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upgrade from series 1 to series 2

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Having had both, which do you prefer mate?
 

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Having had both, which do you prefer mate?
The 407 definitely mate : but down in the low rev range the 375 tends to b easier to live with : the 407 has to compose itself for the first minute or 2 after cold start up or it can stall whereas the 375 was like your stock ls3 : ive got the 6 sp man which tends to make the 407 easier to drive in stop start traffic : above 3000 rpms is where the 407 leaves the 375 in its dust so to speak mate ☺
 

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Yeah it seems to be a well behaved cam package. But, even then there's always a compromise.
 

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Yeah it seems to be a well behaved cam package. But, even then there's always a compromise.
Yeah still very drivable with the w spec cam mate as its only a mild cam : is a bit temperamental at low revs as u would expect : i always drive it in lower gears so its sitting above 2000 rpms : any lower than 1700 n it does start to feel a bit fluffy : it uses a bit more fuel doing this but its not my daily so im not really fussed about it ☺
 

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I'm still looking to buy it anyway.
Last of its kind. That's why I'm more interested in getting a series 2
Great cars.
Power is great thing to have of course, but hey I'm not going backwards buying s series 2
 

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I'm still looking to buy it anyway.
Last of its kind. That's why I'm more interested in getting a series 2
Great cars.
Power is great thing to have of course, but hey I'm not going backwards buying s series 2
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Yeah still very drivable with the w spec cam mate as its only a mild cam : is a bit temperamental at low revs as u would expect : i always drive it in lower gears so its sitting above 2000 rpms : any lower than 1700 n it does start to feel a bit fluffy : it uses a bit more fuel doing this but its not my daily so im not really fussed about it ☺

A mild cam shouldn't be temperamental.
If you need to drive in a low gear to keep it over 2000rpm it sounds like a poor tune to me.
 

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A mild cam shouldn't be temperamental.
If you need to drive in a low gear to keep it over 2000rpm it sounds like a poor tune to me.
Its not a poor tune mate its the generic safe tune that walkinshaw use thats been developed on a dyno : i keep it at over 2000 rpms as a personal choice : i do that with every car n bike that i drive
 

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Its not a poor tune mate its the generic safe tune that walkinshaw use thats been developed on a dyno : i keep it at over 2000 rpms as a personal choice : i do that with every car n bike that i drive
Doesn't seem right a tune should have that issue on a small cam, my 232/234 ls1 m6 in the day ran at 1750 rpm in 6th on highway no issues
 

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I have the series 1 redline but would have been nice if the series 1 redline got the LS3 engine to begin with. I wouldn't bother upgrading since the series 1 to 2 isn't much different but the engine. But if your in the market to buy your 1st VF well the series 2 would be the best option...
 
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