Sold my 16 2SS A8 Camaro a month ago because of this exact topic the car had 1362 miles on it and was really a nice car and solid performer but it had a cap of 600 hp reliable and the direct injection only fuel system was a limitation bigger than the rotating assembly itself.. Low side and high side pumps were needed and than a Cam swap because the lobe on the Cam that drives the fuel pump needed to be bigger to drive it which becomes a big circle jerk and huge cost . Nothing was simple gone were the days of easy power of the ls platform. So I switched to an 18 A10 mustang gt PP .I knew this car in stock trim was right there or better especially with the 10 speed. The motor does not fall flat at 6k and this car is super responsive and to mods and mod friendly not to mention way better aftermarket availability and power handling capacity.. if you wanted 500-550 hp on a Camaro a Cam LT E85 tune it's like 6k easy then if you want a blower you still really need to do an lt4 fuel system and that gets you to 600 on pump gas ,if you want more than you need the Cam swap with a blower because the Cam lobe is needed just to drive the fuel pump so the blower can be pushed and or same goes for E85 you need 20% more fuel . It gets crazy expensive then when all said and done your into a stock engine for 10k + and your on borrowed time with that short block -I think you guys get the point.. I love all cars but you need to know your goals and purchase a platform to suit you possible intentions...
2nd gen 5.0 was designed to handle FI loads from the get go, about 9 to 10 PSI if I recall. The first gen not so much. Ford Performance has a brochure detailing the differences between gen 1 and 2. 3rd gen goes even further. I do not believe Chevy ever intended the 5th gen LT1 to go from NA to FI in it's NA variants and didn't plan accordingly. They put an immense amount of R&D to get it to where it is already and I do not believe there's much room to grow without some significant changes. For FI you have the ZL1's which have FI specific rotating assembly. Interestingly the ZL1 makes 650 HP crank with FI optimized compression ratio while a bolt on super charger to a port injected 11:1 5.0 makes 670 HP. They are neck and neck, but Ford managed to do it on an 11:1 compression NA engine by setting it up for both from the factory. Then there's also Power Packs 2 and 3 for those that want to stay NA, each offering their own niceties.
Thank you! I knew precisely none of this.
So your saying with enough money. you can make anything fast?
