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ss camaro-monte · 12-29-2019, 07:10 PM

Hello all need some recommendations. I am thinking about finally putting the L99 under the knife a little more.

I currently have a 2015 L99 camaro with 38,000 miles with 3 basic performance mods.
-Solo high flow cats and mach xl catback and the newer Vararam Drx setup.

So I mainly have to decided how much I really want to put into the L99. I have used J rods performance shop before and they seem like good guys and seem to do great work with what little I had done.

-So I am thinking at a minimum LT headers 1 7/8-2 inch
-Tune

This would be the minimum I would do. I know it wouldn't give me a ton of power but I also don't want to go crazy spending a ton of money on my DD.

If I go with an added cam I don't want anything to lopey and crazy. Here are some of the cams I was looking at. I want to keep VVT but delete AFM. So this is where it can get ridiculously expensive real quick.

Comp Cams XR267PHR14 duration 214in 228ex 559in 571 ex lift 114 lobe separation
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/c...1-13/overview/

Texas Speed L92 VVT 1 216 229 600 600 114 lobe separation

Those are the VVT cams I was looking at. Yes I know they are smaller but not interested in a big lopey cam. That is what the build on the 87 ss monte I have will eventually be for.

If not going vvt I was thinking of the LPE GT-11 https://www.lingenfelter.com/product...l#.XglNTkdKiUk

or possibly the Livernois 1C cam. https://www.livernoismotorsports.com/product/LPP801117

Let me know what you think on the cams. I checked into these cams and all should provide from 30-50rwhp over the stock cam. So after bolt ons I am thinking anywhere from 395-430rwhp.

ss camaro-monte · 12-30-2019, 04:15 PM

Well got some answers today and it pretty much was what I was expecting. Roughly 1500 for headers with install and tune. 4k for a full cam and tune package with labor.

Needless to say the cam is to rich for my blood. Might do the tune with headers though. Shop said to expect roughly 380rwhp with the headers, tune with what I already have.

StreetRage320 · 12-30-2019, 06:16 PM

buy headers and install yourself, I assume the 1500 was including a dyno tune? not sure just headers warrant a dyno tune, a remote tune would be sufficient and less money. then take the money you have saved for future mods such as a cam, then dyno tune with supporting mods.

frankwjr · 12-30-2019, 10:26 PM

get dynoSteves remote tune package...https://www.rdpstore.com/p-6042-tune...tom-tunes.aspx

his tune will seriously wake your ride up and make that auto trans sit up and bark!

then each time you mod Steve will send you a new tune..which is the way it's supposed to be....save the dyno for max N/A or F/I.

good luck!

PEACE

zz430camaro · 12-31-2019, 07:23 AM

https://www.texas-speed.com/p-8588-t...-camshaft.aspx

I'd use this cam minimum with headers, tune and gears. Hate to say it but an auto should get a converter too.

LaN- · 12-31-2019, 09:38 AM

IMO Keep the car stock until you can afford putting an LSA on it.

racesloth · 12-31-2019, 01:16 PM

I would put a set of gears in it first and see how you like that. 3.91 or 4:10. I friend of mine is making over 500rwhp and finally put in some 3.91's on his M6. He swears he wishes it was the first thing he did....

ss camaro-monte · 12-31-2019, 02:20 PM

Shop I went to recommended the BTR stage 2. Seems like a lot of shops recommend that cam over GPI and TSP. Which is interesting. BTR's cams are made by Cam Motion from my understanding.

We will see in the coming days. I totally agree with forced induction. Bang for buck it really is the better deal and it doesn't effect driveability at all for the most part. All the really fast cars they had at the shop were boosting. Just more potential down the road.

The main reason I would change the cam is I am just waiting for the damn lifters to go. Met several people with 5.3 silverados who have AFM problems out of warranty and it was a nightmare to fix cost wise if they couldn't do the cam themselves.

StreetRage320 · 12-31-2019, 02:49 PM

not sure I would pay to boost an SS. I may get some criticism for saying that, but when you look at the used prices of a ZL1 and all of the other drive line and suspension improvements + improved aero, you may be better off trading up.

ss camaro-monte · 12-31-2019, 03:41 PM

No you are right! It would just be cheaper to buy a Zl1 all said and done and the rear and much of the car is better set up.

It would be cheapest speed wise to just trade in my 2015ss and buy a low mileage 6th gen. Even with bolt ons shop said most 6th gens are still faster stock. There getting 500+rwhp with stage 2 cams and bolt ons with 6th gens.

Needless to say the thought crossed my mind or even a low miles c6. Definitely takes a lot more power to move our tanks but I still love the 5th gen look better.

Don't hate but the 6th gen is so small to me that you might as well get a c6 or if you wanted bigger get a challenger.

12-29-2019, 07:10 PM	#1
ss camaro-monte Drives: 2015 camaro 2ss, 87 monte ss Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 241	possible mod recommendations Hello all need some recommendations. I am thinking about finally putting the L99 under the knife a little more. I currently have a 2015 L99 camaro with 38,000 miles with 3 basic performance mods. -Solo high flow cats and mach xl catback and the newer Vararam Drx setup. So I mainly have to decided how much I really want to put into the L99. I have used J rods performance shop before and they seem like good guys and seem to do great work with what little I had done. -So I am thinking at a minimum LT headers 1 7/8-2 inch -Tune This would be the minimum I would do. I know it wouldn't give me a ton of power but I also don't want to go crazy spending a ton of money on my DD. If I go with an added cam I don't want anything to lopey and crazy. Here are some of the cams I was looking at. I want to keep VVT but delete AFM. So this is where it can get ridiculously expensive real quick. Comp Cams XR267PHR14 duration 214in 228ex 559in 571 ex lift 114 lobe separation https://www.summitracing.com/parts/c...1-13/overview/ Texas Speed L92 VVT 1 216 229 600 600 114 lobe separation Those are the VVT cams I was looking at. Yes I know they are smaller but not interested in a big lopey cam. That is what the build on the 87 ss monte I have will eventually be for. If not going vvt I was thinking of the LPE GT-11 https://www.lingenfelter.com/product...l#.XglNTkdKiUk or possibly the Livernois 1C cam. https://www.livernoismotorsports.com/product/LPP801117 Let me know what you think on the cams. I checked into these cams and all should provide from 30-50rwhp over the stock cam. So after bolt ons I am thinking anywhere from 395-430rwhp.

12-30-2019, 06:16 PM	#3
StreetRage320 Those who need me got me Drives: 2022 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Southwest, MN Posts: 624	buy headers and install yourself, I assume the 1500 was including a dyno tune? not sure just headers warrant a dyno tune, a remote tune would be sufficient and less money. then take the money you have saved for future mods such as a cam, then dyno tune with supporting mods. __________________

12-30-2019, 10:26 PM	#4
frankwjr Drives: 2010 SS 2SS M6 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Smithsburg, Md. Posts: 2,445	get dynoSteves remote tune package...https://www.rdpstore.com/p-6042-tune...tom-tunes.aspx his tune will seriously wake your ride up and make that auto trans sit up and bark! then each time you mod Steve will send you a new tune..which is the way it's supposed to be....save the dyno for max N/A or F/I. good luck! PEACE __________________ 2010 SS 2SS M6 - Tune by RDP dynoSteve!(Woot) - Daily Driver - *150K!* - All work by me...

12-31-2019, 07:23 AM	#5
zz430camaro Drives: 2015 1LE Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,485	https://www.texas-speed.com/p-8588-t...-camshaft.aspx I'd use this cam minimum with headers, tune and gears. Hate to say it but an auto should get a converter too. __________________ 2015 1LE, TSP 225/236 113+3, VMAX Throttle Body, CAI with race scoop, GPI Ported Intake, Land Speed Stage 2 Heads, 1-7/8 headers, NPP exhaust, 25% Fluidampr, LT1-S Monster Clutch, 485 RWHP & 444 TQ

12-31-2019, 09:38 AM	#6
LaN- Drives: 2014 SS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 175	IMO Keep the car stock until you can afford putting an LSA on it. __________________ Engine: LSA Conversion, Ported Heads, 1 7/8 headers, VMS 2.5 Cam, Roto Fab intake, ADM Scoop. BMR engine mounts, 3.91 628/525 Suspension: Koni orange, (BMR everything) 1" drop springs, toe rods, trailer arms, non adjustable LCR, FE4 sway bars, sub frame connectors, delrin sub frame bushing and upper control arm bushings. Front bushings.

12-30-2019, 04:15 PM	#2
ss camaro-monte Drives: 2015 camaro 2ss, 87 monte ss Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 241	Well got some answers today and it pretty much was what I was expecting. Roughly 1500 for headers with install and tune. 4k for a full cam and tune package with labor. Needless to say the cam is to rich for my blood. Might do the tune with headers though. Shop said to expect roughly 380rwhp with the headers, tune with what I already have.

12-31-2019, 01:16 PM	#7
racesloth Dan Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS IOM Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Georgia, USA not the other one Posts: 1,041	I would put a set of gears in it first and see how you like that. 3.91 or 4:10. I friend of mine is making over 500rwhp and finally put in some 3.91's on his M6. He swears he wishes it was the first thing he did.... __________________ Dan 2010 IOM SS YSI-B, Pat G Cam, Ported CTS-V Heads, ARH LTs MBRP 3" exhaust http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...&highlight=ysi

12-31-2019, 02:20 PM	#8
ss camaro-monte Drives: 2015 camaro 2ss, 87 monte ss Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 241	Shop I went to recommended the BTR stage 2. Seems like a lot of shops recommend that cam over GPI and TSP. Which is interesting. BTR's cams are made by Cam Motion from my understanding. We will see in the coming days. I totally agree with forced induction. Bang for buck it really is the better deal and it doesn't effect driveability at all for the most part. All the really fast cars they had at the shop were boosting. Just more potential down the road. The main reason I would change the cam is I am just waiting for the damn lifters to go. Met several people with 5.3 silverados who have AFM problems out of warranty and it was a nightmare to fix cost wise if they couldn't do the cam themselves.

12-31-2019, 02:49 PM	#9
StreetRage320 Those who need me got me Drives: 2022 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Southwest, MN Posts: 624	not sure I would pay to boost an SS. I may get some criticism for saying that, but when you look at the used prices of a ZL1 and all of the other drive line and suspension improvements + improved aero, you may be better off trading up. __________________

12-31-2019, 03:41 PM	#10
ss camaro-monte Drives: 2015 camaro 2ss, 87 monte ss Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Houston Posts: 241	No you are right! It would just be cheaper to buy a Zl1 all said and done and the rear and much of the car is better set up. It would be cheapest speed wise to just trade in my 2015ss and buy a low mileage 6th gen. Even with bolt ons shop said most 6th gens are still faster stock. There getting 500+rwhp with stage 2 cams and bolt ons with 6th gens. Needless to say the thought crossed my mind or even a low miles c6. Definitely takes a lot more power to move our tanks but I still love the 5th gen look better. Don't hate but the 6th gen is so small to me that you might as well get a c6 or if you wanted bigger get a challenger.