PontiacPOWA

My dad used similar tar backed aluminum stuff on the floor of his convertible GTO, been there for years now. Works well, no smell or BS

drecpt83

Cool. Thanks for the reply

tonypaul

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are you using the truck oil pan?

drecpt83

Yes I am

drecpt83

My Vs racing 77/83 turbo came in today. Decided to run that instead of the gt45 after running my setup by a few different people

drecpt83

Gt45 on top and vs racing 77/83 bottom

tonypaul

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Good luck, I hope it works for you. Its gonna hang really low. I got a Hummer pan, (alot of g-body guys use this pan) I would sell you cheap. I was going to use it on my Regal but went with a LS2.

drecpt83

This isn't my first ls swap in a g body. I always use the truck pan with no issues at all. Thanks..

gumbasia

looking forward to watching this thread. I have always had a soft spot for g-body cars.

nice work!

jtotheizzo

It's funny when people say that it is too low. As an old school hot rodder it just reminds me of a deep sump Milodon or the like. Guys have been running them that way for years. That said I did have my first incident a couple months ago. Drug it on the ground while deep into boost and hit a dip in the road. But I am still not worried about it enough to change it.


On the turbo how much longer is it from inlet to outlet? I was considering making the change myself but I don't have a lot of room towards the front if I want to keep and air filter. Is it larger in diameter? it doesn't look like it in the pictures. Thanks for the help.

kainedogg

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Looking forward to seeing where this build leads. I am keeping the GT45 on my Lemans for now, but let me know how the VSracing turbo holds up bro.

drecpt83

I've always said the same thing. We used to run the sumped oil pans all the time on g bodies and other vehicles. Now if it were a camaro or something lower than obviously don't use the truck pan. Just a case by case basis. As for the new turbo i haven't measured yet but it looks pretty close in diameter to the gt45

drecpt83

Most definitely.. I'm sure the gt45 would have be ok, but I would be leaving some power on the table with my particular setup as I had been told.still waiting on my turbo log to come in but I'll update as soon as it does

drecpt83

Thanks... I'm a die hard g body guy myself but I don't descriminate. Guess I'm just a car enthusiast in general lol..

drecpt83

For anyone interested.. Most of the stuff we build is on YouTube if you want to check it out. Channel is "dre83cpt"... Mostly LS swaps..

drecpt83

http://https://youtu.be/YfOYSbpZaOk

drecpt83

This is when I had the eps cammed 6.0 in it. Ran really hard!!

Forcefed86

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Thanks for the pic's! Interesting I thought it would be a twin scroll. Can we get a weight on that 77/83 VS the Gt45 weight? Maybe pop off the compressor/exh housing and get a shot of the wheel designs? (gotta check it for damage anyway right?

tonypaul

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didnt mean to imply you didnt know what you didnt know what you were doing. Just thought if you didnt want the low hanging truck oil pan, I would send you this Hummer pan for $20.00 or something. Good luck with your project.

drecpt83

Oh I was offended at all brotha.I appreciate you looking out if anything. thanks once again and I'll keep that pan in mind for another project. Can always use extra parts!!