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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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well I was installing my SBC and I had to un bolt my exhaust to weld it up and I looked at my cat back and its rusting thru at the seem. There are a lot of rust hole but whats weird is you couldnt hear an exhaust leak, I mean there are holes all along the seems. Well I didnt really want to buy a cat back I had no choice so I ordered a stainless 3" cat back form spintech, its being built now and should be done mid next week!
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I dont know why but the exhaust component is always much more fun to anticipate besides dropping a built motor.
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Let's drop a LS1 into that thing!
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Let's drop a LS1 into that thing!
sounds tempting I'm still up in the air on what I'm gonna do with this car, a badass 383, 355, or maybe an lsx swap not sure but whatever I do I wanna put down 350+rwhp. I dont wanna spend TOO much on it cuz I'm really wanna also get another lsx 4th gen bird again but I guess I'll just see what my money situation is when that motor decides to finally go.
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I dont know why but the exhaust component is always much more fun to anticipate besides dropping a built motor.
true. Sound is really important on a nice car, I've never hear spintechs either so I'm really excited to see/hear it.
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Originally Posted by carbonfiberbird
sounds tempting I'm still up in the air on what I'm gonna do with this car, a badass 383, 355, or maybe an lsx swap not sure but whatever I do I wanna put down 350+rwhp. I dont wanna spend TOO much on it cuz I'm really wanna also get another lsx 4th gen bird again but I guess I'll just see what my money situation is when that motor decides to finally go.
I would invest in a LS1 swap over a 355/383 sbc if I were you...
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
I would invest in a LS1 swap over a 355/383 sbc if I were you...
as would i as it would be easier to attain your goals... hell even a 5.3
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as would i as it would be easier to attain your goals... hell even a 5.3
^^^True that...
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
I would invest in a LS1 swap over a 355/383 sbc if I were you...
I agree
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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you guys are right, I hope I can. If the funds are there then I'll do an ls1 swap.
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Originally Posted by carbonfiberbird
you guys are right, I hope I can. If the funds are there then I'll do an ls1 swap.
There's a LM7/4L60E w/ 15k miles for $1200 on CL right now. You could get it for less.
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
There's a LM7/4L60E w/ 15k miles for $1200 on CL right now. You could get it for less.
I agree I would look for an iron block! You can pick one up with some 5.3's very cheap!
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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true, but I'll have to get a t56 too. Either way when the motor goes out I'm gonna really have to weigh my options. The 5.3 is a great idea too. I wanna build a motor but at the same time I'm sick of working on this car, it seems like thats all I've been doing to it. I'm just gonna drive it for a while and just save some money.
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Originally Posted by carbonfiberbird
true, but I'll have to get a t56 too. Either way when the motor goes out I'm gonna really have to weigh my options. The 5.3 is a great idea too. I wanna build a motor but at the same time I'm sick of working on this car, it seems like thats all I've been doing to it. I'm just gonna drive it for a while and just save some money.
You could alwasy get a T56 later. A T56 conversion is pretty simple.
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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 01:53 PM
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This thread makes me miss my thirdgen
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imma get started on a friends 3rd gen swap some time this summer. he has a low mileage lm7 were ganna add fbody accessories mated with a 4l60e. lm7terr! lol fully functional dash and all that good stuff.
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