The old Retrorod is still around!!!!
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The old Retrorod is still around!!!! Just a note to check-in and look around. I joined this forum many years ago I an effort to make my hotrod project a bit easier (1935 Ford-LS1 5.7) and credit the forum...I got a lot of good input & help over the years. Personal and family events have kept me from spending any real time here but hopefully I'll have a bit more online time over the next couple months.
I currently am in day 6 of my total knee replacement surgery recovery which will last a total of 6-8 weeks. This sort of thing isn't very easy as you get over 66 years old but because of my extended recovery I will have the chance to go over a lot of threads and look at a lot of information. I have a plan for the "continuing improvement" of my sedan.
Soo.....my LS1 friends, I have reading to do, keep posting
I currently am in day 6 of my total knee replacement surgery recovery which will last a total of 6-8 weeks. This sort of thing isn't very easy as you get over 66 years old but because of my extended recovery I will have the chance to go over a lot of threads and look at a lot of information. I have a plan for the "continuing improvement" of my sedan.
Soo.....my LS1 friends, I have reading to do, keep posting
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Still here...the knee is ok but they butchered a nerve in my right leg...8 more weeks of therapy, maybe early retirement.
New project in the works, switching from the LS6 intake to a carb type Victor Jr with the stock throttle body mounted vertically with stock injectors and a nice new Comp cams bump-stick for a little more "urge".
New project in the works, switching from the LS6 intake to a carb type Victor Jr with the stock throttle body mounted vertically with stock injectors and a nice new Comp cams bump-stick for a little more "urge".
Oscar, Nice to know you are still checking in. Coincidentally I stopped by today for the first time in a long time. Our 53 now has about 30k miles on the LS Swap and I have driven it across country from CA to South Bend Indiana in 2012 and then to Colorado Springs in 2013. I have not messed with the motor much, other than adding a CAI, but have been doing refinements on the car with new spindles and brakes. Which Comp Cams stick are you choosing? Our set ups are fairly similar, maybe I can learn from your experience.
Good luck with the knee!
Pat
Good luck with the knee!
Pat
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Cam selection Hello Pat...glad to hear your Stude is still with us! I have over 30 k on my car too...the Route 66 trip was great.
I'm going with a Comp Cam X275. It has about 222 and 224 lift @ .050" and a pretty decent idle but it really wakes up a stock engine. It needs good springs to go with the added lift. It should look cool topped with a nostalgia Caddy/Olds air cleaner. I'll keep progress posted so you can see how it works.
Once again....great to hear from you Pat!!!
I'm going with a Comp Cam X275. It has about 222 and 224 lift @ .050" and a pretty decent idle but it really wakes up a stock engine. It needs good springs to go with the added lift. It should look cool topped with a nostalgia Caddy/Olds air cleaner. I'll keep progress posted so you can see how it works.
Once again....great to hear from you Pat!!!
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Verdad Gallardo Your intake set up sounds cool. I have a friend who built his own 6 x 2 manifold for his LS and is using hollowed out Rochester 2bbls as throttle bodies. Really fools/confuses a lot of people. It is hiding in a 49 Ford Woody wagon.
As for the cam change, I am wondering if it will shift the power curve upwards a bit? I think that would help me as traction is my major limitation, if I could take a little power out of the bottom end and move it upwards I think it would improve my 1/4 mile performance. Any idea how that cam will impact economy or drivability?
As for the cam change, I am wondering if it will shift the power curve upwards a bit? I think that would help me as traction is my major limitation, if I could take a little power out of the bottom end and move it upwards I think it would improve my 1/4 mile performance. Any idea how that cam will impact economy or drivability?
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powerband Pat the cam will pull a little off the bottom end but it will only shift it 1000 rpm, just about right to allow the tires to hook up. The intake should work perfectly with this cam since it is an open plenum. The tech guy at Comp Cams thinks the car will be really nice & drivable and I shouldn't have any low end complaints since I will be using the stock throttle body...mid range on up should be awesome and I doubt if fuel economy will change much.
This conversion is going to remove the MAF and will be programmed "speed density". The guy at A and A Corvette (where my son works) is a really good programmer so I trust he will get the most out of this conversion. We plan on getting a few baseline dyno pulls at A and A so we'll know how this whole thing works. I'll post a before & after.
This conversion is going to remove the MAF and will be programmed "speed density". The guy at A and A Corvette (where my son works) is a really good programmer so I trust he will get the most out of this conversion. We plan on getting a few baseline dyno pulls at A and A so we'll know how this whole thing works. I'll post a before & after.