5.3L in a 89' Caprice 9C1
07-13-2012, 08:11 AM
#62
Hey man, I've been reading about your build...and if you're the same guy that owns LT1swap.com, I've been on there alot also..Im looking for help on installling one of these in my 87 brougham LS..as far as mounts, fueling, headers, etc. I was thinking a set of Gbody mid lengths would work great in these cars after reading or a set of long tubes whichever is best without me cutting up my car, lol..When i get the engine (which should be in about 2 weeks) I wanted to send the harness out to you guys to turn it into a 5 wire deal. I plan on leaving it EFI also, tired of the whole carb stuff...
11-04-2012, 12:30 AM
#64
Its hard to find time to work on my own stuff.....car is still on jack stands in the shop...lots of stuff going on, but I got all the fuel system done (fuel cell in trunk, -8 line, holley billet pump & regulator), all the hot piping and boost pipes are done, just need to take back apart and clean inside all the mandrel bends...and also have to run some exhaust from the turbo out under the car........and then build a wiring harness for it....
11-04-2012, 01:09 AM
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Its hard to find time to work on my own stuff.....car is still on jack stands in the shop...lots of stuff going on, but I got all the fuel system done (fuel cell in trunk, -8 line, holley billet pump & regulator), all the hot piping and boost pipes are done, just need to take back apart and clean inside all the mandrel bends...and also have to run some exhaust from the turbo out under the car........and then build a wiring harness for it....
I dont know if you see the Turbo Box Caprice from NC. I believe its a mostly stock 6.0 I saw you tube vids of it running 10.0s
"Boost doctor Caprice"
03-26-2013, 10:52 PM
#66
I've finally got my caprice back on the road, now under boosted power. It's a lot of fun, and addictive.
Here's the build
180k 2000 5.3L
ARP Rod Bolts
Comp 225/255 @050, .598 lift 112? camshaft
Comp 918 Springs, Dbl Timing Set, Pushrods
Precision 67mm turbo billet wheel (pn 6766)
Precision 48mm wategate
Tial 50mm BOV
ebay intercooler, 12x24x4
Siemens 60lb injectors
4l80e trans, tci rebuild kit, hd2 shift kit, edge 10" converter
edelbrock victor jr with elbow, stock throttle body
stock truck manifolds, upside down and forward, welded to mild steel 2.5" mandrel tubing, v-bands so everything will disconnect for easy access. Downpipe is 3" mild steel, single 3 inch exhaust over the rear end, mandrel bent all the way out.
3.42 gears currently with open rear end, not so much fun, installing a posi rear end I removed from a 95 caprice 9c1. The stall is a bit much, going to see if I can get it tightened. No such thing as turbo lag on this thing. 10lbs as of right now.
Here's the build
180k 2000 5.3L
ARP Rod Bolts
Comp 225/255 @050, .598 lift 112? camshaft
Comp 918 Springs, Dbl Timing Set, Pushrods
Precision 67mm turbo billet wheel (pn 6766)
Precision 48mm wategate
Tial 50mm BOV
ebay intercooler, 12x24x4
Siemens 60lb injectors
4l80e trans, tci rebuild kit, hd2 shift kit, edge 10" converter
edelbrock victor jr with elbow, stock throttle body
stock truck manifolds, upside down and forward, welded to mild steel 2.5" mandrel tubing, v-bands so everything will disconnect for easy access. Downpipe is 3" mild steel, single 3 inch exhaust over the rear end, mandrel bent all the way out.
3.42 gears currently with open rear end, not so much fun, installing a posi rear end I removed from a 95 caprice 9c1. The stall is a bit much, going to see if I can get it tightened. No such thing as turbo lag on this thing. 10lbs as of right now.
04-11-2013, 08:59 PM
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I've finally got my caprice back on the road, now under boosted power. It's a lot of fun, and addictive.
Here's the build
180k 2000 5.3L
ARP Rod Bolts
Comp 225/255 @050, .598 lift 112? camshaft
Comp 918 Springs, Dbl Timing Set, Pushrods
Precision 67mm turbo billet wheel (pn 6766)
Precision 48mm wategate
Tial 50mm BOV
ebay intercooler, 12x24x4
Siemens 60lb injectors
4l80e trans, tci rebuild kit, hd2 shift kit, edge 10" converter
edelbrock victor jr with elbow, stock throttle body
stock truck manifolds, upside down and forward, welded to mild steel 2.5" mandrel tubing, v-bands so everything will disconnect for easy access. Downpipe is 3" mild steel, single 3 inch exhaust over the rear end, mandrel bent all the way out.
3.42 gears currently with open rear end, not so much fun, installing a posi rear end I removed from a 95 caprice 9c1. The stall is a bit much, going to see if I can get it tightened. No such thing as turbo lag on this thing. 10lbs as of right now.
Here's the build
180k 2000 5.3L
ARP Rod Bolts
Comp 225/255 @050, .598 lift 112? camshaft
Comp 918 Springs, Dbl Timing Set, Pushrods
Precision 67mm turbo billet wheel (pn 6766)
Precision 48mm wategate
Tial 50mm BOV
ebay intercooler, 12x24x4
Siemens 60lb injectors
4l80e trans, tci rebuild kit, hd2 shift kit, edge 10" converter
edelbrock victor jr with elbow, stock throttle body
stock truck manifolds, upside down and forward, welded to mild steel 2.5" mandrel tubing, v-bands so everything will disconnect for easy access. Downpipe is 3" mild steel, single 3 inch exhaust over the rear end, mandrel bent all the way out.
3.42 gears currently with open rear end, not so much fun, installing a posi rear end I removed from a 95 caprice 9c1. The stall is a bit much, going to see if I can get it tightened. No such thing as turbo lag on this thing. 10lbs as of right now.
04-11-2013, 10:45 PM
#72
Fuel system consists of...
RCI 20 Gallon Cell, with sump, built in roll over valve, and fuel level sensor.
Holley Billet Series inline pump, part#12-890
Holley Billet Fuel Pressure Regulator, part#12-845
Holley Billet series filters, 100 micron pre pump, 10 micron post pump.
Holley Billet HP pressure regulator, boost/vac referenced.
-8 supply, -6 return.
Fuel cell is in the trunk, the sump drops through the floor of the trunk. Without a fuel tank back there underneath, I've got room for mufflers to make this thing even more of a sleeper.
The torque converter is coming out, going to try a stock one. I daily drive it and the converter is getting annoying. I might loose some of the quick spool, but right now I can't even keep traction as it is...so a tighter converter might actually make it better.
I'll get some recent pictures taken and uploaded soon.....
RCI 20 Gallon Cell, with sump, built in roll over valve, and fuel level sensor.
Holley Billet Series inline pump, part#12-890
Holley Billet Fuel Pressure Regulator, part#12-845
Holley Billet series filters, 100 micron pre pump, 10 micron post pump.
Holley Billet HP pressure regulator, boost/vac referenced.
-8 supply, -6 return.
Fuel cell is in the trunk, the sump drops through the floor of the trunk. Without a fuel tank back there underneath, I've got room for mufflers to make this thing even more of a sleeper.
The torque converter is coming out, going to try a stock one. I daily drive it and the converter is getting annoying. I might loose some of the quick spool, but right now I can't even keep traction as it is...so a tighter converter might actually make it better.
I'll get some recent pictures taken and uploaded soon.....
04-12-2013, 08:23 PM
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Fuel system consists of...
RCI 20 Gallon Cell, with sump, built in roll over valve, and fuel level sensor.
Holley Billet Series inline pump, part#12-890
Holley Billet Fuel Pressure Regulator, part#12-845
Holley Billet series filters, 100 micron pre pump, 10 micron post pump.
Holley Billet HP pressure regulator, boost/vac referenced.
-8 supply, -6 return.
Fuel cell is in the trunk, the sump drops through the floor of the trunk. Without a fuel tank back there underneath, I've got room for mufflers to make this thing even more of a sleeper.
The torque converter is coming out, going to try a stock one. I daily drive it and the converter is getting annoying. I might loose some of the quick spool, but right now I can't even keep traction as it is...so a tighter converter might actually make it better.
I'll get some recent pictures taken and uploaded soon.....
RCI 20 Gallon Cell, with sump, built in roll over valve, and fuel level sensor.
Holley Billet Series inline pump, part#12-890
Holley Billet Fuel Pressure Regulator, part#12-845
Holley Billet series filters, 100 micron pre pump, 10 micron post pump.
Holley Billet HP pressure regulator, boost/vac referenced.
-8 supply, -6 return.
Fuel cell is in the trunk, the sump drops through the floor of the trunk. Without a fuel tank back there underneath, I've got room for mufflers to make this thing even more of a sleeper.
The torque converter is coming out, going to try a stock one. I daily drive it and the converter is getting annoying. I might loose some of the quick spool, but right now I can't even keep traction as it is...so a tighter converter might actually make it better.
I'll get some recent pictures taken and uploaded soon.....
Did you ever get your car finished? Any recent pic?
04-12-2013, 10:54 PM
#74
I don't mind the fuel cell, you lose some trunk space..but its not like I have to pile stuff in the trunk anyways...the car is just a toy really.
If I had taken some time, I could have dropped the fuel cell into the floor of the truck 4-5 inches, and made a filler neck from factory position behind license plate directly into the cell. But I don't mind the trunk, I have an electric popper for the trunk so its no big deal.
If I had taken some time, I could have dropped the fuel cell into the floor of the truck 4-5 inches, and made a filler neck from factory position behind license plate directly into the cell. But I don't mind the trunk, I have an electric popper for the trunk so its no big deal.
08-22-2013, 09:51 PM
#77
had a slight issue with my Edelbrock Victor intake manifold, might have over torqued it, might just been crappy machine work on Edelbrock's part. The o-ring groove they cut to accept ls1 style intake gaskets, was very thin on one side, .050 thin. Other intake ports were .100 or more thick. Anyway, part chipped off and stuck to top of piston. Engine started knocking loudly, took it apart to find the aluminum chunk on my thumb in the picture stuck to top of the piston. I went a head and pulled engine out, and sent my torque converter back to have it re-stalled lower and install larger lockup lining (I might have burnt it a little bit)
11-21-2013, 09:50 AM
#80
Cool build man! Looking at that Caprice made me think of every action movie from when I was a kid. Going to be a total sleeper with that turbo. As far as the flange on the Edelbrock, I seem to remember seeing a similar issue discussed over in the carb'd section. If I recall, Edelbrock was aware of the bad casting/machining issue. Either way, glad you got it fixed. Keep on building!