Ls2 408 stroker
Originally Posted by Launch
Well that's bs. Every axle oiled lifter is going to lose some pressure. My initial point was I think some of the solid lifters have been designed better than others and don't see as much pressure loss especially at high rpm. I might never find out myself because I've chosen to use the drop-in morel solid lifters for now for my ls2 build which going from what Darth said those lifters kept his oil pressure basically like oem. If I ever damage those lifters I think I'd go with either the crower hippos or the cam motion (cranes) that Darth has.
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Good information.
I'm curious to see how the lifters on Darth's build does.
I will have information on my build in the middle of next week once alternator gets replaced.
Can't do much without it functioning properly.
In the worst case scenario and I have to get new lifters I will get the solid lifters that cam motion sells but because I'm in Australia they are much cheaper to post from summit racing.
I read the cranes are pretty much OEM spec and size and will probably oil better.
But we will see.
I'm curious to see how the lifters on Darth's build does.
I will have information on my build in the middle of next week once alternator gets replaced.
Can't do much without it functioning properly.
In the worst case scenario and I have to get new lifters I will get the solid lifters that cam motion sells but because I'm in Australia they are much cheaper to post from summit racing.
I read the cranes are pretty much OEM spec and size and will probably oil better.
But we will see.
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Another update:
I heard back from my tuner today.
As stated I needed to replace the alternator and I also decided to replace the battery also as it was around 5 years old and is most likely on it's way out.
The replacement optima yellow top battery arrived last night.
The issue now is that the battery won't fit in the bracket I have in the boot/trunk.
I had a optima red top 35 battery before.
So now what I had to do is purchase an optima blue top D34M as this is the only other optima that will fit that damn bracket.
Luckily tuner is buying the yellow top battery from me so it's all good.
I should have an update with the oil pressure issue (or non issue) some time next week.
Has anybody else had an issue with a D35 yellow top battery not fitting a TLG Billet Optima Battery Relocation Tray / Hold Down Mount ?
I heard back from my tuner today.
As stated I needed to replace the alternator and I also decided to replace the battery also as it was around 5 years old and is most likely on it's way out.
The replacement optima yellow top battery arrived last night.
The issue now is that the battery won't fit in the bracket I have in the boot/trunk.
I had a optima red top 35 battery before.
So now what I had to do is purchase an optima blue top D34M as this is the only other optima that will fit that damn bracket.
Luckily tuner is buying the yellow top battery from me so it's all good.
I should have an update with the oil pressure issue (or non issue) some time next week.
Has anybody else had an issue with a D35 yellow top battery not fitting a TLG Billet Optima Battery Relocation Tray / Hold Down Mount ?
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Another update:
I heard back from my tuner today.
As stated I needed to replace the alternator and I also decided to replace the battery also as it was around 5 years old and is most likely on it's way out.
The replacement optima yellow top battery arrived last night.
The issue now is that the battery won't fit in the bracket I have in the boot/trunk.
I had a optima red top 35 battery before.
So now what I had to do is purchase an optima blue top D34M as this is the only other optima that will fit that damn bracket.
Luckily tuner is buying the yellow top battery from me so it's all good.
I should have an update with the oil pressure issue (or non issue) some time next week.
Has anybody else had an issue with a D35 yellow top battery not fitting a TLG Billet Optima Battery Relocation Tray / Hold Down Mount ?
I heard back from my tuner today.
As stated I needed to replace the alternator and I also decided to replace the battery also as it was around 5 years old and is most likely on it's way out.
The replacement optima yellow top battery arrived last night.
The issue now is that the battery won't fit in the bracket I have in the boot/trunk.
I had a optima red top 35 battery before.
So now what I had to do is purchase an optima blue top D34M as this is the only other optima that will fit that damn bracket.
Luckily tuner is buying the yellow top battery from me so it's all good.
I should have an update with the oil pressure issue (or non issue) some time next week.
Has anybody else had an issue with a D35 yellow top battery not fitting a TLG Billet Optima Battery Relocation Tray / Hold Down Mount ?
And it's 30 lbs off the nose. Think how much money guys spend to lose 30 lbs. This on'es easy. Call it "indirect weight reduction"
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I've kind of given up on the optima batteries. I've had several go bad on me recently. I get the feeling they aren't what they used to be. I've gone over to Lithium ion. On Amazon, there is a 880 amp lithium battery for ~$300. It also has a reserve jump start feature so you push the button on the battery and then start the car. That battery actually got rid of the annoying "service charge system" corvette thing in my wife's vette (aka "the slow car"). Sinc you've already got a new optima on the way, use it I guess, but if it goes out, consider the lithium option. Plus, if they go dead, they can recover. Once a lead battery goes dead a couple times it's toast.
And it's 30 lbs off the nose. Think how much money guys spend to lose 30 lbs. This on'es easy. Call it "indirect weight reduction"
And it's 30 lbs off the nose. Think how much money guys spend to lose 30 lbs. This on'es easy. Call it "indirect weight reduction"
I know they were pretty good up to about 2009.
Then they cheapened them and hence the poorer results.
The blue top is the cycling battery. I think it's rated at about 300 charging cycles but I will never take it down that far.
I was looking at Odyssey batteries also and these appear that their quality is what the optima used to be.
What is the brand of lithium battery you are referring to?
Is there one that suits a 2005 Pontiac GTO?
You are right about the optima batteries.
I know they were pretty good up to about 2009.
Then they cheapened them and hence the poorer results.
The blue top is the cycling battery. I think it's rated at about 300 charging cycles but I will never take it down that far.
I was looking at Odyssey batteries also and these appear that their quality is what the optima used to be.
What is the brand of lithium battery you are referring to?
Is there one that suits a 2005 Pontiac GTO?
I know they were pretty good up to about 2009.
Then they cheapened them and hence the poorer results.
The blue top is the cycling battery. I think it's rated at about 300 charging cycles but I will never take it down that far.
I was looking at Odyssey batteries also and these appear that their quality is what the optima used to be.
What is the brand of lithium battery you are referring to?
Is there one that suits a 2005 Pontiac GTO?
Kind of one of those things. Sometimes you just have to mod the car in order to mod the car.
Yeah, I didn't buy the standard replacement. I got the motorcycle sized battery and made it work for half price.
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Also, that new FAST LSXHR intake is finally available in Australia.
But it ain't cheap.
The cost is $1195 USD with the ebay special.
It will work out even more expensive getting this direct from the USA.
Australia charges a USD $238 import tax for this damn thing!
But it ain't cheap.
The cost is $1195 USD with the ebay special.
It will work out even more expensive getting this direct from the USA.
Australia charges a USD $238 import tax for this damn thing!
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eBay has progressed from the 10% tax they're supposed to collect for our government, and have upped it to as high as 25% on some items. And there's no law against it, they call it "extra fees for collecting gst". So they're just basically swindling us all over here.
Our government just screws us any which way possible over here to try stop us from doing anything that isn't controlled by them and their 10 multi millionaire mates. Australia has become a communist state.
About your battery, you could just buy a cheap new exide acid battery and mount it in the trunk/boot in battery box on the l/h side as far back as it'll fit. It helps traction on the street quite a bit. I had it like that with my old heads/cam VTii HSV R8. With a full tank of fuel also it hooked surprisingly good on 18" street rubber. Moving the 15kg or so of battery from the front to the back helped traction considerably. The battery cable fits no problems under the plastic trims along the l/h sill panel.
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I was looking at a $700 usd set of good used ls7 rods the other day on ebay usa. With the shipping cost they were approx. $800 usd. Then ebay were adding $200 usd import tax on top of that.
eBay has progressed from the 10% tax they're supposed to collect for our government, and have upped it to as high as 25% on some items. And there's no law against it, they call it "extra fees for collecting gst". So they're just basically swindling us all over here.
Our government just screws us any which way possible over here to try stop us from doing anything that isn't controlled by them and their 10 multi millionaire mates. Australia has become a communist state.
About your battery, you could just buy a cheap new exide acid battery and mount it in the trunk/boot in battery box on the l/h side as far back as it'll fit. It helps traction on the street quite a bit. I had it like that with my old heads/cam VTii HSV R8. With a full tank of fuel also it hooked surprisingly good on 18" street rubber. Moving the 15kg or so of battery from the front to the back helped traction considerably. The battery cable fits no problems under the plastic trims along the l/h sill panel.
eBay has progressed from the 10% tax they're supposed to collect for our government, and have upped it to as high as 25% on some items. And there's no law against it, they call it "extra fees for collecting gst". So they're just basically swindling us all over here.
Our government just screws us any which way possible over here to try stop us from doing anything that isn't controlled by them and their 10 multi millionaire mates. Australia has become a communist state.
About your battery, you could just buy a cheap new exide acid battery and mount it in the trunk/boot in battery box on the l/h side as far back as it'll fit. It helps traction on the street quite a bit. I had it like that with my old heads/cam VTii HSV R8. With a full tank of fuel also it hooked surprisingly good on 18" street rubber. Moving the 15kg or so of battery from the front to the back helped traction considerably. The battery cable fits no problems under the plastic trims along the l/h sill panel.
I have already ordered the optima blue top.
My previous battery was already in the trunk.
Where abouts in Aus are you?
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