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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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picking up a dei(dale earnhart inc.)short block for my '94

new gm block
billet 4bolt main caps
callie crank
6" oliver h-beam rods
wiseco pistons
cam to be decided on shortly
new opti on it
lots of little trick machining done to the block itself.
all new never ran shortblock


topend

stock '97 lt1 alum. heads
beehive springs
crane gold 1.6 rr
milled .005
valve job
light port work
ported 630 intake


juice at a later date


bought this nice m6 94 and 2 days later spun a bearing.
what a tease to have a really nice z and drive it 3 times then to have to park it.i must say its still alot nicer than the stang i traded for it.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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Pics of this trick machine work?
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Old Aug 1, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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just picked it up today,ill get some picks up soon.
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so DEI is building LT1's? WOW never would have thunk that? have a link for it?
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by fastburn
stock '97 lt1 alum. heads
You're getting all that other trick **** and you're using stock heads???

Are you at least having them ported?

All that stuff is a waste IMHO if you don't have the head flow to support it.
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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By reading the title I honestly thought you meant direct exhaust injection..
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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the lt1 i picked up was built by a dei motor builder for his own personel car.

i doubt dei is racing lt1 motors,lol

yes im using the stock head castings but they will be ported aas well as the intake.
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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ya definitely want to see pics im curious. this guy didn't charge you a whole bunch of money because it was a "DEI" block did he?
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Originally Posted by fastburn
the lt1 i picked up was built by a dei motor builder for his own personel car.

i doubt dei is racing lt1 motors,lol

yes im using the stock head castings but they will be ported aas well as the intake.


aah, i see now. your post is abit miss leading. i knew they wern't racing them, was just curious why they were building them.
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Old Aug 2, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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you could not reproduce this shortblock for what i paid for it.

its built for alot of high rpm.my top end will not be enough for the bottom.
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By reading the title I honestly thought you meant direct exhaust injection..
That was a pretty funny thread. He had everything drawn up and planned out in his pictures.

And OP, hope you can get it all fixed up and ready to go ASAP.

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