LS1 Bolt on combo finalizing and validation
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LS1 Bolt on combo finalizing and validation I've been reading everything I can for weeks and things are barely any clearer. I now have more questions than when I started! Just looking for a sanity check here. I mostly purchased the car this way (in boxes) and I'm checking to see if there are any obvious changes I should make before I put it all together (while it's easy).
Basics:
Of course I'd like to do this without spending more money (especially unnecessarily) but I also only want to do this once. Can I stick it together and go?
Thanks,
Troy
Basics:
- Datsun 260Z, 2600-2700 pounds, disc brakes and adjustable coilovers on all corners, 3.70 LSD, great big tires (for a Datsun - 275 or 295 rear)
- 1998 Camaro LS1, stock heads, LS6 intake, Jegs fuel rail, stock injectors, Elgin Sloppy Stage 2 cam, PAC 1218 springs, LS2 timing chain, Melling oil pump, no PS, no A/C
- Holley Terminator X (I never had the stock harness or ECU)
- 2015 Camaro ZL1 TR6060 and clutch assembly (slightly different gearing than standard T56 and likely way overkill for this project)
- regular spirited driving on highway and back roads, Hot Rod Power Tour, random track days and/or autox (probably once and then I'll realize I'm in an unlimited class), but definitely no drag racing
- #1 priority for all my cars is minimal frustration - no race gas, overheating, stuttering/stalling, constant tinkering, etc.
Of course I'd like to do this without spending more money (especially unnecessarily) but I also only want to do this once. Can I stick it together and go?
Thanks,
Troy
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Troy, a stock ls1 in a chassis that light will be plenty of fun and any modifications listed above will amplify your enjoyment. To your specific questions...I would just run the Elgin cam you already have and the more exhaust the better. 1 7/8” longtubes to a 4” Y or duals would be nice. I’d have the 243 heads milled down some for a compression bump and run them. Looks like a fun lil project!
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Thanks for the reply. I was just thinking this morning that I should get some measurements on those long tubes. The companies who supply them also have motor mounts that sit higher and more forward than mine which gives more ground clearance. This car sits low! I'm contemplating the 1 3/4" shorties (Sanderson) for ground clearance - and maybe to help the bottom end torque numbers. The more I ponder the 243s the more I think it makes sense to install them any way. Several flow charts seem to support stock 243s as being on par with ported early LS1 heads (I have 853?). I'll need head gaskets (and intake gaskets?). Not sure about pushrods(?).
I'm sure this thing will be a ball of fun! I'm just hoping I don't die on the 2nd test run (1st will be just to see if it all works).
Troy
I'm sure this thing will be a ball of fun! I'm just hoping I don't die on the 2nd test run (1st will be just to see if it all works).
Troy
