My New Time Attack Car Build Thread
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A bone stock LS1 will make 300-310 rwhp. So w/ a 224/224 cam and some good exhaust you'll be 360-370 for cheap. I'd go w/ a LS4 or ported LS6 oil pump. For the chain you don't need the complexity etc. of a double-roller. Just get the OEM LS2 chain... it's $30ish bucks and is much beefier than the LS6 chain I took out of my car.
You can buy a "cam kit" from many places... this typically includes the cam, springs, pushrods, etc. They can also include the oil pump and timing chain etc. As for gaskets... OEM all the way. GM makes great stuff. Scoggins-Dickey sells a cam install kit which has all the gaskets etc. that you'll need and a new crank bolt.
I buy my OEM parts from them or GMpartshouse.com. I got my cam kit from LGM. FYI when working on these cars follow LS1howto.com very very closely when it comes to replacing the front main seal, installing the front cover, instalilng the pulley, and most importantly torqing it to spec. Done wrong and you'll have a leaking front main and a pulley that wants to back off.
You can buy a "cam kit" from many places... this typically includes the cam, springs, pushrods, etc. They can also include the oil pump and timing chain etc. As for gaskets... OEM all the way. GM makes great stuff. Scoggins-Dickey sells a cam install kit which has all the gaskets etc. that you'll need and a new crank bolt.
I buy my OEM parts from them or GMpartshouse.com. I got my cam kit from LGM. FYI when working on these cars follow LS1howto.com very very closely when it comes to replacing the front main seal, installing the front cover, instalilng the pulley, and most importantly torqing it to spec. Done wrong and you'll have a leaking front main and a pulley that wants to back off.
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Oh and... yeah, sludgy LS for the loss. Hopefully everything turns out ok for you dood (OP).
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Seriously... I've never seen a LS motor look anything like that. I've helped lots of people work on their cars and never seen anything remotely like that. Usually the F-body motors are a bit browner inside due to the organic oil vs. those that run syntetic. When I take my valvecovers off everything looks new even after 85k miles. When I had the front of the motor apart for the cam swap at 70k a few years ago it was all clean inside w/ only a slight golden tint in some places.
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edit: Negative on the LS6 valley cover. Might want to go to the dealer on that one. If I recall correctly they are around 100 bucks or so.
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Eff the dealer... search LS1tech.com and then check gmpartshouse.com... most likely their discount + shipping will be cheaper than a local dealer.
Case in point I need a new radiator cap for my Canyon. Online it's $4.xx showing a list of $6.xx. RK tells me it's $12.xx and that's MSRP. Fuck em.
Case in point I need a new radiator cap for my Canyon. Online it's $4.xx showing a list of $6.xx. RK tells me it's $12.xx and that's MSRP. Fuck em.
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Eff the dealer... search LS1tech.com and then check gmpartshouse.com... most likely their discount + shipping will be cheaper than a local dealer.
Case in point I need a new radiator cap for my Canyon. Online it's $4.xx showing a list of $6.xx. RK tells me it's $12.xx and that's MSRP. Fuck em.
Case in point I need a new radiator cap for my Canyon. Online it's $4.xx showing a list of $6.xx. RK tells me it's $12.xx and that's MSRP. Fuck em.
And who the hell goes to the dealer for a radiator cap anyway?