Need advise, what to buy
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Launching!
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Need advise, what to buy Hee guys,
I am looking to buy a QA1 coil-over set for my '72 camaro.
What would you guys recommand, Small block springs or big block springs, I will be running a LS1 instead of the old 350 and I have fiberglass inner fenders, trunk mount battery and a aluminum radiator. I don't know how hars the smaal block springs are allready, I guess QA1 knows something and I should go with the small block ones anyway, but I would like to know your thoughts.
Yet another question, I am buying autometer gauges for my car and I am ordering: elec speedo, tach, water temp, oli temp, oil press, trans temp, volts, fuel level. Is there another gauge that I really should have with a stock LS1?(to start with) I was thinking of air fuel ratio and vacum, what do you recommand?
Thanks
Peter
I am looking to buy a QA1 coil-over set for my '72 camaro.
What would you guys recommand, Small block springs or big block springs, I will be running a LS1 instead of the old 350 and I have fiberglass inner fenders, trunk mount battery and a aluminum radiator. I don't know how hars the smaal block springs are allready, I guess QA1 knows something and I should go with the small block ones anyway, but I would like to know your thoughts.
Yet another question, I am buying autometer gauges for my car and I am ordering: elec speedo, tach, water temp, oli temp, oil press, trans temp, volts, fuel level. Is there another gauge that I really should have with a stock LS1?(to start with) I was thinking of air fuel ratio and vacum, what do you recommand?
Thanks
Peter
My '82 Camaro's 0-90 Ohm oil pressure gauge is compatible with the LS1's oil pressure sending unit...may or may not be very accurate, but it reads 45psi idle and ~58psi above 2000rpm.
I used an '88 fuel tank pickup so the fuel level sending unit is compatible with my dash gauge.
Voltage is voltage, so the volts gauge works.
My '82 tachometer reads ~500rpm low, with it connected directly to the PCM's tach output.
Coolant temp sender I'm using is a 1998 LS1 piece, and the resistance scale is not the same as my '82 dash gauge expects. One is 0-1200 Ohms, the other is 0-1600 Ohms or some such. Not a show stopper for me but definitely a consideration.
Speedometer output from the LS1 PCM is 4K pulses/mile, I'm using an Autometer electronic speedo which will take that input no problem.
I used an '88 fuel tank pickup so the fuel level sending unit is compatible with my dash gauge.
Voltage is voltage, so the volts gauge works.
My '82 tachometer reads ~500rpm low, with it connected directly to the PCM's tach output.
Coolant temp sender I'm using is a 1998 LS1 piece, and the resistance scale is not the same as my '82 dash gauge expects. One is 0-1200 Ohms, the other is 0-1600 Ohms or some such. Not a show stopper for me but definitely a consideration.
Speedometer output from the LS1 PCM is 4K pulses/mile, I'm using an Autometer electronic speedo which will take that input no problem.
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Launching!
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Europe, Netherlands, Amersfoort
Thanks,
I jus decided to go with all 10 gauges metioned above, if someone thinks I need something else, please let me know.
Thanks
Peter
@Lesrace82 do you have any measurements on motor mounts you used?
I jus decided to go with all 10 gauges metioned above, if someone thinks I need something else, please let me know.
Thanks
Peter
@Lesrace82 do you have any measurements on motor mounts you used?
