Chevellecamino69

im about to drop my motor in my ride but i wana upgrade some things since its out i was planing on buying a tci flex plate and a SLP harmonic balancer is the flex plate worth the money or should i use the stock one ..........any other upgrade tips i have a 00 ls1 5.7

Raven02TA

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if you are going to be going to the track, and doing some hard launches (or just putting decent power to it) its definately worth the money, ive seen a few stockers (including my own) rip apart the holes around the crank bolts.

Chevellecamino69

thanks i think i will buy it after all any other upgrades u have before i drop in the engine

Raven02TA

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the flexplate is a good investment, mainly for your own safety. have or plan to put in a stall convertor?

Chevellecamino69

i was planing on using the stock converter put if i can upgrade its alway helpful i dont know the diff gear ratio yet i was planing on geting a rear end from a grand national with a posi or a 12 bolt with a posi

Raven02TA

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whats the reason for pulling the engine? heads/cam/headers/stall/ would be the way to go while the engine is out of the car

Chevellecamino69

well i bought the engine and was going to install it in my el co in about two weeks or less but before i drop it im i wanted to upgrade some parts over stock after i get it runing i will do cam and head swap

Raven02TA

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sound slike a solid plan. i would recommend doind it with the motor out. it makes the work easier. but in a car with an engine bay that big. you shouldnt have a problem. street/strip car? or strictly track

Chevellecamino69

im planing on doing both mainly street there is a lighting that thinks he can beat anyone and some ricers so im planing on showing a real cars power. should i use the stock converter or upgrade and if so to which

Raven02TA

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upgrade, most ls1 folks like using a stall somewhere between 3200-3600. what trans do you plan to back the engine up with?

i use a th400 with a 4000 stall i love it. but then again i have heads/cam/intake plus spray.

Chevellecamino69

i plan on using my 4l60e and putting a shift kit in it for now

streetassasin

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Im running a speedinc SFI plate, they are half the price of a tci

Chevellecamino69

how much gain did u get from the heads and cam

Chevellecamino69

really the tci flex plate is 70 bucks the speed inc is cheaper is it working good on ur setup

streetassasin

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the TCI is $205 and the SpeedInc is $120, its working fine in my car

thunderstruck507

iTrader: (18)

I got the generic looking SFI approved plate that several companies slap their name on and resell

it was $60 shipped brand new on ebay

its thicker than stock, gold anodized, and doesn't feel much heavier than stock at all

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

I got this one also, Its manufactured by CAT Power Systems. It is significantly thicker then stock and much stronger Im willing to bet. It does have the SFI rating also. I got mine for about $70 shipped I believe.