01 Firebird cmad v6 to LS1/80e swap completed
08-15-2011, 01:08 AM
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01 Firebird cmad v6 to LS1/80e swap completed Well guys I posted up a while back I was doing this swap and six months later its finised. I have a 01 pewter Firbird 3.8 v6 82k miles that had full boltons, suspension and a cam that made 206rwhp/197rwtq. I thought that was pretty respctable during its years as a v6. Six months ago I decided not to sell the car and do a LS swap. I bought a wrecked an 01 wrecked TA same color with 87k miles. It already had pacesetter LT and SLP intake on it with a tune and it was a six speed. So my swap has a G5X3 cam, complete UMI suspension, 01 80e from a Silv. HD, Edge 3400 stall, TCI flexplate and many other performance parts. We finished it Friday and dynod it making 375rwhp/344rwtq. Thats pretty good power goin through an 80 but the torque was a lil lower I think due to the G5x3 being a lil beigger than normal. The car runs really good I think especially compared to what was in it. Next will be track times then get a set of heads, nitrous, and a 12 bolt. Here is the dyno vid.
08-19-2011, 11:21 AM
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I just wanted an auto as I knew Id be quicker with an 80e. I know the six speeds put down more power on a dyno but I didnt care as much about that. Im sure with the six speed Id be at about 400 or a lil over but ill hit that mark son enough anyway. There is an arm drop race near me soon at an old airport so Ill see how it does then comes the real test at a bracket race in October.
Here are pics on my Facebook of the swap process. Beginning with the wrecked car I bought til now.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...4484.778017768
Here are pics on my Facebook of the swap process. Beginning with the wrecked car I bought til now.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...4484.778017768
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09-29-2011, 04:02 AM
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This setup is getting a set of pnp heads soon. Im sending a set of 08 Silverado 799 heads to AI to get their 226cc PnP job done. So i hope to break the 400rwhp mark with the setup which they at AI said it should go over that with my car having the 80e.
