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codyace · 11-26-2012, 11:05 PM

A L98 making 350 whp with stock heads and cam......LOL. It wouldn't even make 350 flywheel HP with those mods.

PS: Your car, full of fluid, with you in it, would still be under 4000 lbs. I can promise you.

I've heard it all now....nah, not really......As if I had a dollar for ever sub 300 whp 'edelbrock' HCI package 350 I've had on the dyno, I'd be a rich man. Heck I could say that about most of the cars (over 400 cars total now) I've dynoed...that is, that most people over estimate the heck out of their cars, or have these odd old dreams about '4 and a 1/4 horse 400's' and blame the dyno being off when it spits out 235whp.

O/P: If you want a cheap v8, find a LM7 5.3 from a junkyard, and use that as a base. Heck even a 5.3 with a Carb setup and a dinky small cam would make 300whp to the tire, and be driveable as all get out. Then again, with that same 5.3, you could run a big boy cam, and a megasquirt setup, LS6 heads/intake and make 350/375 whp, without ANY worry.

Also, why worry about heavy ass cast iron? Plenty of junkyard fresh alumimum LS motors making 550-650whp without issue.....

Anywho, don't mean to piss anyone off with their old dreams and disillusioned memories. I tease my dad about the same thing with the cars he grew up with. He used to not understand or believe, but once you show an 'old dog' how the new stuff runs, they immediately warm up and remember how slow old junk is.

codyace · 11-26-2012, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForeignMuscle

And we all know how hard "wooping" a vtec Honda can be...

Heck a 2v GT can even smoke a stockish vtec honda LOL!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForeignMuscle

It's not that I am trying to talk smack about the LT. It just does not make sense to go that route when LS engines are selling dirt cheap and are making tons of reliable power. The LT just doesn't have a purpose anymore other than using it because you have it. Spending more money on it would be plain stupid. I'm sorry but that's the cold hard truth.

800% agree.

Heck, I'd take a good running LSX over anything at this rate for a street based car. Cheap, reliable, lightweight, and common!

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codyace Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poconos, PA Age: 36 Posts: 8,030 Trader Rating: (58) Feedback Score: 58 reviews	A L98 making 350 whp with stock heads and cam......LOL. It wouldn't even make 350 flywheel HP with those mods. PS: Your car, full of fluid, with you in it, would still be under 4000 lbs. I can promise you. I've heard it all now....nah, not really......As if I had a dollar for ever sub 300 whp 'edelbrock' HCI package 350 I've had on the dyno, I'd be a rich man. Heck I could say that about most of the cars (over 400 cars total now) I've dynoed...that is, that most people over estimate the heck out of their cars, or have these odd old dreams about '4 and a 1/4 horse 400's' and blame the dyno being off when it spits out 235whp. O/P: If you want a cheap v8, find a LM7 5.3 from a junkyard, and use that as a base. Heck even a 5.3 with a Carb setup and a dinky small cam would make 300whp to the tire, and be driveable as all get out. Then again, with that same 5.3, you could run a big boy cam, and a megasquirt setup, LS6 heads/intake and make 350/375 whp, without ANY worry. Also, why worry about heavy ass cast iron? Plenty of junkyard fresh alumimum LS motors making 550-650whp without issue..... Anywho, don't mean to piss anyone off with their old dreams and disillusioned memories. I tease my dad about the same thing with the cars he grew up with. He used to not understand or believe, but once you show an 'old dog' how the new stuff runs, they immediately warm up and remember how slow old junk is. __________________ *Want Air Conditioning in your SR20 Swapped car? Check out www.sr20acbrackets.com for more information! Quest Alternator Conversions for SR20!* Check my Group Buy! Tired of lousy internal gates? Go external wastegate with one of my manifolds, Check out my group buy

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