LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:32 PM
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since ive been on this site. but my project finally got finished (turbo an 09 cobalt 2.2) and wanting to make my v8 car faster than it again.

has any of the vendors came out with any new products for the lt1/lt4?
after my clutch exploded in the lt1 i parked it and havent touched it...

here are all the issues so far with my POS firebird
1. passenger door is cracked
2. drivers window sweep likes to wave at people
3. clutch grenaded in it and o'reillys, autozone, and carquest can't seem to find the 96 corvette lt4 clutch
5. the paint/body of my car is ROUGH

so after we close on our new house (next week) im tearing down the old house in the yard and building me a shop building 20x40 with 2 doors and a paint booth

i was looking at advanced induction again but they have went WAY up on their prices since i last looked... lloyd elliot still doing heads at a reasonable price?

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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:43 PM
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You get what you pay for when it comes to head/valvetrain work, IMO.

When was the last time you were on the forums?
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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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a year ago lol
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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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That really isn't that long to be honest. I was gone for FOUR.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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wow lol i do really like the ai heads but damn 2500 is a nice chunk of change... how much are stock heads selling for now?
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Old May 9, 2010 | 12:52 PM
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wow lol i do really like the ai heads but damn 2500 is a nice chunk of change... how much are stock heads selling for now?
Not sure where you got $2500 from...their 200cc package (ported stock castings) are $1975 with a custom grind billet cam. For what they deliver, it's worth it.

If you're just looking for a set of stock castings, you can pick them up anywhere from $150 to $300 on the forums. The price is going up on them from what I can see though.
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Not sure where you got $2500 from...their 200cc package (ported stock castings) are $1975 with a custom grind billet cam. For what they deliver, it's worth it.

If you're just looking for a set of stock castings, you can pick them up anywhere from $150 to $300 on the forums. The price is going up on them from what I can see though.
Recommended Useage: 355cid - 396cid shortblocks with piston relief/dish volumes of 5cc (Naturally Aspirated 11.0-12.5:1 compression) to 31cc (Forced Induction, 8.0-9.5:1 compression). For 440-475rwhp SAE pair this head with one of our ported intakes, a 58mm or MonoBlade throttle body and appropriate exhaust system.
$2495 - Complete, Assembled, & Ready to Bolt-On

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Recommended Useage: 355cid - 396cid shortblocks with piston relief/dish volumes of 5cc (Naturally Aspirated 11.0-12.5:1 compression) to 31cc (Forced Induction, 8.0-9.5:1 compression). For 440-475rwhp SAE pair this head with one of our ported intakes, a 58mm or MonoBlade throttle body and appropriate exhaust system.
$2495 - Complete, Assembled, & Ready to Bolt-On

there lol
Those are the higher end ported Trick Flow 215cc heads. I posted their ported stock castings.
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lol yeah... i was looking at the best how hard was your 9 inch install?
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lol yeah... i was looking at the best how hard was your 9 inch install?
Take out 10-bolt, install 9". Done in a day.
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Old May 9, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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you you didnt fab it yourself? you bought it ready to drop in?
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by far the coolest/new thing out now for lt1/lt4 car is Efi connections coil on plug set up that uses a ls1 computer..........bye bye opti..
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Originally Posted by 97badass
you you didnt fab it yourself? you bought it ready to drop in?
Yeah. I picked up a Moser f-body specific housing, pieced it together with brakes, center section, torque arm mount, etc., then dropped it in. Done.
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Originally Posted by blk6speed
by far the coolest/new thing out now for lt1/lt4 car is Efi connections coil on plug set up that uses a ls1 computer..........bye bye opti..
yeah i was wondering if they still had the delteq available... is there a link to this?
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Delteq is supposedly out of business, fortunately. They started having some issues in their later days.

The EFI connections COP system is nice, but incredibly expensive.
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yeah i noticed... i went through the quickquote at like 2350 i was like :O but then eliminated a bunch of crap i didnt need... like the fancy billet housing, i have my own engine harness, have access to an ls1 ecm, i can get my own coils, and i will use the cable tb setup... $525 + coils + ecm
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Old May 9, 2010 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 97badass
yeah i noticed... i went through the quickquote at like 2350 i was like :O but then eliminated a bunch of crap i didnt need... like the fancy billet housing, i have my own engine harness, have access to an ls1 ecm, i can get my own coils, and i will use the cable tb setup... $525 + coils + ecm
i did the quickquote to and about passed out but like you i eliminated the same stuff and then its not to bad..deff will be the next modification i do to my car...
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yeah, no doubt but im sure i will run this setup after i get the engine dropped and start putting it together again. i just cant have a 4 cyl out running my 8 cyl car.
im deffinatly polishing everything aluminum on the engine that is a MUST have for me. heads, intake, acc bracket, altenator, fuel rails, ac lines, waterpump, and timing cover. just waiting on the house to close before i start on the garage to work on the car. so lots of reading to do
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Originally Posted by 97badass

do they make hptuners for the obd1.5?
Not trying to be a dick but I've heard theres something that they call obd 1.5 and you don't have it.........You just have Obd1 with the newer style plug
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Old May 9, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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Not trying to be a dick but I've heard theres something that they call obd 1.5 and you don't have it.........You just have Obd1 with the newer style plug
didnt take it you were being a dick... ls1tech is nothing compared to css lol

the 95 f-bodys were labeled as obd1.5 due to the fact this was their crossover year from I to II so essentially obdI with an obdII plug/connector
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