goodolboy32

it's been a while since i've been on but i've been looking into a turbo ls1 set up for a long time but lookin for a cheap but efficient way to build the set up and make the power. Gm performance has a distributor conversion kit for ls1's which would also acompany a carbuurator. I'm lookin to see if any has pics of there motors with this set-up as well as, if anyone's views on wether this combo is worth it or not. I'd like to go blow through turbo set-up with this combo but have only seen this set-up once in real life and the car i've seen it on was on motor at the time! Here is an article through gm on the kit! Thyanks Again!!
-Frank
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goodolboy32

i guess my first question should be if anyone has even seen a distributed ls1 before!
thanks!
-Frank

JL ws-6

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Alot of the turbo guys are running a belt driven distributor, but they're not running a blow thru carb setup like you are talking about.

Chris Urchako (sorry chris if the spelling is wrong!) is the only person I know of running a blow thru carb setup on an lsx. He's a sponsor on yellowbullet.com, you may want to get ahold of him I am sure he can give you better feedback then you're gonna get on here about what you want to do.

Nimitz87

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at the Shootout I saw quite a few cars with distributors...

what are the pros/cons of going to that setup?

Chad

SMAX

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If you want to run a carb and go with boost your best option will be to go with the msd 6010 ignition box. It has a lot of built in features like a rev limiter, 2 step rev limiter, boost retard, nitrous retard, vacuum advance and it is fully tunable with a computer. It is also cheaper and a cleaner install than the distributor.

JL ws-6

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Actually, a Digital 7 would be a WAY better option then a 6010 box. And it could easily be done, just need to put the flying magnet trigger on the front of the motor, then you can run anything you want.

SMAX

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Are you sure a digital 7 is compatable with a coil on plug ignition? To run the digital 7 and a flying magnet trigger will probably cost even more than the distributor.

JL ws-6

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If the guy wants to run the distributor, then it will work with no problems, with the distributor it's gonna have a single coil anyway.

I know that you can run a flying magnet with a BS3 system, and the digital 7 BS3 are designed by the same guy and alot of the same type of stuff works.

With a carb, and a distributor a digital 7 is probably the best way to go. If you want to stock with fuel injection and coil on plug, then I would run a BS3.

I think you can run a BS3 without the fueling and with a distributor too, but if the car's gonna have a carb I'd go the digital 7 route because it will proabbly be cheaper at that point.

SMAX

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msd 6010-$370

msd flying magnet crank trigger-$300
msd blaster coil-$45
msd billet distributor-$250
msd digital 7-$717
plug wires-$?
equipment to run the distributor-$$?

Not trying to argue but it doesn't seem cheaper to me.

JL ws-6

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Maybe it wouldn't be cheaper, but with a flying magnet, you can run any ignition system you want you aren't limited to systems that will pick up the stock crank trigger.

I know that MSD makes a converter box, but I heard that is a nightmare.

All of this stuff that I'm talking about is for setups that are gonna make 1000+ hp with FI, if you're looking at making less then that or running n/a, then a stock computer is adequate, as is the ignition system.

SMAX

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Oh, I was only going off his first post, but I do agree that if you are going to go high end you will have to go high end $$$.