onebad636

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I think all could be done for 2500 depending on how much a custom hood would cost.

Sssnake

Not even close. You will need injectors, fuel rail, IC pump, heat exchanger, possibly a few sensors etc. The more accurate estimate is $2500-$3000. It, IMO, is still a bargain and that is why I bought one for my boat. A used 6.0l LY6, blower, and assorted odds and ends should turn about 525 hp in the boat. I only have access to 87 octane on the water so I may have to add meth but compared to the nearly $40k I was quoted on the Indmar Monsoon 572ss this should be a bargain.

CaptSlow

oh i wasn't including fueling & cooling upgrades in my "$1500ish" estimate, that's just the blower, lid, coupler & adapters...... and can't forget the belt situation, in that thread i posted a link to there's mention of what setups may be required.

bmylez

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He's running a built LQ4, and although he didn't mention rectangular heads, I just assumed. As for the ZL1 lid "adding" power...I've seen more people (including reputable tuners) go back and forth on that than I can count. The car in question went with the ZL1 lid because it is very convenient for doing a nitrous spray bar setup. If you never plan to spray, just run the stock lid and do the other cooling mods the right way. Another thing to note is you have to relocate the ABS module because the LSA harmonic balancer is much larger.

hefftone

The guy making adapters also makes some really sweet fuel rails. Olson Kustom works. As for the adapters, there are some on eBay too for $200.
The trucks are able to run the blower off the accessory serpentine belt. I don't know if that is doable for us.
Regarding the snout/hood interference.....remember the video where the guy put an LSA into that Saturn sky? He did something badass to change the angle of the inlet...I wondered if an aluminum elbow could be welded in between to get it lower and turn towrd the driver side.

onebad636

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Where could I get a custom hood made that would clear the supercharger?

bmylez

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I would try to find a nice body shop around you and maybe find a used hood somewhere for them to put a clean "power bump" or a cowl on, whatever you fancy.

onebad636

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Yeah I think a cowl would actually look good on it but don't want anything crazy

phalanx_vette

I'm at just under $1k, and I have the LSA balancer, SC, the lid, injectors, and about to pick up the fuel rail. Only missing the IC, piping and pump. With enough patience you can get it done for ~1500 in parts.
This isn't going into my V1, but that thought has certainly crossed my mind.
Third-Gen is working on a lot of brackets to use the factory serpentine. I believe he has an F-body and truck set up now, and If he makes one for corvette spacing you wouldn't have to worry about the longer balancer hitting the ABS module. And as long as you aren't shooting for 700bhp the 6 rib belt should run the SC just fine.
The hood though. That would definitely be the thing to hold me back. I don't want to cut a hole (or 2) in my hood on my DD V1.

Sssnake

I'm not sure where you are buying your stuff but my costs are in line with these:

http://www.ssforums.com/forum/engine...arts-list.html

http://www.g8board.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83841

Add those parts to the roughly $700 the base unit is going for on ebay and my numbers are pretty accurate. If you can do it for half the price or less then hook a brother up

Anyway I think most are going to pay in the range that I quoted. The thing you don't realize with these things are all the additional, sometimes small sometimes not so small, costs. New serpentine belt, different spark plugs, better fuel pump, and etc that are necessary to get the V up top par for the extra ponies.

phalanx_vette

Oh I understand well the nickel and dime **** that will get you. I didn't include that in my pricing.
I got my base unit for a steal locally (phoenix ) for $400.
Got my lid for $125 shipped and about to get my fuel rail for $100 shipped both from a Facebook LS parts group.
Got my OEM balancer on ebay for $90.
Factory LSA Fuel injectors for $150 on ebay. Both include shipping costs.
Just have to have patience and keep looking for the deals. This is going on my lq9 for my 68 corvette. I have years worth of work to do on that car. Mostly due to money restrictions. The cost of being married with kids and trying to have toys.
My costs I'm factoring are for SC only, because for me I have to redo my entire fuel system. New tank with internal pump all new lines, regulator, filter, etc, etc, etc.

The good thing about V1s is we're on corvette accy spacing. I know the ABS unit is in the way of the LSA balancer, but I'm not sure how much. I'd have to crawl under my car and look at it. Take some measurements on my LSA balancer and see what can be done. If it would fit without much issue then we wouldn't have to worry about changing any of our accessory system.

Brad Hartpence

So what have you found for a hood? I'm in the middle of putting the lsa sc on my v1 and can't find a hood either

vroom_vroom

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It fits just fine, you just have to trim the hood support. There is another thread on this page about it.