wow rather intense project.

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work fine for me....

Interesting build, its so clean and nice I can't help but love it.

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Are you going to run that as a wasted spark setup then?

what is the potential of the engine?

yes induction ignition, waste spark, powerful stuff, will really make you appreciate life when it zaps you :D

the "potential" of the engine is approximately 600hp at the flywheel depending on how well you can prevent pre-ignition. the engine is all stock with the exception of upgraded valve springs for the turbo application. if a person has the extra $1k laying around a set of forged pistons raises that bar to around 750hp, and with H-beam rods around 850 which is where the cams run out, with cams and a treated crank around 1200+ but that gets very expensive and not worth it, when a stock ls2 can deliver that power for less money, also...you cant plant that on the street. and useless dyno numbers do not impress me.

but what i will ask out of the engine will probably be much lower as the chassis cannot plant that much power on the street and it is a street car with street tires, so a conservative 350-400whp will be more than enough to make it silly with the 375-450 lbs/ft of torque that will go with it from this grunty little engine.

i keep thinking of unique swaps... but when it comes down to a junk yard 5.3 ls motor and a 70mm gettting 600hp no problem it makes other options seem less impressive lol

thats a matter of opinion, im not impressed at all by cookie cutter builds, i dont need that much power so the stock $300 engine with a simple rebuild kit and springs will do just fine, as i would have to do all the other modifications i have done for any other v8, just the initial engine cost would be a lot more as an alum ls2/3 is pretty pricey, so i decided to build something no one else has. and with any luck carve up the dragon with it this year

I think it's a very nice build and I'm impressed with the craftsmanship that you're putting into it. It will be a beast with that much torque and horsepower. It's definitely going to strain the chassis' ability to put it to the ground as it is. :biggthumpup:

that comment reminded me to ask a question.....if anyone reading this has had any adverse chassis problems due to the swap without putting a cage in the car to stiffen it? I know even the gen1 is a pretty stiff chassis, but i love my car and i dont want it to twist the body, granted i am unlikely to ever put anything more than a soft radial on the car so i doubt i will hurt it, but figured i would ask the knowledge base.

and thanks for the comments, its a lot of tedious work as any builders know.
Im building this because its unique, and well...because i can...now just because you CAN do something doesn't mean its a good idea....but I am sticking with it!!!:driving:

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ran the fuel lines today

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^yeah so my new front tires are wider than my old tires despite being the same 205/50/15, thus creating yet another problem i have to solve...i dont wanna have to buy a different pair of tires but i dont have much option, i cant go out or they will hit the fenders, they were close before im afraid they might hit now anyway...dammit..

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engine bay is 99.9% complete mechanically, primed the engine oil....and tightened that oil line i forgot :D
finishing up some stuff under the car, then it is time to run electrical and vacuum line and dump some fuel in it and light the fire!

hoping to have running very soon...

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That looks really good. Great work and attention to detail.

So what options are you looking at for fixing the suspension/tire issue? I guess it would be more expensive to modify the fender outward a little more than it would be to do a slightly skinnier tire huh?

Gorgeous.

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well...its kinda like this for now...there is a sweet spot when you rotate the coil and it misses the tire by around 1/16".....and once under the weight of the car it will stay there pretty good and rotate on the upper bearing so im going to try it and see, like the old saying goes, a miss is as good as a mile, as long as it doesnt catch hold of it and spin my adjustment collar up or down im happy :D and yes, the only real option is to get a different tire....dammit...i mean i can understand putting a slight amount of lip protection on the tire...but these dam things are obviously made with woman drivers in mind :D i could drive on 2 wheels and never touch the rim i think....

its always something with this car...it is a most difficult relationship....

That... we've done close to 40 LS swaps @ Speed1, it's almost gotten to the tpoint where we can flat rate it which is kinda ridiculous. Personally, I'm looking at a few different non RX cars for a unique engine swap but THIS one is definately unique and one of the cleanest that I've ever seen. Well done sir

I would LOVE to see this thing @ DGRR this year, absolutely love to. Good luck with it.... I would offer dyno services, but I fear a 40hr round trip would be a little too far for you :rofl:

thanks dude, im going to try to make the gap...i am trying..:D

i was there in 2011 and saw your car, its fantastic all the right things in the right places.

appreciate the offer of dyno services, but luckily i have a friend in the biz and he is only 2 miles away so basically have dyno any time i need it.

its good to be da machinist...

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ok underside is done until further problems surface :D, car is on the ground and re-wiring for the new engine configuration is under way....not much time till DGRR now...

I'm in lovvve! <3 <3 <3 :)

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rolled it out on its wheels for the first time in a long time and gave it a much deserved bath, i think the corvette is jealous of the attention....

Thanks man, I appreciate that.

Werd.... I wish I was a machinist... I'm still toying with the idea of taking some classes so I can computer design and build some parts that I would love to have....


And probably the HP as well ;)

nothing left to show during the ugly and boring wiring process...so stay tuned for the start up videos, good or bad i will post them, if something goes wrong a report will be filed accordingly

totally insane swap! A++

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for those who have not seen the insides of it, this is my total black interior conversion with silver and grey trim, silver faced gauges that glow blue, this time around i added a wideband gauge from PLX to match my controller, other than that, its pretty simple and understated like the rest of it.

sadly the previous owner drilled a hole in the perfect dash to mount a ricer tach, so what i did was mount a low profile shift light in its place, filling the hole and not looking too terrible.

what turbos are those? i see they are internal wastegate T3 flange, mfg? comp wheel size?
did you arp head stud the motor? head gaskets?

sadly my current turbos are of the budget variety, i was using a nice 60-1 turbonetics unit on the rotary, but this project is so expensive i had to get something i could afford at first, they are 57mm compressors, 52mm turbines, .63ar hot sides.
im not asking much out of them so they should behave, and if they dont, i can put garret cartridges in place of the current ones once i recover from the bleeding and have more money.
i did the internal gates because i HATE open dump gates and plumbing a set of externals into the down pipes would make this nightmare of a space problem unbearable lol internals makes it easy and keeps it quiet

i did not stud the engine no, i see no reason to for what i am asking of it, i used stock gaskets, many 1uz have gone in the 10s on unopened high mile blocks, i did use new head bolts and upgraded the springs slightly since i wanted to replace them anyway, didnt cost anything extra to get better ones. i think it upped the seat pressure from like 48lbs to 73lbs if memory serves..somewhere around that.
and i am not looking to go 10s, its just a pump gas fun car. so hopefully it will be ok, otherwise as time goes by i will prep another long block, but building a 1uz with all the goodies in it will run you around $3500 in parts, and that is before you upgrade the cams and the work needed to complete the setup of them, its too expensive, at that point i would just buy an ls2

holy shit! just now got caught up on this build, looks fantastic! cant wait to see the burnout video!

trying to figure out how to embed a Facebook video...having no luck

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testing systems

first link is private. Why you no stick your finger in there on second link? :)

should be fixed now...and i tell you what mate...you go first :D if you survive it you can give me some inside info on the experience hahahaha

yall will like this
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IT LIVES!! IT LIVES!! BWAHHAHAHAH!! You're right I do like. :party:

Wow man. This is a great build for sure.

here is a little parlor trick

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