Project lsx, supercharged ls1 into a 79 vette
Project lsx, supercharged ls1 into a 79 vette i bought a 79 vette a few months ago with only 24,000 miles on it and it had a brand new 383 stroker and 700r4 trans in it. but i wanted to make this into a drag car so i pulled the engine and tranny and got a buyer for them, and now im in the process of building a forged ls1 and ill be either procharging it with a F-1 or ill throw a whipple on it. tranny will be the 4l60e. im planning on getting up to 600-700 hp. just started the build last weekend and i plan on doing much more than just the engine and tranny swap, will be repainting and swapping out the c3 brakes for c5 brakes, will be adding sidepipes and changing the interior, plus all the gauges will be replaced with autometer custom gauges. just a few pics for now ill keep this updated as i go.
heres the vette when i first got it back when i still had my camaro
heres the motor that was in it before
heres the bay looking empty after the engine pull
got the new block, looks pretty good.
started on the center gauge cluster, not much but its a work in progress
heres the vette when i first got it back when i still had my camaro
heres the motor that was in it before
heres the bay looking empty after the engine pull
got the new block, looks pretty good.
started on the center gauge cluster, not much but its a work in progress
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Should be interesting to see this build come together. What are you doing to the transmission for it to hold the extra HP and abuse, and what brand torque converter are you using?
Why was the LS1 block your choice of blocks? The 6.0 cast iron blocks would hold up to the larger HP numbers you are looking to create much better than the aluminum blocks.
Also when buying a new forged rotating assembly, there is not much, if any, price difference between the stock bore and stroke and a larger stroker unit, in some cases the Stroker kits are less expensive than a stock size unit. Building from scratch it would seam to be better starting with a better/bigger block, in the end the cost would not be much more, but the HP and torque numbers would be greater.
Sorry, I'll shut up now.
Looking forward to seeing your build come together.
Riggs
Why was the LS1 block your choice of blocks? The 6.0 cast iron blocks would hold up to the larger HP numbers you are looking to create much better than the aluminum blocks.
Also when buying a new forged rotating assembly, there is not much, if any, price difference between the stock bore and stroke and a larger stroker unit, in some cases the Stroker kits are less expensive than a stock size unit. Building from scratch it would seam to be better starting with a better/bigger block, in the end the cost would not be much more, but the HP and torque numbers would be greater.
Sorry, I'll shut up now.
Looking forward to seeing your build come together.
Riggs
thanks all for the comments.
reason why i chose the ls1 block was because it was lighter and from what i know the ls aluminum block will hold the power im looking for. plus i got it for a great price. far as trans i havent gotten that far into it yet, prob will go with a TH400 or 350 if i cant cost effectively build a 4l60e
reason why i chose the ls1 block was because it was lighter and from what i know the ls aluminum block will hold the power im looking for. plus i got it for a great price. far as trans i havent gotten that far into it yet, prob will go with a TH400 or 350 if i cant cost effectively build a 4l60e
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thanks all for the comments.
reason why i chose the ls1 block was because it was lighter and from what i know the ls aluminum block will hold the power im looking for. plus i got it for a great price. far as trans i havent gotten that far into it yet, prob will go with a TH400 or 350 if i cant cost effectively build a 4l60e
reason why i chose the ls1 block was because it was lighter and from what i know the ls aluminum block will hold the power im looking for. plus i got it for a great price. far as trans i havent gotten that far into it yet, prob will go with a TH400 or 350 if i cant cost effectively build a 4l60e
