Project: Just an LT1

[dsmawd350]

I dont know how familiar you are with LT1s but they came with the Optispark distributor which is a cam driven dist. located behind and below the waterpump on the front of the block. They cause nothing but problems, the rotor inside is prone to failure at high RPM, as well as moisture being a major problem to them. So im sure you can see how being below the waterpump works out great for them. LOL

[5.0calypso93lx]

3 stage not stage 3 LOL
ive talked to plated about doing the whole job, Painting the hood an buffing the whole car out while he has it. I know i dont trust myself with the job

I'm considering the same thing that's why I asked haha. After my junk being move around and worked around so much, it's gone a few marks and it never really did get a full wetsanding and buffing so it would really set it off.

[Rich]

Nice looking project! That thing will absolutely fly!!!

[dsmawd350]

got my MSD crank trigger in along with ARP header bolts, ARP balancer bolt, MSD 4253 HVCII coil, and MSD firewall feed through coil connector.

only got pics of the crank trigger.DOH!



gonna pick a day this weekand get up to rigid with rob and spend an entire day knocking out the last 2 things before the motor can come back out and paint the bay : need to drop the crossover pipe down .5-1" to clear the canton C4 vette pan thats on the car. finish the radiator support and get the griffen mocked up. then its finaly the home stretch, the motor can go back in for good and wire the FAST up and do a few small things like the AN fittings and lines on the waterpump and radiator that are gonna replace the rubber lines and clamps.

[SloRice]

this turd looks slow!

[Maximus]

Any updates?

[dsmawd350]

motor has been in and out of the car getting things mocked up, then to paint the engine bay but it's finally in for good. motor/tranny is in the car for the final time, turbo kit is all heat wrapped and finished and bolted up, suspension is back under the car with the new k-member after it was all pulled out, blasted and i por-15's all of it.



fuel system is all plumbed and mounted, (not shown in above pic) we pulled the stock tank, sumped it, and welded the -8AN return on top

went with all magnafuel stuff, pump, pre and post filters, 1:1 rising rate boost referance regulator, -10 braided lines for feed, -8 for return

radiator is also in the car and mounted with -16 an bungs for inlet and outlet




not alot left to do on the car:
wire up the FAST and all the electronics on the car
build endtanks for my precision core and get that mounted
make the braided lines and hose ends for my coolant system (already have all the -16AN bungs welded on the WP and radiator)
and a few small odds and ends

[dsmawd350]

Finished product: it runs...

[5.0calypso93lx]

How well?

Looks good man. Has it been on the dyno yet?

[dsmawd350]

no it starts right up and purrs beautifully , but it just has a startup tune on it at the moment.

one of the AN fitting on the radiator is leaking, and a pinhole leak at the fuel sump. once those are fixed (hopefully this weekend) it will be going back to tracey to be street tuned

[Crucial]

damn thats clean, wish mine could look like that lol


keep us up to date on the numbers it puts down... any expectations?

[dsmawd350]

damn thats clean, wish mine could look like that lol

it could....it's just going to cost you

[bbfstanger]

that looks like a nice clean install,post up some no's!
did you ever get those bad arse rims refinished?

[dsmawd350]

got the fronts done still need to have the rears done and my new tires put on at that time

(hood needs painted)



345/35/18

[JA04GT]

now that is some meat to go under that beast.

[four6trix]

wow, sick ride man

[evil8]

Make sure ya get us some vid. Why isn't this posted on CSS?

[306Power]

Damn those are some meats, I have to admit I do like a clean 4th gen F-body. You think it'll see 450-500 to the wheels?

[Walter]

Damn those are some meats, I have to admit I do like a clean 4th gen F-body. You think it'll see 450-500 to the wheels?

[306Power]

Ive seen stock LT1s with turbos make 400 to the flywheel, with his combo my guess would be what 500 HP to the flywheel with some good tuning. So that makes it to what 400-420 RWHP? My bad I was 30 HP off.