bdonn8484

Fml I thought I was finally at the point of putting this thing in.

bdonn8484

ok here are some pics of what i am working with as far as flex plate and torque converter and crank setup. i am wanting to know exactly what spacer i need if any to mount to my TH350. I didnt have to elongate any holes in the flex plate because my holes in the converter already lined right up.

3pedals

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It looks like there is a spacer on the flex plate already?

bdonn8484

yup exactly why i was confused when you told me i needed one. so from the looks of it and seeing the spacers being sold i think i am ready to bolt this thing in in resting place.

ZONES89RS

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Some have them already, other come without.

orange88ls1s-dime

How far out if the pump do you have to pull converter to meet up with flex plate? I sheared the pump gear off my first lsx swap project. Put new pump in and made 0.200" spacers to go on the three converter bolts between it and the flex plate. Fixed problem completely.
Beaudacious

bdonn8484

I havnt got that far yet. Ill check it today or tomorrow when I get out of work. The spacer between the fly wheel and the converter at the bolts isn't a bad idea if its only off by a little bit. Thanks

bdonn8484

What size bolts does the flex plate take to attach to the crank. I don't have any an I want to go pick up some today.

bdonn8484

Well got the engine in last night. here is some pics.

bdonn8484

I still have to tie up some loose ends with it today like tighten the motor mounts fully and put one more trans bolts in, install the torque converter bolts which worked out great with the fly wheel i purchased off craiglist by the way. I have maybe an 1/8in gap between the converter and the flywheel probably less than that. Now i have my headers in the mail hopefully should be here soon. I still need to get the 6010 MSD and a Carb and i should be ready to fire it. I just hope i can get that done before i leave for my deployment.

snook

iTrader: (1)

That flywheel has the spacer already. I think some of them came like that like mentioned.

Here is what the spacer looks like though

http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performan...01010/10002/-1

The bolts are an odd size(11mm by 1.5), here is what I used with the spacer, so it should work for yours. May be a tad longer, but you can add a washer if need be

http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS+Performan...01011/10002/-1

bdonn8484

lol i got it. I installed the engine last night. Thanks though

bdonn8484

I picked up my MSD 6010 today from Summit and it should be here tomorrow. Now my only thing is getting all the little details together. I was able to use my alternator from my engine that i had in the car to begin with i just swapped the pulley over from the truck alternator. I have to get proper radiator hoses and fluids. I think the only obstacle i might have left is if the 6010 works with a mac because i do not own PC haha.

Pop N Wood

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For the first start and tune you can always run the 6010 with a pill. You really only need the PC once you start optimizing the tuning.

3pedals

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There is a hand held controller available too, but it is as much $$ as a cheap laptop lol

bdonn8484

Ok so im pretty pissed at this point. I cleaned the bottom of the oil pan and noticed a hairline crack in the pan and sure enough when i put oil in the pan it had roughly a half dollar puddle on the garage floor after 30minutes of it leaking statically. I go to the place and they tell me that it wasn't leaking when it was in the escalade and i show him the crack and explain to him that i agree it probably was not leaking due to the fact that it was caked up with dirt and grime and sludge and crap. It did really start dripping until i cleaned the pan up. oh and by the way its in a corner shape just like the fork end of a forklift weird huh. Then he goes into the fact that he dont have any pans to give me to replace it. And he couldnt just give me any old pan because the 6.0 HO engines have a special oil pan and no other ones will work with it :/ i guess i have stupid written on my forehead today. I explain to him i am a helicopter mechanic in the Air Force and have been doing this for 10 years and been trained on inspections so i can tell the difference between a crack that is fresh and one that has been there a while and i have integrity and wouldnt be up here wasting each others time if i had done anything to cause damage to the pan. So i ask if he could have it repaired then and he says yes if i can bring the pan up there he will have someone weld it up. at this point i think i may just clean it really well and jb weld it and see if it holds up and if not just buy a new pan rather than deal with the business again.

3pedals

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shitty
any 4.8/5.3/6.0 pan will fit and work on the engine, but what fits nice in your car is another story

bdonn8484

You and I know this...So i just let him talk and feed me his BS while i and then i haha. The truck pan fits perfect so i think any of the aftermarket muscle car style gm pans will work perfect as well, as far as any of the other style pans i am not so sure about. But listening to the guy tell me i need the same pan because of the special HO 6.0 and the oil pump and this and that i decided that since he wants to try and feed me a bunch of BS he will no longer have me as a customer.

onefast84

I got a truck pan if u need one for $65 plus shipping pm me if ur interested. Looks nice too btw!!