Four years ago, as we were sitting in engine building class assembling the LS for our LS-swapped 350Z project, we weren’t exactly sure what we were going to do with the aluminum V8. We were sure of one thing, though: We knew we only wanted to build it once. That’s why we chose lightweight JE Pistons, as well …
It's cool that you can actually see the scoring from the CNC machine.
This car vs your project Z06 (Or a more stock C5 Z06) would be a very interesting article. Compare Total Build Costs, Driving feel, Operating costs during track use (Rate of consumption for Tires/Brakes), Laptimes (With Data analysis to see where each chassis does better), Track Durability (Can you lap it all day or does either need breaks to cool off), Hours invested in the builds.
It's just 3150 lbs/390 HP, 2 seat sports car seems like a comparison begging to be made. Also Modified vs Buy it upfront.
And yes I'm well aware that projects like this are about way more then the pace of the end result. As someone with thousands of hours and about $9000 into a car that is about as fast as a Well driven Spec Miata at a track. It's still a compelling comparison to make.
Nice head choice that focus on velocity vs just max cfm's. You will be right in the range where you are now fully restricted by your intake and tbody. There are really nice options out there form the OEM catalog. BlackbirdTA on LS1Tech is a pro head builder for Nascar teams. He did an exhaustive flow best test across available intakes and heads. Fantastic info here.
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Agreed, this would be a very interesting comparison. I'd guess a stock C5 is a much better choice than an LS swapped 350Z, but there are SO many variables, the biggest probably being how much work you can do yourself.
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