tspence45

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Figured I'd go ahead and start a build thread of my LQ4 swap into my '98 Trans Am. The motor started knocking in early December. I'm pretty sure it's a spun bearing due to being a little low on oil, and I think the oil pump was on its way out. Picked up a freshly rebuilt '02 LQ4 for a good price, and now I'm going to put a cam and some L92 heads, with an LS3 intake on it, and try to make some decent power. Here's a few pics from tonight, getting the LS1 out of the car finally. Couldn't have done it without my Carshop Inc lift plate I picked up today. That thing sure is handy. Stay tuned for more, as the swap goes on.

RS2SSxLS2

I will keep my eye on your build since its pretty much the same as mine.

96t/acj

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watching ur build as well im starting mines saturday.

tspence45

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The build is actually done now. There didn't seem to be a whole lot of interest in the thread, so I never really bothered to update it. Plus, I was so busy with it, that I didn't really have time, or think about taking very many pictures.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djvfWH2OWL0

rich5368

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Dyno Numbers?

tspence45

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Not yet. Still working on getting the clutch completely broken in, and waiting for a little more money to pile up before a dynotune. I'm really not in that big of a hurry to do it anyways. I might not even keep it. I was gauging interest in selling it, or may end up trading it and some cash for an '03 Kenne Bell Cobra.

Indrid_Cold

Hey, for what its worth, it looks and sounds great! What wheels are those? Axis Shine's?

Soul TKR

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very cool! Should EASILY be 400+rwhp

maybe even near 450...

Jimbo1367

SOunds healthy

tspence45

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OEWheels machined face deep dish C5's.

tspence45

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Should make more than that, on a Dynojet. If not, I'm definately getting rid of it. lol. Carcraft built an LQ4 with L92 heads, carb intake, and a 228/230 .571/.573 cam, and made 550 at the crank, which would be ~470rwhp. And my cam's a fair amount larger than that, and spec'd for rectangle port heads. So, I'm hoping it should put down ~475-485rwhp, assuming I'm on a dynojet.

RS2SSxLS2

Hey good job man!!! When I get back from Iraq in July you can come to Ft. Stewart GA and help me with mine LOL..... I like it bro.

tspence45

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lol. If I was closer I would. It was actually a lot of fun doing it all. It helped that I did it over winter though, instead of during a time when I could be driving it. It's time to change the exhaust up a little on it though. I think I'm going to ditch the H-pipe for an X, and replace the single chambers with Super 44's, for a little quieter sound, and better tone.

Indrid_Cold

Ah, right on. Thanks for the info, I like them alot. Clean *** T/A, man

Soul TKR

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That's the 2nd time I've heard about this CarCraft Build... anybody have a link or any info on this?

RS2SSxLS2

CarCraft did the build and featured it in their April 2007 issues refrenced that from Camaro Performers April 2010 vol. 7 number 3, page 30.

tspence45

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http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles...ads/index.html

Silvy6.0

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Did you ever get it dyno'd?

tspence45

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Next Tuesday, the numbers should be in. That's the soonest Speed Inc could get me in. I can't wait. I have a couple minor issues I need to get figured out before though. Definately need my new o2's to get here, since both of mine are bad.