Stevecritt LQ9 L92 Build Thread.
12-02-2012, 12:19 AM
#41
Well I had a long day of wiring all the new gauges, and finding a good spot to put the water temp. But it work out. lol I will post pics, it ended up being quite convenient. I Ran into an abundant problem I think most all of us have with the npt and metric fitting. For the oil line I just drilled out the stock sending unit and tapped it and it worked GREAT!.
As for the water temp I had an extra port at the bottom of the lt1 radiator that ls1's dont have and I routed it into there. I just couldn't allow my self to drill and re tap those $2k heads... lol.
And I ended up wiring my starter to my cigarette lighter. And set up my auto meter wide band.
Oil is in and coolant is in the radiator. Just waiting on my new starter to get here Monday and the ls1 style spark plug boot ends summit left out of my order.. ( I had to buy and make custom length wires due to my valve covers)
then the car will be RUNING!
As for the water temp I had an extra port at the bottom of the lt1 radiator that ls1's dont have and I routed it into there. I just couldn't allow my self to drill and re tap those $2k heads... lol.
And I ended up wiring my starter to my cigarette lighter. And set up my auto meter wide band.
Oil is in and coolant is in the radiator. Just waiting on my new starter to get here Monday and the ls1 style spark plug boot ends summit left out of my order.. ( I had to buy and make custom length wires due to my valve covers)
then the car will be RUNING! 
12-02-2012, 12:58 AM
#43
Here are some pics of:
- Radiator mod, (standing straight up)
- oil pressure sending unit drilled out with a 3/8 bit
- water pressure gauge plugged into radiator hose.
- and I made a small mount for the fuel regulator that got it much closer to the carb.
- Radiator mod, (standing straight up)
- oil pressure sending unit drilled out with a 3/8 bit
- water pressure gauge plugged into radiator hose.
- and I made a small mount for the fuel regulator that got it much closer to the carb.
12-05-2012, 05:11 PM
#44
well I finally got it started. I will see If I can post a vid of it later. Got a couple issues. I can tell the car is getting to hot and the temp gauge is not reading it. Don't know if the thermostat is not opening or what. and I also noticed some vinting coming out of the dipsitck. the cylinder heads I have do not have a pcv. Could that be why??
12-05-2012, 05:20 PM
#46
I would get some type of pcv valve and or breather for it. They sell breathers that screw in where the oil cap goes. Ive seen people just drill a hole in the aftermarket valve covers, get a rubber grommet and use an old sbc pcv valve.
12-05-2012, 05:33 PM
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12-06-2012, 04:11 PM
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Love the build, man. I did a 408 stroker earlier this year and it flies. I bit the bullet on my LH head and retapped it to a 1/4NPT for my temp gauge. Rads are always going to be way cooler than the engine itself.
12-07-2012, 06:24 PM
#52
Ok well I changed to an ls1 water pump and now the highest point is the radiator cap. so I got the water system set. I let the car Idle for about 10 min and it didn't get over 180 so I think its cooling just fine. I will get an idle clip up here by tomorrow. It sounds awesome!!. super choppy. but nice.
12-15-2012, 06:25 PM
#53
I just put on my TSP true duals and the car sounds WAY better!. I'm going to get an idle clip tomorrow. I'm just trying to check everything over and look for leaks before I take it out. All I have to do is bleed the clutch and brakes and It should be ready to take out for a spin.
