Well I just got back home from Texas having my new motor installed. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

I have one thing to say about the guys at Texas Speed and Performance. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> These guys were very great to deal with. Everything went great I arrived late Thursday evening and the process began Friday morning at about 0900 and by 3pm the old motor was out and the new one was stuck over in the car by 6pm and we left it at that. Saturday started out at about 10am and by 3pm the car was back completely together ready to be started. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

We drove the car around just a little doing some base tuning and was able to take it out Saturday night to get some attention. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Most all of the day Sunday and today were spent making the trip back home. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

As far as the guys that made all of this possible they could have not done any better.
Trevor thanks for all of your input and putting up with me for the last several months on the phone. I hate that you had to move this weekend and I didn't get to meet you until it was time for me to leave.
Jason I enjoyed my stay there and I appreciate all of the hard work that has been put into giving me what I wanted. (I'm waiting on that sticker and my pictures <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> )
Joseph....what can I say I know that the business will go far with ya'll together. You truly did what I thought would be a long drawn out process in about 12 hours or so.

If any of you have a chance to deal with these guys in the future, they come very highly recommended from me especially. I will definitely be calling them if I need any parts in the future. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> Cheers guys and thanks.
I will post more info on the motor when I get it tuned in a couple of weeks. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

Sweet. 408 is what I plan on, but the extra weight of an iron block still bothers me. What are the details of the motor?

 

I'm not that worried about the weight atleast I won't have to worry about dropping a sleeve or a sleeve leaking. And I can make up for most of that weight with a tubular K-Member.

The motor has a .240/.240 @ .608/.608 XE-R lobed comp cams and it has MTI stage III LS6 heads which are awesome. Intake valves are 2.08 and exhaust 1.60. The heads flowed 321 intake at .600 lift and 227 exhaust, so we have very high hopes for this motor. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

I'll definitely keep everyone posted as soon as I get some dyno numbers. Hoping for 500. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

Cool motor! Can't wait to see some dyno/track times. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Trevor and the gang do great work, that's for sure.

Jason

 

Glad you made it back home ok! I have your pictures burned on a CD for Jason to send off. Thanks for the kind words, I had fun driving your WS6 with the new motor <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />


Here's a few sound clips, Chad was about to back up over me!
408 Camming a little

If you ever make it back down we'll hit up the street races again, lol <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by -Joseph-:
<strong>Thanks for the kind words, I had fun doing 7000 rpm clutch dumps and racing a few sportbikes up to 160mph in your WS6 with the new motor <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's what I thought. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> lol

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jason99T/A:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by -Joseph-:
<strong>Thanks for the kind words, I had fun doing 7000 rpm clutch dumps and racing a few sportbikes up to 160mph in your WS6 with the new motor <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's what I thought. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> lol </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hell Yeah! <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" />

 

Hey Joseph so that's why you were gone for 10 minutes just to go around the block in the car huh. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />

Just kidding man. I appreciate the sound clip there but it loads really slow even on my highspeed connection. Sounds good too. I didn't see that car move towards you even once while you were taking that clip. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

I'm working on arrangements as we speak for some tuning to be done. I cant wait to go <img border="0" alt="[driving]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_driving3.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

Thanks for the kind words Chad! I was glad to finally put a face to the name. We spent a little time discussing details over the phone once or twice in the past few months. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> MTI produces a great set of heads; that's why we were happy to pair up with them to offer their heads to our customers. I will have a set of 5.3L stage II's to bolt onto my car in the next 10 days or so. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

IMO, the iron-block setups are hard to beat. You may gain some weight, but you also gain a LOT of reliability and keep some money in your pocket to boot. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> Let's not forget the added strength for when the nitrous bug hits you. hehe

Some of the highlights of Chad's 408 cid LS1 includes

*6.0L cast-iron block
*complete Lunati rotating assembly
*custom-grind TSP 240R camshaft for the larger strokers
*TSP/MTI stage III LS6 cylinder heads with 2.08"/1.60" Ferrea valves
*Rollmaster double-roller timing set
*LS6 intake manifold
*Crane hydraulic roller lifters

When I asked Chad what his goals were with the new engine, he said he was looking for 500 RWHP and a 10-second N/A timeslip. That's what led us to the cam and heads of choice. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> We are also in the process of building a 396 cid LS1 iron-block for Jason's '99 C5 M6 that should be together in time for the Spring Break Shootout, so it will be great to see how well it does on and off the bottle. FYI, it will be running a 238R cam with stage III 6.0L truck heads and an offset ground stock crankshaft. We have some plans for this car. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Keep us posted on the number of kills Chad!

Trevor

 

When are you dyno'ing man.. Sounds like a stout setup... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

I hope to get the car Dyno'd in the next week or so if it all works out right. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

I will definitely be ready to see the results so I can get it to the track and get some gears and hopefully some wheels in the air too...lol. <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />

Oh yeah did I mention I want that 10 second slip? <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />