archemedes

one of the magazines did a right up on the edelbrock kit and the cam is larger, but the lt4 kit thinks it's bigger because it also changes the rockers the edelbrock one doesn't (the lt4 made more hp also)

RFF

Where did I say anything about using the edelbrock kit?

archemedes

I must have read kit when you said edelbrock, but why go for less (edelbrock even says their heads don't flow as well as the lt4)

RFF

Then do an LT4 heads/intake + a CC305 or CC306. My point is the LT4 hotcam is to small and the kit itself is is nothing more then a scam by GM. I still say for the money the LE1 package is the best. If you want to go radical go with the LE2 package.

SLPowerZ

1100 is a real good deal for the le1 package

94claudia2

Well there is actually a shop i called and they said they would do head work that would blow the LT-4 heads away when matched with the Lt-4 intake and a longer duration cam for like 12-14XX bigger valves better spring ported polished the works.

archemedes

just don't forget the pcm reprogaming that's needed

SLPowerZ

you'll be in business

red9450

well.....if it was up to me, i would spend the 5 bills on nitrous, and spend the rest of the money making the car hook. Thats my favorite method of going fast. If your car can hook, you can embarrass a lot of car much faster than you, and with the nitrous, you will have both the power, and that car will go like stink. should make 400hp at the wheels with the nitrous on, which is almost as much as with the LT4 kit, but you save $2000 that you can save for a rebuild on the motor when it comes time. even stock heads and intake with a nitrous grind cam would put you near the 450 mark, and then you'll have forged pistons that you can run more juice on. Just my take on the situation.

Suspension upgrades:

Control Arms
Subframes
Adjustable Shocks and struts
Drag springs
And some sticky tires.= go like h*ll

FORCE_FED_Z

Umm..LT4 kit claims 425 at the flywheel-which is hugely different than rear-wheel.

And- to make 400 horse at the wheels you would need about a 175 shot which would basically destroy the stock drivetrain if you had traction. Trust me on that- I have seen it personally. I wouldn't run more than a 100, maybe a 125 if you have all the safety devices in place.

Lt4 kit = way overated!!

Set of ported heads, matched intake, a good stout cam and a decent tune should put you around 400 flywheel which is fine for most people I think.

But keep in mind all the other things that you have to get when you are doin a motor build.

Gaskets-$150 at least
Head Bolts- at least $50

Plus prolly another $50 in various stuff that you will run into along the way-

red9450

well, after hearing that i guess you should..................still get

SLPowerZ

the bottle is the easiest way to make power

RFF

And the cheapest.

69z-28

you can spend a grand on nitrous and make it a LOT faster and be VERY VERY safe at the same time.

SLPowerZ

zex sells a sweet kit for f-bodies