408 ShortBlock is here, pics
Robert my shop has had several motors built by LME. Bryan knows my biz partner Dave Moore real well. We have a Cobra that just dyno'd out just short of 750 rwhp...my LME 408 car last dyno tune was 636 rwhp with a 200 shot. That was to keep it able to run on the street. I can't say how many more LME motors we have...3 or 4 both Ford and Chevy? You'll have some real fun now.
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robert, 2 things. one is spend the $$ on felpro gaskets and hit them with copper spray. the gm dont work as well. the felpro have a special coating on them and they work MINT, you will find out when you try to tq gm gaskets to 90 lbs i dont think it will work out to good.
also, does the l92 head have a thicker deck?
be carefull clamping the stock heads to 90ftlb
id probably stay around 80 lb with ls6 heads.
good luck
also, does the l92 head have a thicker deck?
be carefull clamping the stock heads to 90ftlb
id probably stay around 80 lb with ls6 heads.
good luck
Originally Posted by Noyzee
robert, 2 things. one is spend the $$ on felpro gaskets and hit them with copper spray. the gm dont work as well. the felpro have a special coating on them and they work MINT, you will find out when you try to tq gm gaskets to 90 lbs i dont think it will work out to good.
also, does the l92 head have a thicker deck?
be carefull clamping the stock heads to 90ftlb
id probably stay around 80 lb with ls6 heads.
good luck
also, does the l92 head have a thicker deck?
be carefull clamping the stock heads to 90ftlb
id probably stay around 80 lb with ls6 heads.
good luck
i run the GM 6.0L MLS Gaskets and they work sweet for me.
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Originally Posted by LostCauseZ06
maybe im missing something buy my fel pros sucked ***. and ive heard nothing good about them from anybody besides thunder racing.
i run the GM 6.0L MLS Gaskets and they work sweet for me.
i run the GM 6.0L MLS Gaskets and they work sweet for me.
As for torque on the heads, LME said to torque to 90 and they know I am running the LS6 heads to start out? Do the progressive torque up to 90, then go back one by one and loosen then retorque to 90.
On the coated pistons, well at my level, I don't think I really needed coated and gas port pistons. When I build my LSX and go real big, then yes, up another notch.
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which fel pros?
there new mls gasket or the old style with the wire?
i ran the felpro mls and had great luck. i ran them in my car and a couple other cars. also we run them on my buddies 8 second nitrous mustang, and another buddies 8 second 15-1 all motor car with great success.
i run the gm mls on my heads/cam cars, but thats about it
there new mls gasket or the old style with the wire?
i ran the felpro mls and had great luck. i ran them in my car and a couple other cars. also we run them on my buddies 8 second nitrous mustang, and another buddies 8 second 15-1 all motor car with great success.
i run the gm mls on my heads/cam cars, but thats about it
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some good info in this post about fel pro. some big dawgs runnin them as well.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...58#post7151658
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...58#post7151658
Originally Posted by Noyzee
which fel pros?
there new mls gasket or the old style with the wire?
i ran the felpro mls and had great luck. i ran them in my car and a couple other cars. also we run them on my buddies 8 second nitrous mustang, and another buddies 8 second 15-1 all motor car with great success.
i run the gm mls on my heads/cam cars, but thats about it
there new mls gasket or the old style with the wire?
i ran the felpro mls and had great luck. i ran them in my car and a couple other cars. also we run them on my buddies 8 second nitrous mustang, and another buddies 8 second 15-1 all motor car with great success.
i run the gm mls on my heads/cam cars, but thats about it
fel pro makes MLS gaskets???
thunder sold me 4.125 bore fel pro paper gaskets, they were blue and gray. they blew out in no time at all and i then ordered the new GM MLS gaskets that are basicly 3 sheets of thin steel on top of each other with some black rubber to seal around the water jackets and stuff.
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Originally Posted by LostCauseZ06
fel pro makes MLS gaskets???
thunder sold me 4.125 bore fel pro paper gaskets, they were blue and gray. they blew out in no time at all and i then ordered the new GM MLS gaskets that are basicly 3 sheets of thin steel on top of each other with some black rubber to seal around the water jackets and stuff.
thunder sold me 4.125 bore fel pro paper gaskets, they were blue and gray. they blew out in no time at all and i then ordered the new GM MLS gaskets that are basicly 3 sheets of thin steel on top of each other with some black rubber to seal around the water jackets and stuff.
these are the good ones and i have had great luck
Felpro Gaskets
Felpro Gaskets
Part #'s are just for a single gasket!
itemno description price buy
FEL9284PT Felpro LS1 Head Gasket $23.99 ea buy
FELES72173 Felpro LS1 Head Bolt Package $24.99 ea buy
FEL1041 LS1 Head Gasket Bore 4.135, Compressed Thickness .041 $66.99 ea buy
FEL1160L LS1 Head Gasket (MLS) 3.945 Bore, Compressed Thickness .053 - LEFT $89.99 buy
FEL1160R LS1 Head Gasket (MLS) 3.945 Bore, Compressed Thickness .053 - RIGHT $89.99 buy
FEL1161L LS1 Head Gasket (MLS) 4.100 Bore, Compressed Thickness .053 - LEFT $89.99 buy
FEL1161R LS1 Head Gasket (MLS) 4.100 Bore, Compressed Thickness .053 - RIGHT $89.99 buy
FEL1162L LS1 Head Gasket (MLS) 4.175 Bore, Compressed Thickness .053 - LEFT $89.99 buy
FEL1162R LS1 Head Gasket (MLS) 4.175 Bore, Compressed Thickness .053 - RIGHT $89.99 buy
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Update pic (actually farther along than this), gawd it's beautifull. Most everything is here. just waiting on a custom spec'ed cam, details on cam later. really starting to get excited. Hope I can get this tub of bolts into the nines? 
Robert
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Originally Posted by Robert56
Update pic (actually farther along than this), gawd it's beautifull. Most everything is here. just waiting on a custom spec'ed cam, details on cam later. really starting to get excited. Hope I can get this tub of bolts into the nines?
Robert
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don't forget to check the windage tray for clearance of the rods. at 1/8" washers, i thought i had enough. checked while on engine stand and had clearance. rod bolts just barely touched while the engine was running. having to notch the tray where they hit.
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FAST 90 Intake Manifold - just screw in 8 dry nozzles into the manifold? Run eight lines from a 8 way junction to a noid? What nozzle would be a best choice?
Robert
