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Old May 24, 2009 | 01:07 PM
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I have been in the process of doing a LS3 swap into my 01 Trans Am for the past month and a half and it has finally paid off... or I am finally broke, haha!

But it's done and boy was it worth it! The car sounds absolutely amazing and mean The car currently is just Hearders with extensions off the back so I don't F with the O2 readings. I hope you enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed the start-up!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gyOuIUMb2I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tobai_QlTaU

Also I'll try to get a video up during the day time.

After the second heat cycle I changed the oil and there was hardly anything at all in the oil. I did really try to keep it as clean as I could during assembly and it must have paid off. The Lingenfelter TRG-001 Converter Box worked flawlessly and the mail order tune I got from Speed Inc. is way good enough for start up and break in. I will be going to Speed In.c on Tuesday to get a complete dyno tune so I will post up dyno sheets when I get home from them.

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Old May 24, 2009 | 01:16 PM
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Good going...get a daylight vid....sounds great....
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Old May 24, 2009 | 02:22 PM
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Nice start up .. good setup

hope to see more videos at daylights
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Old May 24, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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I got the car a little cleaned up and got a walk around video up in the first post.
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Old May 24, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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Corvette LS3? And may I ask where you got it from because I'm in the market for finding one at a good price.
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Old May 24, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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Yes a corvette LS3 and as far as price I am not sure I traded a LS1/A4 Combo for the LS3 Long block minus intake and a TH-400.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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Sounds mean dude.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 01:18 AM
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Very nice hope you get the numbers you want.
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huge congratz bro!!!! car is sick as hell and sounds mean
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Old May 25, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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The car looks and sounds great, however used to have that car must have taken good care of it...lol. I'm glad you got her running great. No lie I made the old lady watch the videos with me she cried the whole time. That is the car I had when I met her. I gotta admit I got a little choked up myself. I debated selling her for along time. Now I wish I would have built her. I'm glad she went to a good home however. Congrats on the build.

P.S. NO SPRAY???
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Old May 26, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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heck ya dude, i was going to go that route on my last engine build, until i seen the price tag, great work
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Old May 26, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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Nice!

Where in MI are you?
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Old May 26, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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better video once its broken in
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Old May 26, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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looks and sounds great, but was that a RPM sticker and a NC inspection sticker on the first vid?
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Old May 30, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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TJ said you came to Baker and had him tune it huh?
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Old May 31, 2009 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 5280ARM
The car looks and sounds great, however used to have that car must have taken good care of it...lol. I'm glad you got her running great. No lie I made the old lady watch the videos with me she cried the whole time. That is the car I had when I met her. I gotta admit I got a little choked up myself. I debated selling her for along time. Now I wish I would have built her. I'm glad she went to a good home however. Congrats on the build.

P.S. NO SPRAY???
No, No Nitrous for now. The ring kit doesn't fit over the 90mm TB.

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looks and sounds great, but was that a RPM sticker and a NC inspection sticker on the first vid?
Yes and Yes. I bought the car from 5280ARM above.

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TJ said you came to Baker and had him tune it huh?
Yes I did and boy does he know what he is doing or what! He was very quick and the tune is spot on!

Here is a video of the dyno.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrYFQOJqgDQ
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Old May 31, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 2SLO4ME
Yes I did and boy does he know what he is doing or what! He was very quick and the tune is spot on!

Here is a video of the dyno.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrYFQOJqgDQ
Yea he is really good, he does my tuning. I hadnt talked to him all week and Friday he said oh yea I tuned a LS3 trans am this week. I started describing the car and then told him I had seen it on here.
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