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Nov 2, 2008 | 05:21 PM

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LS1 Pinto project

I finally got some motivation to start back on my Pinto and thought I would start a project thread.
short List of goodies:
2001 LS1 stock short block
big valve/valve spring ported heads
Lunati camshaft about 600 lift.
th400 neil chance converter
8.8 ford rear 3.73 posi 31splines
76mm turbo liquid to air intercooler.
10pt cage
11inch 5 lug disc brakes on all four corners.
should weight about 2800 w/me

How it sits now.
Scott

Nov 2, 2008 | 05:23 PM

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nice...

Nov 2, 2008 | 05:25 PM

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Awesome. Good luck.

Nov 2, 2008 | 05:27 PM

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Wait, is the intake on backwards?

Nov 2, 2008 | 05:29 PM

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mmhmm. either a mistake or part of a wacky turbo setup.

Nov 2, 2008 | 05:32 PM

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that is pretty damn cool, good luck with the build

Nov 2, 2008 | 05:47 PM

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Wait, is the intake on backwards?

lmao....lol nice set up man

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Nov 2, 2008 | 07:06 PM

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A pinto.... I would kill for one.

Nov 2, 2008 | 09:28 PM

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That's too cool. I own a Vega and want to do the same thing.

Is that a GTO oil pan? I'm guessing you'll be fabbing up a set of exhaust manifolds/headers.

Ken

Nov 2, 2008 | 09:33 PM

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lsxpinto

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That's too cool. I own a Vega and want to do the same thing.

Is that a GTO oil pan? I'm guessing you'll be fabbing up a set of exhaust manifolds/headers.

Ken

It is a GTO oil pan. My brother owns Vettes and performance so I'll leave the turbo kit up to him. We're going to try to use stock truck manifolds.
Scott

Nov 2, 2008 | 09:34 PM

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many turbo race vehicles do this with air/water intercoolers behind the dash. one of the many reasons is weight distribution and keeping hot temps as far away from the intercooler as possible.

Nov 2, 2008 | 10:23 PM

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lsxpinto

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many turbo race vehicles do this with air/water intercoolers behind the dash. one of the many reasons is weight distribution and keeping hot temps as far away from the intercooler as possible.

Good points. I would just do an air to air to keep things simple but I'm out of room up front. cost will be a few bucks more but it should make more power and be more consistent. Works for me.

Nov 3, 2008 | 01:37 AM

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Wow, I'd be pissed if I got my doors blown off by a Pinto!

Especially one with the somewhat "disco era" kind of stripe package. I'm assuming that's factory, right? Looks like something from the '70's.

Good luck with it!

Nov 3, 2008 | 07:07 AM

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Yeah, that's the first thing that I thought when I saw the first pic - "Oh man, those stripes are totally '70s!"

Cool project, I'll be watching this one.

Nov 3, 2008 | 09:44 AM

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That thing will be a blast!

Nov 3, 2008 | 09:58 AM

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Best of luck with your project.

Nov 3, 2008 | 12:36 PM

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Do Charlie's Angels come with it? lol.

Great project. I gotta see this one come together.

Nov 3, 2008 | 08:46 PM

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lsxpinto

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MMM Charlie's Angels. Thanks for all the compliments. The stripes stay and if and when we paint the car I'll be looking for some replacement stripes

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I cut out the crash bars tonight and lost 18lbs.
I should have the motor put together this weekend and have the finished motor and trans in next weekend!
Scott