James Montigny

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Ok, we did budget builds... now I want to hear about the big dollar stuff.
N/A, power adders .... whatever you've got.

tylert14

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-4340 Forged eagle 3.75" crank
-4340 Forged Liberty H beam rods
-JE -31cc dish forged pistons .030
-4 bolt splayed billet caps
-ARP main studs/ head bolts
-Stock casting heads ported by me, bigger chambers, 3 angle valve job, new intake -guides, back cut intake valves, SI exhaust valves.
-Cometic MLS head gaskets
-Custom intake with monoblade 90mm throttle body
-Custom oil pan
-Custom ground turbo cam, chromolly pushrods, 1.6RRs, 918 springs.

I lost track of how much I spent nor do I want to know lol. I did the machine work myself where I work for half off so that helped out a lot.

Pampered-Z

I don't think mine fits Extravagant, but it's wasn't low budget either? One day when my daughters are out of college I'll be able to afford better heads and a larger blower and reach my goal of 750 HP. Which is why I used upgraded parts. Right now I'm at 500HP with the P600B blower is maxed out on boost and RPMs!

It's actaully a 385 CI stroker, 9:2 compress ( for boost)

Callies light weight stealth crank, and sprayed caps

Manley pro series rods

JE pistons. JE didn't have off the shelf pistons for the 6" rod .40 with inverted dome, so they were custom ordered. ( maybe that makes it extravagant?).

LT1 heads, done by GTP (stage 3)

Also all the support stuff, commetic gaskets, all ARP bolts, Canton Pan, double roller/elec WP, vented opti swap , yada yada yada.

All in all still a pretty big chunk of change.

NJLT1SS

I dont know about extravagent, but it was sure as hell expensive! OK, here is my list:

Callies Stealth forged 3.875 crank
Pro Gram 4 bolt straight billet cap conversion (Corvette block)
Manley Billet rods
J&E custom 4.010 forged pistons, skirts coated
Clevite bearings, all coated
Childs and Albert rings
AFR 210's fullly ported, Jesel SS shafts, Jesel pushrods, Morel lifters
Custom grind Comp Cam, small base circle, billet core.
Ported LT4 intake, runners welded and epoxied. Now replaced by World Products Motown single plane, Wilson elbow, NW 90MM TB.
God knows what else.



Nick

flyinZ

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Pampered Z, what did you think of GTP's work, on those heads?

Sounds like some nasty builds..Any track times, or dyno #'s?

FASTFATBOY

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Vette block 383
Eagle 4340 crank and rods
Speed Pro Flat tops
RHS 235 heads COnverted to reverse cooling
Shaft rockers
Solid roller 254/254@050
Super victor efi conversion
Aarons elbow, monoblade
42 lb Inj

Stock electronics and opti, runs on shell 93, makes 470 to the tires through an auto and a 9 inch rear.

Fixing to get the converter loosened up, lookin for some 10.80's all motor.

Is a flat out BALL to cruise in.

SS RRR

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block zero decked with a .030 bore
Eagle 3.875 forged crank
Splayed 4-bolt main caps with ARP studs
Callies/Compstar 6" forged H-beam rods
JE custom -14cc pistons (58cc combustion chamber is the reason)
11:1 static CR
Clevite bearings/coated cam bearings
Canton 242T 6qt pan
Cometic MLS head gaskets
LPE LT4 ported heads/intake
ARP head bolts
Manley 1.58" valve springs
Crane Gold Race rockers
Smith Brothers custom 6.125 pushrods
Isky RedZone solid roller lifters
Cam Motion solid roller cam
LPE/Accell 58mm TB
SVO 42lb injectors

This may not be top dollar, but it was not cheap.... Oh.. IT WAS WORTH IT!

James Montigny

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Ok, extravagant was probably not the right word LOL
But you know what I mean, lots of time and money, no shortcuts.

James Montigny

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My 383 Project:
(copied from my Cardomain page)

With the 355 project a failure, we took the lessons-learned and
embarked on a slightly more aggressive 383 project.

My goals remain to build a setup that will perform, last for years and not require frequent maintenance.
A true "street car" that can handle summer daily commutes or road trips and still turn heads at the track.
Certainly not a daily driver and nothing I would dare drive in the snow, but not a garage queen either.

I initially toyed with the idea of buying a complete 383 shortblock from VRE, I decided that I
could probably have it done locally cheaper, faster and have more control over the build.
Having "control" worked out well and I was able to make changes to my initial plans without
causing myself too many headaches. I was also able to visit the shop and talk to the machinists
one-on-one to determine what worked best and why. I don't regret the decision at all.
K&M has a great reputation.

I often refer to Bret, Lloyd and Ed as my "three wise men"
They've never let me down when it comes to getting factual and accurate answers to my questions.
My notebook of "great advice" collected over the years is heavily laden with notes from those three.

I tuned to Bret Bauer at Bauer Racing for the rotating assembly and custom cam.
Bret is a very sharp guy and he was able to help me determine exactly what I needed
(and what I didn't). He also provided plenty of answers throughout the build.
Had I gone at it alone, I'd have made several poor decisions and never known it.
Everything from proper quench and compression ratio, to making sure the block and bottom end
would handle the load we would later generate. Bret is one of the most open and honest people
I've ever had the opportunity to do business with, Bret doesn't sugarcoat anything, which is exactly
what I needed.

Lloyd Elliott at Elliott's Portworks has always done fantastic work, this project was no
different. Lloyd suggested the Dart 180cc castings and a quality valvetrain to meet my needs.
He completed the portwork and had the heads back to me in no time at all. Customer service at
Elliot's Portworks is nothing short of amazing, he provided responses to countless emails
(sometimes several in a single day) and questions.

Ed Wright at Fastchip.com provided me with a baseline tune that will allow us to start the car
and complete out basic testing and break-in prior to making the trip to Tulsa for final dyno-tuning
in his shop. Ed has considerable experience with extreme LT1 builds, he's taken of tuning my
oddball projects for years, I wouldn't have it any other way.

I gathered most of my components from Jeg's and Summit Racing.
Both sites are well-designed and make it easy to find exactly what I need when I need it.
I've been a customer for many years.

Shopping list for the 383 Project:

Block Bored +.030" ------------- Mike @ K&M Performance (08/18/2008)
Zero-Decked--------------------- Mike @ K&M Performance (08/18/2008)
Half-filled block -------------- Mike @ K&M Performance (08/18/2008)
4-bolt splayed mains------------ Mike @ K&M Performance (08/18/2008)
ARP Main Studs------------------ Mike @ K&M Performance (08/18/2008)
ARP Outer Main Bolt Set -------- SummitRacing (09/08/2008)

Eagle 4340 3.75" Undercut------- Bret Bauer @ Bauer Racing (08/05/2008)
Eagle 6.00" Rods with ARP2000--- Bret Bauer @ Bauer Racing (08/05/2008)
Wiseco -13cc Pistons + .030"---- Bret Bauer @ Bauer Racing (08/05/2008)
Wiseco matched rings------------ Bret Bauer @ Bauer Racing (08/05/2008)

Clevite77 H-series bearings----- Mike @ K&M Performance (08/18/2008)
Internally Balanced------------- Mike @ K&M Performance (08/18/2008)
Custom Billet Cam "JM383" Grind- Bret Bauer @ Bauer Racing (08/02/2008)
Assembly------------------------ Mike @ K&M Performance (09/05/2008)

LE-Ported Dart Pro Heads-------- Lloyd @ Elliott's Portworks (08/15/2008)
- Manley 2.055/1.60 Valves
- Patriot Gold Extreme Springs
- Ti Retainers, locks and locators
- Custom Valve Job
- Milled to 56cc

Additional Porting for Manifold- Lloyd @ Elliott's Portworks (08/15/2008)

Canton 15-242t Oil Pan---------- Private Sale (08/01/2008)
Canton 20-013 Pickup------------ Car Shop Inc (08/06/2008)
ARP Head Studs------------------ Jegs (08/29/2008)
ARP Pro Series Rocker Studs 7/16 Jegs (08/29/2008)

Intake manifold gasket set------ Advance Auto Parts (08/29/2008)
58mm TB gasket------------------ SummitRacing (08/29/2008)
Lower gasket set --------------- SummitRacing (08/29/2008)
Valve cover gaskets------------- SummitRacing (08/29/2008)
.029" GM Head Gaskets ---------- Mike @ K&M Performance (08/29/2008)
TCI SFI Flexplate--------------- Mike @ K&M Performance (08/29/2008)
Comp Magnum 7.500" Pushrods ---- Mike @ K&M Performance (08/29/2008)
FluidAmpr ---------------------- Jegs (09/15/2008)
Lunati Timing Set--------------- SummitRacing (08/06/2008)
Injectors 42# Flow Matched------ Racetronix (08/06/2008)

Felpro 1405 Exhaust Gaskets----- SummitRacing (09/08/2008)
Stage8 Locking Bolts------------ SummitRacing (09/08/2008)

2x Hooker Aerochamber 3in/out -- Jegs (09/29/2008)
Bulk 3" Mandrel Exhaust Bends -- Jegs (09/15/2008)
Universal 3" X-Pipe Kit -------- Jegs (09/15/2008)
UMI PHB Relocation Support ----- UMI (09/29/2008)

Racetronix 255LPH Kit ------------- Racetronix (10/31/2008)

Installation-------------------- TBD
Custom True Duals- ------------- Greg Rose @ Rose Automotive
Base Mailorder Tune------------- Ed Wright @ Fastchip.com (10/07/2008)
Dyno Tune----------------------- Ed Wright @ Fastchip.com (as soon as I get this thing running)


You don't really want to know how much I've spent on this one.
The important part is that is has not cost me my marriage .... yet

TwoFast4Lv

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Looks like you are headed the right direction James! I have worked with all those names and never been let down!

I am realy just getting ready to start my "extrazagant" LTx build. It takes a little to step up to the plate with the LSx crowd so you have to at least TRY to match there valve angle...and thus I have started that direction

The heads ship out tomorrow to some one good with those castings and the small LTx bore to have the ports configured and LTx mod's made

I also need to get with Dave(nitro) and get the Hogans intake redone with new fuel rails and then get new headers made

z28rob18

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wat were the specs on the cam and power output or 1/4 mile times im about to do a similiar build and want to c about wat ill be lookin at in the end

James Montigny

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Hmmm, maybe I should start a "hardcore build" thread LOL
When you start screwing with casting geometry, you are into a whole new world IMHO.
Might as well convert some SBC or professional racing head casting at that point.

Can't wait to see how it does

Skillet

Already in the car when I bought it:

JE forged aluminum pistons - 10.8:1

Callies 4340 forged steel crankshaft - 3.750" stroke

Manley fully machined, 4340 forged steel connecting rods - 5.850" length

Speed Pro file fit plasma moly piston rings

Computer balanced rotating assembly

Lingenfelter CNC ported & polished LT1 cylinder heads

Stainless steel 2.00" intake valves

Stainless steel 1.56" exhaust valves

Lingenfelter double valve springs, titanium retainers, 10 degree locks & seals

Three angle valve job, checking of spring tensions and heights

Lingenfelter designed Competition Cams hydraulic roller camshaft

Ported and polished LT1 intake manifold

Competition Cams High Tech stainless steel full roller rocker arms - 1.6:1 ratio

58 mm aluminum throttle body

TwoFast4Lv

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Well we Lloyd DID move the intake ports on the heads I have now They are stock castings though

I am starting with Brodix 18* castings and the Hogans intake I have had forever. Modified to fit LTx Blocks and small bores

flyinZ

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Skillet, what kind of power is your setup puttin' down? Any 1/4 mile times?

Skillet

I've had one problem after the next with this car. I've only owned it a year so far. Right now I'm waiting on my heads to get out of the machine shop. My valve guides were wore out and it needed a couple of valves too. I'm hoping to crack the 400 mark. Hopefully I will have it on the dyno in the next couple of weeks. It might dip into the high 12s on the perfect night with a good 60.

Pampered-Z

I have no complaints. I told him what I wanted and he did the work and installed the parts required.

Honestly, I've had my heads sitting next to two other porters heads, Only thing I've noticed is how much material some take off around the valve guides compaired to others. The porting in the runners and chambers all look about the same to me, just different how the porters make the turn to the valves?

My ET/MPH are odd because the P600B just can't keep the engine proerppoer fed. I'm loosing when I cross the finish line.

But off a soft launch I went 12.4 @ 124MPH.


BTW, The short block is currently begin redone, spun the 3 center main bearings! This engine only had a few hund. miles on it and 5 passes when it spun the bearings! Crank was saved, this shop is going to machine another set of caps.

99Ls1fever

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z28rob18

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well i posted once so now ill post my stroker motor.
-bored .041 so 385
-forged eagle crank 3.75 stroke
-eagle forged 6" H beam rods
-diamond pistons
-11:66.1 compression
-clevite bearings
-total seal rings
-splayed 4 bolt
-conetic head gaskets
-TEA trickflow 220cc heads
-HR 236/248 .579/.579
-harland sharp 1.6rr
-42lb svo green tops
-all arp bolts and studs
-havent chose the intake between ported lt4 and a super vic.
-lpp headers
-spec 3+
-and a 200 shot.
shortblock was $3500 with parts and machine work minus crank and rods add them its about $4200. should make some good power, we hope.

quik95lt1

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--Howards Billet 4 Bolt Main Caps on Vette Block w/ARP Pro Series Studs
--Callies Magnum 3.75" Crank
--Oliver 6" Billet Rods
--SRP Pro Series LW 4.040" 13.9:1 Pistons
--Canton Oil Pan w/ Trap Doors
--Advanced Induction 215cc CNC Trick Flow Heads with Solid Roller PSI Springs, Xceldyne Titanium Retainers and Locks and Hollow Ferrera Valves
--Custom Cometic Head Gaskets w/ARP Pro Series Head Studs
--Advanced Induction Solid Roller Cam 25x/26x @ .050, .7xx lift
--Morel HIPPO LW Solid Rollers
--Jesel 1.6 Shaft Rockers
--Ported Stock Intake Manifold
--48lb/hr Trick Flows
--Twin 58mm Holley TB
--FAST XFI wired in conjunction with the stock computer
--Aeromotive A1000 with custom Parallel Plumbed Fuel Rails
--MSD 7AL-2 Plus, MSD Crank Trigger, Pro Power HVC II, Custom Ultra 40 11mm
--GZ Motorsports Vacuum Pump