E85 tuning done by LethalPerformance San Antonio...$3200.

I got the majority of help from CF..thanks again
Carlos Vette-Air has always been there to answer all my silly questions and to basically give me a cam for freethanks Amigo

Also Danny and the Guys at Lethal Performance San Antonio did a great job with the car. I was constantly up dated on the build of the Heads the whole way...I had pictures sent to me throughout the process. My favorite was the video I received at around 10pm with my car on the Dyno making 573hp Did not sleep much that night
The tune on the car is outstanding, it drives great very little surging for the size of the cam..start up and turn off of the car is perfect...cant say more great things about the tuning from Lethal Performance.. I would recommend this cam to any one that is on the edge about its drive ability.. this thing drives great..
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Why in the world would someone sell long tubes for $350?! Great find.
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They were some knock offs.. I picked them up and they looked great, all the welds and bends were perfect. Price was right... They slapped right on. Have not had any issue
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Nothing says "go cheap" like a Z06!


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Nice job though - that thing must be a beast!
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yea, but still crazy price for them. I have some LG superpro 1 7/8" up for $1300 right now. That sure is some wicked power you picked up. Its too bad there are like 4 E85 pumps in all of Maryland
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Awesome! Are you in San Antonio? If so I'd love to hear your car, I've been trying to find the right can for my z.
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Originally Posted by VicCaerter
yea, but still crazy price for them. I have some LG superpro 1 7/8" up for $1300 right now. That sure is some wicked power you picked up. Its too bad there are like 4 E85 pumps in all of Maryland
I live here in the Dallas area and have yet to see a E85 pump???? And this is where Carlos resides doing these E85 cars....
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Originally Posted by Random84
Nothing says "go cheap" like a Z06!


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Nice job though - that thing must be a beast!
I would not say "go cheap" but more like give it a shot! If they break in a couple years, I would say I got my money worth If not I can get me some LG's... and yes it is a beast
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Originally Posted by kamafnkazi
Awesome! Are you in San Antonio? If so I'd love to hear your car, I've been trying to find the right can for my z.
Yes Sir, I live in San Antonio! PM me and we can meet up..
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I live here in the Dallas area and have yet to see a E85 pump???? And this is where Carlos resides doing these E85 cars....
The pumps are there you just have to do some research and find one that is close to you.. I paid about $38 BUCKS to fill my car up Also a side benefit is the lack of exhaust smell with out Cats. It actually smells kinda good
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Any videos to share? Idle? dyno? Great gains and good price!!
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That's awesome, I'm dropping mine off with them on Friday. Putting a pretty agressive cam in it and some other stuff. Should do a meet in SA, I'm gonna be running turn downs til I get an axle back
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Originally Posted by HeadTurner

Also Danny and the Guys at Lethal Performance San Antonio did a great job with the car. I was constantly up dated on the build of the Heads the whole way...I had pictures sent to me throughout the process. My favorite was the video I received at around 10pm with my car on the Dyno making 573hp Did not sleep much that night
The tune on the car is outstanding, it drives great very little surging for the size of the cam..start up and turn off of the car is perfect...cant say more great things about the tuning from Lethal Performance.. I would recommend this cam to any one that is on the edge about its drive ability.. this thing drives great..
See, I told you Danny and crew would take care of you!! It's all about the tune, and Sean has got it figured out! Now take it down the 1320 and report back!!
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Originally Posted by tim414
I live here in the Dallas area and have yet to see a E85 pump???? And this is where Carlos resides doing these E85 cars....
There are a lot of e85 stations in the Dallas area. Look up e85 finder online or search for a phone app. Way more up there than down here. Sa has 4 I believe.
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What all does it take to run e85 and are there any adverse side effects?
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573 hp - $5100 -- -- nicely done and thanks for the good info
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Still need to get out to Biff's sometime.

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Originally Posted by HeadTurner
They were some knock offs.. I picked them up and they looked great, all the welds and bends were perfect. Price was right... They slapped right on. Have not had any issue
where can I get me some of these?
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We are glad you are happy. We have some nice projects coming up in the next few months and we will try to stay a little more active on the board under this profile.


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Originally Posted by KLRBEE2
Any videos to share? Idle? dyno? Great gains and good price!!
I will try and get all that good stuff updated within a couple days .. it sounds sick! In a good way ..


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