well if I am going to do it once I would rather wait and save more money and go with a 6.0 and have more power than I know what to do with it.
as for trans I would like to go with a TH400 w/ a manual valvebody
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well if I am going to do it once I would rather wait and save more money and go with a 6.0 and have more power than I know what to do with it.
as for trans I would like to go with a TH400 w/ a manual valvebody
why not go 5.3?
6.0=more power
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Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
touche salesman, touche...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparling
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why not go with the LQ4 for half the price and 20 less hp, it can easily be made up with a cam swap and car intake, or even the 5.3 with an LS6 cam and car intake ill make a good 350hp and can be done for under $1000. Also remember the TH400 requires a spacer or custom TC to work with an LS motor.
yeah after some more research I will probably go with the LQ4 and spend the money on a cam and intake.Quote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
still need to do more research
looks like you just need a spacer
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/automa...o-400-lq4.html
looks like an lq4 w/ cam and headers should make 450 hp w/ a good tune and spin 6000 rpm
but it's a vortec, flem!Quote:
Originally Posted by robertf03
that will take a set of L92 heads as well. From all the build ups ive read, L92 heads, ls6 hot cam or equvalent, car intake and a proper tune should make between 460-500 depending on cam. The only difference between in the LQ4 and the LQ9 are forged pistons and less then a point of compression. The only issue i see with those motors are how fast they rev and requiring 2500 to 2800 stallQuote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
i have never seen that they had forged pistons? u sure? just about zero oem motors come with forged pistons due to the loose cold piston/bore requirements. much less a motor that has had wicked bad piston slap issues in the pastQuote:
Originally Posted by RCcola55
All of the vortec rods I have seen at the shop have been powdered metal fwiw
i might be wrong, but i thought one difference is that one of them has forged something, maybe it is the crank. Either way for a mild build up the LQ4 is more than stout enough to handle the power he is looking for.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigweld
from my research the LQ4 is actually a better starting point if you plan on adding boost because of the lower compression, not that I plan on adding any boost to it
You go tell that lie to somebody else that will believe it....Quote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
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oh and Ryno you could use some new casters on your engine hoist :flipoff2:
hmm, looks like you are in the same situation as me!
yes but I bet yours will be done first.
http://houston.craigslist.org/pts/2203712218.html:DQuote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
hmm - that's what I need!
powerdynes are turds, they have an internal step up belt instead of a gear step up system like every other centrifugal supercharger. they eat beltsQuote:
Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
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Originally Posted by mudtoy67
So it looks like I am going to go with a 5.3 and th350 now maybe even try to run the 231/300 doubler.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Used-...Q5fAccessories
This is what the 5.3 really needs
Nawz!!!!
so it looks like you can put 700r4 planataries in a th350 for a 2.98:1 1st gear
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d/IMAG0009.jpg
Amazingly this whole setup is about 2-3 inches shorter than the nv3550 231/300 combo. I may have to clock the 300 down to clear the trans though
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...d/IMAG0010.jpg
any more progress?
yeah the wiring harness is 95% complete and the tune is almost there, just need to do exhuast so I can take it all apart and rebuild the trans,
gonna go this route for 32 spline outputs and good assortment of ranges. 7ish:1 would be too low with the auto.
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g8...r2build061.jpg
so how is this thing coming along
its comming along, good got the exhaust tacked together and the fuel cell and radiator in place. another weekend of work and it will be ready to pull the motor to rebuild the trans.
I am going to stick with the d300 until i break it
you now have less than one month before shiloh, better hurry
mud still falls out when I beat on it with a hammer it is not going back there for a while
In with the Chevy power from BMF Motors
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Radiator with trans/power steering coolers and Taurus fan which will be using a Volvo 2 speed fan relay controlled by the computer
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How long will you driveshaft be with all of that stuffed in there?
30 inches or so in the rear, that setup is actually shorter than the previous setup, np205 is with 1/2 inch of a dana 300 in length