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Old 08-04-2008, 02:20 PM
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Afetr 4 1/2 months of waiting my forged 385 LT1 is in the car. Sounds great and feels pretty strong. I got a tubular front suspension setup so the car is competely out of alignment to the point where i don't even want to take it to half throttle. Once I get the alignment I'll give you guys an update as to how its running and what the datalogs look like. Hopefully I can post a video up.
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sounds good. Id be gettin' that aligned ASAP, lol. Any details to the 385 setup?
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some more details?
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yes please tell us more about the internals
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It's a 385 LT1
Bored .040 over
Block 0 dekced and squared
Internally balanced
-10CC forged JE pistons
6 inch Eagle H Beam Rods
Eagle Lightweight Pendulum Cut Crank
MLS gaskets, Gapless rings, heat treated bearings...etc
11:4.1 CR 8.79:1 DCR
Not too big of a cam 224/236 574/572 111 lsa

HI'll get a vid posted soon of how it sounds at idle. Gotta get home from work first. I'll keep updating this as time goes by.
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sounds nice, and not too far off from my build.
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Sounds like you got a fun little street car, sure it sounds great!
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well im no expert on how to upload video so here is the best i could do. sorry about the annoying watermark but unless someone knows a better way thats all i got.


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Originally Posted by flyinZ
sounds good. Id be gettin' that aligned ASAP, lol. Any details to the 385 setup?
getting it aligned tomorrow morning.
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Originally Posted by camaro-94-z28
no pics but how about a vid. check the link above.
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Nice, If you dont mind me asking. How much did it all cost you?
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Originally Posted by ninjai_ruken
Nice, If you dont mind me asking. How much did it all cost you?
motor work including all parts and assembly and dissasembly was about 3700. Instalation was done by my mechanic which was another 650. however, the car's been a money pit the 7 years I've had it. its an expensive hobby.
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i took the car to get aligned and the guy couldn't do it fully. he was able to make the car better than it was before but not fully align it. i'll be taking it to a different shop sometime this week.
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Sounds bad *** cuz. How long before you get some numbers?
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Originally Posted by snksknr
Sounds bad *** cuz. How long before you get some numbers?
hey what you doing creeping around the lt1 section...i have to get the car aligned man. the shop i took it to today couldn't get the job done. going to take it to another place saturday. after that i'll tune it for daily driving and then take it to the dyno. the way things are going i'd say 3 weeks before its on the dyno.
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Originally Posted by C_Rules
hey what you doing creeping around the lt1 section...i have to get the car aligned man. the shop i took it to today couldn't get the job done. going to take it to another place saturday. after that i'll tune it for daily driving and then take it to the dyno. the way things are going i'd say 3 weeks before its on the dyno.
Just checking some things out for my dad's T/A. He just ordered the racetronix P&P fuel pump kit. So why couldn't that shop align your car?
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Sounds great
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car sounds MEAN any higher quality vids (without trail written across ) or pics
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Originally Posted by snksknr
So why couldn't that shop align your car?
I guess the guy wasn't skilled enough to do it. the car drives straight but the tires are facing inwards slightly. he was pretty honest about it. i'm taking it to this place my engine builder recommended this Saturday. hopefully they can do it. i'll take it there as soon as they open that way they can take their time with it.


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