Thanks Guys :chug:

I thought I would be happy with just the blower....but you know how that goes..LOL

More more more!!!!!

I added OBX Stainless 1-7/8" primary longtube headers and high flow cats last weekend, now my exhaust is all 3" from the collector to the tips.
Made a huge difference in power by my "Butt Dyno" ..LOL
Not much difference in loudness at idle and low rpms.....But sounds really Goooood from 4000 rpm and up !!:jester:

Still collecting up parts to do a Camshaft swap in the next month or two.

And I quote " I'll never do another set of longtubes" :jester:

Yeah...you remember me saying that dont ya...LMAO
Guess it was hard to resist seeing other guys on the forums get 30+rwhp swapping over to longtubes :jester:

Thats why they bolt on, always can take them off later lol

Well, as some of you already know…my little cam swap snowballed on me.

My plan was to install a stage 2 blower cam and a 2600 stall converter and that was all.

But after I tore down everything I realized that I would be near the limits for the stock pistons and rods.

So I I sold my factory LS3 shortblock assembly and decided to get a forged shortblock.

My original idea was just to go back with a stock displacement 376, but for just a little more $$ I decided on a 427 cid forged stroker shortblock.


JRE – Pro Torque 2600 stall converter
JRE - Comp Cams Stage 2 Blower Cam
Comp Cams hardened pushrods
Edelbrock 2 piece timing chain cover
LS7 Lifters
LS2 cam sprocket, timing chain damper, valley cover, rear main plate, lifter guides
ARP crank bolt, cam bolts, torque converter bolts, flexplate bolts
Patriot Performance Stage 2 Ported LS3 heads with ARP head bolts
Patriot Performance Gold Springs with titanium retainers good for .650 lift
LS3 stroked out to 427 cubic inches – Callies Crank and Rods, Weisco Pistons, All ARP studs- bolts – built by Texas Speed
Injector Dynamics 1000cc Injectors (95 lb per hour)
Lingenfelter Dual fuel pump kit with controller
Aluminum Sheetmetal fabricated valve covers without coil pack mounts
coil pack relocation brackets and new MSD wires



While I was waiting on the shortblock to be built, I decided to do a few more things:


Relocated ABS module from engine compartment to inner fender
Removed bracket from strut tower for ABS
Re-routed brake lines
Lengthened ABS wiring harness
Removed battery cable brackets from strut tower
Re-routed battery cables
Painted complete underside of car and engine compartment with basecoat / clearcoat to match exterior
Polished Stainless Steel bolts for fenders and radiator support plate
Billet polished strut tower caps
AAC Headlight Halos
New 427 decals for nose stripe
Polished Throttle body by Advanced Plating
Chromed supercharger bypass tube by Advanced Plating
Chromed Supercharger throttle body adapter plate by Advanced Plating
Black Anodized Cross Drilled and Slotted brake rotors

Here are some misc. pics from the past 8 weeks

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