MattSapp95_T/A

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Thanks bro! it is getting there slowly but surely....

Sounds good! You could do it ALOT cheaper than I did it by going with stock parts and all... I would think somewhere in the 5k range...

For 15k you should be able to build something much nicer than I have!

Feel free to shoot me a pm whenever your ready and I will try and help you out as much as I can!!

matt

93Z2871805

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Well Matt, looks like I'm following your lead. My LQ9 is sitting in the garage awaiting it's LS3 top end. Goodbye Opti Spark (you no-good, rotten son of a...), hello coil packs!

the_merv

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93Z2871805

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LMAO, you're real funny fool! So, when are you going to finally get that land yacht of yours to the track and cut some times?

MattSapp95_T/A

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haha! I have a Opti hung in my garage as a reminder of why I will never go back to the LT1....

Looks like you are on your way to 450+hp land!!!
alright now lets see some pics...

Alright Merv I will send you my LS3 heads and an "slightly used" opti spark in trade for your TEA ported LS3 heads....
Of course you are getting the better end of this deal

You got them on yet???

the_merv

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Ya sure that's a fair trade..
You tell me..





It'll be running again saturday..with some other modifications. The Flow numbers were fckn nuts..
At .600: 350 CFM Intake/282 CFM Exhaust..

Lol..it's only 3450 lbs..I'm working on it..pay for my gas so I can tune it..

MattSapp95_T/A

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Man I will even throw in some free loctite!!!

SWEET cant wait to see what is puts down! Looks nice! Damn I wish I had that much room in my engine bay!

the_merv

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I literally have some Loctite right here on the coffee table infront of me..lmao..

Room is an understatement..did the Head Swap right there..took 10 min to pull the Trans for a repair, and another 10 to install it..no ****. I really honestly dont see myself owning another Fbody after working with this car.

Man them Heads should make that 408 come alive..I mean LS1 with really big Headers..

I've been calling it that because there are alot of people here that dont grasp that it's a 408..they just call it a Corvette LS1.. I'm like "Ya it's one of them.."

93Z2871805

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Pay for your gas? I thought it ran on the tears of GTO owners? lol
It's going to be kind of hard to start with it missing the intake and all.....

Hey, hey, hey Matt, I thought I was getting that sweet opti of yours! lol
I can't get rid of my MSD opti, so it looks like I'll have a cool garage gargoyle soon too...

93Z2871805

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You mean it's not a 408hp Corvette LS1??!!! What gives??!! lol

93Z2871805

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BTW Matt, are you going to keep your K&N FIPK with the swap? I'm thinking of either the FIPK or the Suncoast Ram Air for my Ultra Z (can't find a reasonably priced LT1 WS6 air box, and I don't want the lid).

the_merv

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Refer to pic I texted you..lol..
350hp LS1..

93Z2871805

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Then put it on the car already!

Yeah, 350hp on 5 of the cylinders firing...

93Z2871805

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Done yet?...lol

Any new progress pictures?

MattSapp95_T/A

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Ive got a few new pics I need to upload...will do it tomorrow I cant find the camera cable...

right now I am finishing up all the little misc stuff..
Wired water pump, new seals in my tranny, New radiator hoses installed fuel pressure sender... bolted down intake mani and throttle body...Ran some misc hoses....

Have to run to the parts store tomorrow and get a short alternator belt, small hose for overflow...

Waiting on my stall and my Harness (Thanks Merv!!!)
will get my PCM flashed this week with a start up tune...

All the little bullshit just adds up... I am actually tired of working on it I will be relieved when it is up and running...lol sad to say...

merim123

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what happened to that wiring harness matt? what needed to get done. Also, when is this getting fired up!

the_merv

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I've got to fix it..he sent it to me to go through and make sure it's onpoint..

MattSapp95_T/A

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Well I received the harness the first time and they wanted me to run 2 separate harnesses plug into together and both LT1 and LS1 computer

I called and bitched and they told me that this is how it had to be done...Which of course I told them was untrue as Efi connection does it daily with 1 harness and 1 computer as well as The Merv

So they told me to send it back and they would fix it. so I did..Then I got it back the second time and they just took the connectors off for the LT1 pcm and left everything else the same..so 2 harnesses plugged in together...


So I filed a Paypal claim....After that happened they told me they would do whatever it takes to get the harness right... I sent the harness back again along with The Merv's write up.... They told me they would follow it and get it back to me...

Received the harness back again this past week and it *SEEMS* as though they followed everything except the water temp and oil pressure instructions...they wanted me to run an LS water temp sensor on one head to send signal to the ECU and a LT sensor on the other head to send signal to the Gauges (Instead of a 3 wire 98 ls sensor) then they wanted me to run an LT oil pressure sensor instead of the LS one I have....

SOOOOOO.....I sent it to Merv to check it all over and make sure it is all good and to fix whatever issues he finds!!

Thanks again!!! I was about ready to just use the harness to hang myself in the garage!

gregrob

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Who was the company who did the harness?

hitmanws6

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What reason do you need a custom harness out of curiosity? Im doing a turbo 5.3 swap into mine and was under the assumption a stock LS harness would work