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Old 01-12-2013, 12:25 AM
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Hey everyone, newbie to ls1tech... i go on this forum everyday and i finally registered.... anyways ive got a 2002 blazer extreme that i traded for and i have plans to do a lq4 swap..... upgrades will be....

lq4 block .030 over
wiseco pistons
callies compstar h beam rods
stock crank
ls3/l92 heads
ls3/l76 intake... port matched tb/ cable driven
custom cam... unsure maybe 22x's/23x's .58x/.59x 114lsa exhaust bias?
revised comp 918 springs
ls2 timing chain
arp hardware
h3 oil pan kit
cpw wiring harness/ecu
gmpp accessory drive system (paceperformance)
upgraded 4l60e
stock rear end for now
qa1 suspension
caltracs

im sure im missing a few things that i have planned but my biggest issues is finding headers for s10 swaps with ls3/l92 style heads.... can anyone point me in the right direction??? Also any other pointers or tips or recommendations will be greatly appreciated. I know it will not be a weekend project... probably be 2 years to complete everything so bear with me to see finished project... thanks in advance
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Also my goal is to put down over 400 to the rear wheels... compression of about 10 to 1 for pump gas and daily drivability... anybody got and insight on something i should do differently??? heres a couple pics of the beast before the snow started to fly
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Nobody knows about D port headers for s10 swaps??? or will just the standard s10 swap headers work?
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You should have no problem putting down over 400 rwhp with that setup. Make sure you get the compression over 10:1 though. Also, what MAF are you going to run and what throttle body? I assume you are going drive by cable.

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Okay so i need compression to be 10 to 1. would that mean milling the heads? and if so what would be my pushrod length? yes i will be running a cable throttle body 90mm. i believe that is what the ls3 intake is if i am not mistaken, unsure of the maf yet
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If you went with the LQ9 type flat top that should put you around 10.5 I would think. From what I've read the only diff between LQ4 and LQ9 are beefier rods and flattops...hence the 9.4 vs 10.5 compression diff.

Also, you could use a thinner head gasket for a few extra points worth of compression and not have to mill heads....just some ideas.

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the only thing im worried about is PTV with the ls3/l92 heads. im looking to do forged rods and pistons... for just incase reason that i may go FI sometime down the road



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