ls1 tech guys out there i need some help i am rebuilding a 97 trans am and i am looking for some thing good to hide away under the hood. my friend has a 5.0 mustang with a ford 460. i want to build something to run with out NOS(so please dont push that ) and i will think about super chargeing but he is always talking down my car. so i need some help. any tips, tricks, parts any info let me know. i want an ls7 but if its not what i need tell me

i dont have a block yet but it will be paired with a t56 6 speed to a ford 9 inch rear end geared 3.73



project under cover ls7

 

dont need a real ls7, but can build a budget 427+ci
click my sig for info 427 shortblock 4500$
throw some ls7 heads and sheetmetal intake. ford problem solved

 

How fast is his 460? What are your goals?

 

yeah we tossed that idea around but we really want an ls_? block

 

i have never seen it run but its just a built 460 as far as i know

 

How about one of our LS2 457/460 engines.
http://www.ccperformanceparts.com/LS...ong_Block.html

 

damn i need one of those,would you take a forged 383 with afr 205 heads and 3000 miles on trade plus cash?

 

sorry no, can't do that..LOL

 

Built 460 could go anywhere from 450 to 900 hp.

We need a little more to go on..

 

A mild 460 BBF can hit the 500hp mark EZ with Torque to boot. And well over 500+ cid
And when you stuff that between the shock towers of a Fox-body stang that can weight in at under 3000lbs with the BBF, that CAN become a tall order to try and fill.

An LSX answer to that IMO would be a big c.i.d. LSX (440+). there is no replacement for displacement. you will need to get that F-fody on a diet and get the suspension hooking.

 

I'd do the 440 with LS7 heads, or L92 flow great for the cash..

Themack56 is selling a MID sleeved ls1 block. The MID ls1 block could handle anything N/A up to 454 ci . Any quesitons about the sleeves, contact Steve @ RED.

Then +1 put ur ride on a diet n make sure it hooks up !

With that boat anchor between the shock towers, I bet even he has a problem hooking up !

 

how big of a motor can i even drop in to my 2000 trans am with out hecking up my car i dont want to lose my stock stealth look

 

All ls motors are physically the same external size, regardless of CI. The only difference is the tall deck blocks, and honestly most people even on here would not notice the difference iwhen it is installed in the car.

 

can you fit a tall block in one of this cars

 

theres really no need for tall deck motor.
unless your building an all out drag race n/a car

 

the fox 460 is geared 4:86 and wicked slips of the line if that helps still have seen it run

 

what have you built to run against it now?

 

You might check out the 8 and 9 sec. cars on V8RX7 Forum. Several of the guys with stock LS1's run in the 11's. Put the F-body on a diet and you can be there. How fast do you want to go?

 

My advice, find out how fast his car is first... you shouldnt have a problem taking him unless its an all out track car built to drag race...

 

460 cubic inches from an LS2. All the block will say is 6.0 on it