Project V6 Firebird
01-24-2010, 04:14 PM
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Absolutely love it, I'm toying with the same idea on my womans old 98 firebird just seems a lot more interesting than building another ls1
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01-25-2010, 02:25 PM
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Okay, a little bit of stuff done over the past few days:
Heater hose mod, front needs alignment so nose is still a little up in the air.
In the Duke's Pit of Despair!
Coil bracket mounted to firewall, had to move it an inch over towards the intake as the prong on the coil pack was on the brake booster.
Looking like a car again!
Heater hose mod, front needs alignment so nose is still a little up in the air.
In the Duke's Pit of Despair!
Coil bracket mounted to firewall, had to move it an inch over towards the intake as the prong on the coil pack was on the brake booster.
Looking like a car again!
01-26-2010, 09:58 AM
#34
8 months in the making. As of 9:00 am, the car finally breathes again.
View Video on FQuick
Still need to check the pushrod preload after it idled for a few minutes, neighbors have some contractors doing some work from their garage and they were both looking outside down the street like
Sounds like I have a freaking pro stock car in my garage
I also need to install new pads/rotors and bleed them and get it ready to take it to get it aligned. Gotta hook up HPT as well.
Mods:
Whisper Lid
60*Inclusive ported Heads and Intake
Intense S1X NA Cam
Yella Terra 1.7 platinum roller rockers
Manton pushrods
FFF Longtube headers
TSP Rumbler Catback (not hooked up in vid)
TCI 3800 stall
Aluminum driveshaft
Trans cooler
BMR 32mm front, LS1 19mm rear
UMI LCA's & Adj. PHB
PA Racing Tubular K-member
B4C power steering Cooler
View Video on FQuickStill need to check the pushrod preload after it idled for a few minutes, neighbors have some contractors doing some work from their garage and they were both looking outside down the street like
Sounds like I have a freaking pro stock car in my garage
I also need to install new pads/rotors and bleed them and get it ready to take it to get it aligned. Gotta hook up HPT as well.
Mods:
Whisper Lid
60*Inclusive ported Heads and Intake
Intense S1X NA Cam
Yella Terra 1.7 platinum roller rockers
Manton pushrods
FFF Longtube headers
TSP Rumbler Catback (not hooked up in vid)
TCI 3800 stall
Aluminum driveshaft
Trans cooler
BMR 32mm front, LS1 19mm rear
UMI LCA's & Adj. PHB
PA Racing Tubular K-member
B4C power steering Cooler
01-26-2010, 11:17 AM
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I have to say...this is just awesome. Nothing more interesting than someone thinking outside the box and moving foreward with a unique plan. If I had a sixer this would be the road id take, congrats on a job well done.
02-02-2010, 11:19 PM
#37
MLS Headgaskets are leaking like a sieve after it sits and cools after a run. Gotta pull the intake and heads, install new headgaskets (don't trust the current ones for another install) cover them in copper spray on all three layers and then install new top end gaskets as they'll probably be trashed.
I missed out doing the copper spray treatment the first time around and it is now biting me in the butt. Oh well, lesson learned. I did of course use teflon sealer on the arp studs, so that was one disaster averted...
Car is aligned and otherwise running good and tight.
02-09-2010, 04:57 PM
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nice, I built my 3.8 up about like yours, but even with the extra hp the almighty ls called me, so I yanked the 3.8 out and built a 6.0 and stuck in it. Mine had Longtubes, Custom comp cam, ported polished and decked heads, p&p upper and lower intake. In fact I still have it laying in the shop if anyone wants it I'd sell it
02-09-2010, 10:35 PM
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Thanks, yeah this won't be the last mill this car will see. I have plans however to keep it with a V6, looking at an LLT for a swap for the future after school.
My BMW 533i on the other hand might find it losing the I6 with impossible to find replacement parts and get the darkened heart of a V8 instead.
I thought Pacesetters were midlength
Only LT's available for the 4th gen V6's are pretty much one off builds.
My BMW 533i on the other hand might find it losing the I6 with impossible to find replacement parts and get the darkened heart of a V8 instead.
I thought Pacesetters were midlength
Only LT's available for the 4th gen V6's are pretty much one off builds.