What will a stock LQ9 do? Here's what.
03-29-2012, 02:12 PM
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Very nice man, I really like your ride, but damn, make a old small block guy jelous all day, junkyard long block, mid 12s? Lovely. To compare, my stock lq4, heads milled .030, trex, t56, at 3450 w me in, 7.1 at 97, so a 10 mph gain over yours in the 1/8th, cam only with a manual, wish I knew what it would do with a auto, Trans brake equipped and the right converter? I cannot out shift a auto, so there is surely more to be had with a setup like yours, make sure you keep us posted!
03-29-2012, 04:18 PM
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I'm on a budget so I got the tranny rebuilt locally and they said they could include a new, stock convertor in the price. The stall is 1800-2200.
03-30-2012, 10:15 PM
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another new best time 12.3 @ about 109 at the track tonight.
Was matched up against a modified 2002 Trans Am - no problem
then
Was matched up against a brand new ZR1 Corvette - PROBLEM! He must have had juice - he ran a mid 11 @ 126
(video below)
Was matched up against a modified 2002 Trans Am - no problem
then
Was matched up against a brand new ZR1 Corvette - PROBLEM! He must have had juice - he ran a mid 11 @ 126
(video below)
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03-30-2012, 11:00 PM
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I tried to keep up - that Vette was CRAZY fast
03-31-2012, 06:27 PM
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Those GN's have 8.5" rears correct ?....built, they are strong as a 12 bolt.
Get an Eaton posi, some Yukon gears, and a pair of Moser axles.....all said and done.... cheaper than a Currie/Moser/other rear.
Get an Eaton posi, some Yukon gears, and a pair of Moser axles.....all said and done.... cheaper than a Currie/Moser/other rear.
03-31-2012, 06:39 PM
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Good to see the GN pick up some more!
A 8.5 10 bolt is not as strong as a 12 bolt, but it is not much weaker.
But a cold day in hell a 640 HP supercharged ls9 cannot beat a carb only 6.0 in a car that is equil weight with competant drivers, you still gave him hell off the line!
A 8.5 10 bolt is not as strong as a 12 bolt, but it is not much weaker.
But a cold day in hell a 640 HP supercharged ls9 cannot beat a carb only 6.0 in a car that is equil weight with competant drivers, you still gave him hell off the line!
04-01-2012, 04:02 PM
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A S60 is overkill, I like the moser or strange 12, the 9 inch is better but not worth talking about for a street car, hell, LMR was running 7.5 in the 1/4 with a 12 bolt so I do get rather tired of the 9 inch is so much stronger than a 12 arguement. Lol
04-01-2012, 05:03 PM
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GNCLONE, tell us more about your car. Is it stock suspension? I'd say your car runs very well in the quarter mile. Just wondering if your engine has any help. 
04-01-2012, 05:31 PM
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My car is mostly junkyard parts - it is an extreme budget build.
It has the stock 7.5 rear (this is a clone car)
it has 3.23:1 gears from an early 3rd gen T/A with factory Auburn posi
it has upper control arm relocators (people call them anti hop bars)
it has Mickey Thompson 255 50 16 Drag Radials
it has a fresh TH700R4, with Corvette Servo, better bands and sun shell
very mild new converter 1800-2200
The engine has a Holley 670 single pump dual feed
an Edelbrock/MSD Performer RPM combo
Pacesetter long tubes
3" X pipe down to 2.5" dumps
165 deg thermostat
overkill fuel supply and overkill electrical system
It has the stock 7.5 rear (this is a clone car)
it has 3.23:1 gears from an early 3rd gen T/A with factory Auburn posi
it has upper control arm relocators (people call them anti hop bars)
it has Mickey Thompson 255 50 16 Drag Radials
it has a fresh TH700R4, with Corvette Servo, better bands and sun shell
very mild new converter 1800-2200
The engine has a Holley 670 single pump dual feed
an Edelbrock/MSD Performer RPM combo
Pacesetter long tubes
3" X pipe down to 2.5" dumps
165 deg thermostat
overkill fuel supply and overkill electrical system
04-02-2012, 05:55 PM
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I had an empty engine compartment for about a year, after scrapping the n/a v6.
I narrowed my choices down to a SBC 383 stroker, a Buick 455, or an LQ4/LQ9.
I did a LOT of reading/research and came to the no-brainer conclusion that everyone else here already knew - these engines make crazy power for cheap. A know a guy with a BUILT big block Chevy (big $$$) in a car similar to mine. He is not too happy that I am running faster than him
I narrowed my choices down to a SBC 383 stroker, a Buick 455, or an LQ4/LQ9.
I did a LOT of reading/research and came to the no-brainer conclusion that everyone else here already knew - these engines make crazy power for cheap. A know a guy with a BUILT big block Chevy (big $$$) in a car similar to mine. He is not too happy that I am running faster than him
04-02-2012, 09:11 PM
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Maybe it runs where it should but I find this amazing. Gives me the itch to get started on my 69 Camaro LY6 conversion. My car is set up more as a handling cruiser than a quarter miler but this is encouraging. Hope mine runs this good! 
04-04-2012, 07:06 PM
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Lucked out and found a wrecked Escalade about 20 miles from me.
The LQ9 is a bit beefier than the other 3rd gen truck motors. Better rods, higher compression.
The LQ9 is a bit beefier than the other 3rd gen truck motors. Better rods, higher compression.