07MetallicSC

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yes. same thing, just different company calls it something different.

Staged07SS

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My only plans are to fill up my 5 gal gas can with CAM 2, and take her to the dyno.

I plan on testing in both 93 octane mode & high octance mode. I'm excited to see how she pulls with 26 + degrees of timing plus race gas

Down the line, I may port the head and install higher comp pistons, but for now she is quick enough to spook me before my 7.5k limiter, lol.

07MetallicSC

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Cant wait to see dyno videos of this car! I enjoy your build, tasteful, simple, nothing major, getting the damn job done!

Staged07SS

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Thanks Kev. That was my goal

riceburner

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mmhmm x2!

jp1600

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you dont "need' a motor build

07MetallicSC

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^ ??

jp1600

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the lsj is a very strong motor, just because your adding this power does not necessarily mean you need to start throwing parts at the car. You do need to add a propper fuel source, meth, race fuel, e85. The head is not optimal, and for proper air flow, it does need to be ported. Cams will be useful for bottom end, we all know tvs is a top end beast. Springs will also be your best friend, but I would put those at the top as the only "build" item as necessary. The tvs is at peak power around 8000 rpmsish me thinks. With the lack of torque not alot of the actual internals take too much of a beating luckily, good ol tvs. But on the line of sleeves, pistons, block, not necessary for almost anyone on a tvs, this includes rods, so on so forth, you see my point.

jp1600

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I guess it really depends on what you mean by "motor build" . I would consider that block, pistons, rods, blah blah blah whole kit and kaboodal

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My build was only going to consist of adding pistons that way the whole bottom end is forged, new bearings throughout, and timing chain set as my motor is at 101k currently, ported exhaust side head, and angled valve job, dual coil springs, balance shaft delete, ati damper, and any other items needed to refresh the motor and get rid of some of the tired parts. Yes its not needed, but id rather the motor go when im ready ( have another vehicle ) than when it wants to because i pushed it too hard.

riceburner

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never hurts to strengthen everything internally, i mean if you're boosting well over 20 and daily driving a car with 100k+ on it, its a good safegaurd

jp1600

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buy a spare bro, its cheaper

jp1600

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look back at areas build, he didn't add pistons til around 370 hp, i mean come on, and he never added a single one of those things. Dont throw your money away, his car with what I just told you to do to it was running above 160,000 miles, with all of that stuff.

riceburner

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yeh but if you wanna add a set of cams, which he did, you gotta add springs, and while you're in the motor why wouldn't you replace the timing set and other old tired parts? i'd want to do that to have a like new running engine when i'm done

jp1600

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i mean dont get me wrong, I'm not saying dont do it period, but I am saying, dont do it out of order, place your money where it should go at least in order. A fully built motor improperly tuned running inificiently will blow up way before a properly tuned motor being pushed runing hard.

riceburner

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oh yeah i hear ya there...

do all bolt ons,
get the tvs,
then build a little stronger than the power you want to throw at it.

kind of like with a sound system, its good to have the subwoofers be more powerful than the amp so that you can get plenty of pound but not worry about blowing the subwoofers

jp1600

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coulda used that money to port the head, or bought pistons for that matter, replacing a part thats rated at 200,000+ miles

riceburner

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Oh ya id definately port the head for a tvs

07MetallicSC

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i look at it this way. I want to add the head, while its off the car whynot do pistons, while the head is off the car, whynot also do the timing chain set, while the pistons are out of the car why not do bearings. see where im going?

jp1600

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i see your point, im not saying its a bad idea, just throwing out another point o view! If you have the money to do it all at once, by all means have at it, I by no means have that kinda mulla!

Staged07SS

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You are correct in your thought process Kev, and I fully agree with you.

jp1600

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you gonna throw some sleeves on there to?

riceburner

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after all that way when he wants to throw more timing at it or a smaller pulley he's already capable of doing so no problems

jp1600

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true, but if your looking at the weakest part of the bottom end of the motor its the sleeves

they just dont see as much abuse

riceburner

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^or the transmission