jdsuperstreet

Hey guys ok so im starting a new project...i hunted down my fathers original 71 chevelle and its a wreced so resto of course but i wana do a little tribute to him..his old school muscle with my new modern muscle technology... Now my issue is i have my 01 ss camaro that will be the donor...im going to do a ls1 turbo build...just some basic info needed....if anyone has a build sheet or list or thread on there swaps that would be awesome...
first...is the stock ls1 gonna hold up to boost not going crazy just looking around 450-500 maybe...this is gona be a driver...not a show or race...but a driver to take to the track once and a while..
Another thing what type of piping am i gonna need and what sizes are you guys running...
what truck manifolds are gonna work on this swap..
what intercooler specs and radiator specs are you all using...
whats a good basic boost cam for the ls1..

Oh and btw i am using the t56 with this swap...

just a side note the Whole car is apart right now....so fabbing will be easier...while im in process of trying to get panels for this car...dan peopel not taking care of this gorgeous cars...anybody wana donate anythign be my guest it would mean alot i lost alot of stuff during Hurricane Sandy so this is gonna mean alot to me and my daughter like my father and i built his cars..
Thanks guys hope you can help

99VetteFRC

You can skim through my build. It's not perfect but I started this before I was on the forum. Turns tons of heads at the shows!!!

chevellepowered

iTrader: (37)

yes there quite a few badd *** turbo chevelles lurking around ls1tech .. just read threw there post ...i sold mine .. but i have a 68 lemans waiting for boosted lsx transplant .

jdsuperstreet

thanks guys ....and your chevelle was actually the inspiration on doing a turbo ls1 i was just gonna put a ls1 in it but then i saw yours and just had to build one...what type of piping were you using on the car..

chevellepowered

iTrader: (37)

i got all my piping from mandrelbends columbia river ... online .. cut and peaiced togeather as i needed . i used mild steel 16 gauge .. and thanks. .next build is going to be alot more nicer and hell of alot faster .. nice name brand turbo 76/75 or 88mm

pwrtrip75

iTrader: (8)

Any pics? I just picked up a 71 also.. will soon be a turbo LS car as well.

jdsuperstreet

thanks guys im trying to piece stuff together now ....just waiting ot get some body panels and sheetmetal for the chevelle....any good places to get flooor pans and trunk pans...

chevellepowered

iTrader: (37)

NPD , National parts depot .. there local to me.which is nice..and bunch of my friends work there ..

jdsuperstreet

nice im suppose to be moving to florida in the next yea ror so so i might have to take a trip there and make a order...thanks for the info

jdsuperstreet

how are you guys running your oil feed lines and returns?

Wicked69

Here is a thread I did on chevelles.com. If you do a search on that website and type in a tag word of " Sinister, Twin Turbo's" you can see some pretty good threads and some videos of my chevelle running with and without the turbo's.

This thread was my build thread from the big block to a 5.3 with twin PTE 62/62's, No intercooler, TH400, E85, Factory PCM, Factory wiring harness, resistors instead of a driver box, and tuning done using HPTuners.

http://www.chevelles.com/forums/show...in+turbo+build

typhoon1015

iTrader: (5)

check out my build thread here,
it may help you out a bit, still a a-body

https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...ld-thread.html

99VetteFRC

Here is a parts list form my build. No labor except for tuning. I did it all myself with a lot of info and advice from this forum.

jdsuperstreet

Awesome thanks alot man....imma be refering to that list alot..im only doing a single t76 turbo on mine of course but this will help alot thanks...

99VetteFRC

Good luck, just be sure to research everything before you make a move. I have done several things twice.

Wicked69

Just to get you motivated here is a little video I did today. A "Fly-By" Chevelle style!