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

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Old 04-16-2008, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by GIZMO
I have three sets of these mounts and had the exact same issues as you (2 sets LT1, 1 set LS1). If you look at the k-members that F. J. makes, he mounts the rack ahead of the factory position. The NHRA no longer allows aluminum mounts in Stock anyway. I now build my own mounts out of chrome moly.
The last set I got were powder coated steel, but even wih the rack moved I would be banging the pan and headers on the ground everytime the front end came down. The engine would be too low in the car, hanging out the bottom too far. I probably just need to put motor plates in it and be done with the engine mount issue. Don't really like the way I have I mounted right now. Works, but could be lighter.


I was fighting traction issues with radials until last weekend at Ennis. Different rear shocks fixed that, now I can't see where I'm going again. Guess I'll have to put training wheels on it now.

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Wow, that is a special ride. I really like it.
Old 04-16-2008, 11:33 PM
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This stuff really gets me biteing at the bit
Old 04-27-2008, 05:40 PM
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Very nice Daren. You guys ran the make-up race at Mooresville yet?

That thing is CLEAN under the hood!
Old 04-27-2008, 08:27 PM
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I think that the rain date is going to be the first weekend in June. I doubt that I will make it, because I will just be getting back from a three week Disney Panama Canal cruise and trip to Disneyland and I will have to go to work (My Wife and I are serious "Disney Maniacs").
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Ok, cool.

Yeah, it sounds like it!
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love it!
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sweet car! Need more pics and all the talk about 1/8 mile, i dont know 1/8 mile numbers. What does it run in the 1/4?
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Originally Posted by Taubr Unit
sweet car! Need more pics and all the talk about 1/8 mile, i dont know 1/8 mile numbers. What does it run in the 1/4?
Thanks. The car hasn't been out of the trailer since Mooresville. All of the IHRA Division 9 races are 1/8 th. I'm sure that I will run at least one 1/4 mile event this year, but it wont be before I get the sixty foot and 1/8 th times down. I plan to work on a few things next Saturday, so I will take some more photos then.
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Still haven't taken the car out of the trailer, but here are some new photos.













I know it needs cleaning, but I haven't had time to clean it since the last race.

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Who's TQ arm is that?

Under carriage looks pretty clean...only 186 miles? Nice,lol.

Like the cage, and the harness mount.
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Originally Posted by flyinZ
Who's TQ arm is that?

Under carriage looks pretty clean...only 186 miles? Nice,lol.

Like the cage, and the harness mount.

The torque arm is the BMR Extreme along with a lot of the other suspension components.

The mileage is correct. This car has been a race car since new. It has been completely taken apart twice and has been painted underneath once. I would guess that it has had at least 10 different LTX combinations since 1995.
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Yes, blast from the past...

Doing some investigative research.... Just wondering Gizmo, in this car you're doing how extreme are the cam lobes you use and how high are you revving?
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Originally Posted by LSWHO
Yes, blast from the past...

Doing some investigative research.... Just wondering Gizmo, in this car you're doing how extreme are the cam lobes you use and how high are you revving?
The cam in that motor has stock lift with approx. 260 intake and 270 exhaust duration. I would have to dig up the old cam card to tell you any more. I really don't turn it that hard. I shift at approx. 6800 and cross the quarter betwean 7200-7500 depending on what gears or tires are on the car. The new LT4 will be just a little different!
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Gizmo-Wow! Love the car! Car is perfect! Wish you were local, I would love to get advice on setting up my car from you! Good luck this season!
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Giz your car is amazing. I wish someone like you lived nearby, I'd probably never leave your house. I have the only cammed LT1 cars around here I think.



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