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Old 10-02-2008, 12:13 AM
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I recently contacted Lingenfelter about if they wanted to use my car over the winter to develop parts for the ls4 front drives they seem interested so far they replyed asking for a list of ideas so i gave them a big detailed list from all the stuff i have gathered around here i got a message back that said they forwarded it to their engineers so keep your fingers crossed people and maybe by summer there will be new parts on the horizon
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They will have fun trying to fit a magnuson since thats all they do it bolt stuff on...
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Unless they can figure out a stroker kit. . . .mmmmmmm LS4 Stroker. . . .reminds me of:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6N80z7-6g8


Okay I am ready now. . .
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Sounds good to me.
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yeah i basically said that headers would be huge camshaft intake d shape and problems how forced induction destroys trannys and whatnot i also suggested extra wide fenders might be sweet to get bigger meats on there and that if they could get dod to work with all of it that would be ideal it was a long email but ill tell you when i hear from their engineers
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need to contact slp or kooks on some headers too. if you would volunteer your car that would be awesome. but its up to you
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yeah ill see what lingenfelter says first if there interested or whatever the thing that i like about them is they give you a warrenty on your car with your stuff im not sure about those other companys because lots of that stuff would ruin the factory warrenty
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Tell them you want a RWD conversion kit and see what they say.
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lol nice. honestly these cars are beautiful. what was GM thinkin, they shoulda made it a RWP ls1, ls2 or even the new ls3. then we all would be sittin good
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Any news on this Paul?
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Originally Posted by neilownz
Tell them you want a RWD conversion kit and see what they say.
Thats what I want to know.
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Originally Posted by neilownz
Tell them you want a RWD conversion kit and see what they say.
Or atleast an AWD conversion kit!
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Originally Posted by ChefChub
Or atleast an AWD conversion kit!
yeah that wouldn't be bad. But we have enough space up front, a driveshaft tunnel and plenty of room out back. Someone should cut one of the totaled SS's up.
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O-M-G!! A RWD Monte Carlo SS!!! with a V8! awesome! can you imagine someone slapping a third pedal in their? I always thought a Rwd at the very least would of been a great send off for the Monte SS
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I don't know what GM was thinking there should of been a real car guy in charge!!
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They were probably thinking that it was cheaper to build the car on an existing platform rather than develop a new RWD platform to appeal to the very small minority of enthusiasts like us who care whether or not the car is RWD or not.
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Originally Posted by 20SS07
They were probably thinking that it was cheaper to build the car on an existing platform rather than develop a new RWD platform to appeal to the very small minority of enthusiasts like us who care whether or not the car is RWD or not.

BINGO!

I went with the front-driver because I wanted something I could dd in the winter as I travel to some rather snowy places for work. I picked the SS BECAUSE it was fwd.

If I wanted a performance car instead of a peppy front driver, I would have bought one.
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Originally Posted by 06 SS
If I wanted a performance car instead of a peppy front driver, I would have bought one.
And that was my exact view as well. I wanted a 4 door daily driver that still had some ***** to it. If I wanted an all out performance car, I would have looked elsewhere. It has fit the bill pretty well so far. Living in the NE having a hardcore performance car in the winter wasn't really an option for me.
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I chose FWD because of insurance reason. I got quoted for a GTO and I was looking to pay 350 a month vs 180. Gotta love being 22 haha.
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Originally Posted by Pauls325
I recently contacted Lingenfelter about if they wanted to use my car over the winter to develop parts for the ls4 front drives they seem interested so far they replyed asking for a list of ideas so i gave them a big detailed list from all the stuff i have gathered around here i got a message back that said they forwarded it to their engineers so keep your fingers crossed people and maybe by summer there will be new parts on the horizon
Pass my ideas onto them if they don't want to make headers. I KNOW they have a bunch of LS7 manifolds laying around

https://ls1tech.com/forums/ls4-performance/997769-wackjob-ideas-get-freer-flowing-exhaust-manifolds.html


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