It began yesterday.
Took the LS7 out of the crate and got it on an engine stand. It will be going in the 2005 GTO that is in the background.
In a couple of hours, the LS7 looked like this:
I had to disassemble the motor to remove the crank. Tomorrow, it gets sent out to Thunder Racing to have the reluctor ring changed so I can use as much of the GTO harness as possible. The cylinder heads, intake, and throttle body are off to porting already. The stock camshaft will be replaced with a grind yet to be chosen.
Today, I got the LS2 out and started looking at the other modifications that need to take place. Looks like the oil tank will need to be modified/fabricated to fit where the battery used to be. The oil pan is going to need some modifications too. It needs to clear the rack in the rear and will have to go with a remote filter location to clear the pinion on the steering rack. The sump on the oil pan will have to remain in the existing location (centered) as all the oil passages are cast into the oil pan itself. Because of this, the crossmember will need some serious re-work. I'll have to notch it a good amount and re-enforce it like my 3rd gen F-Body when I put a Steff's oil pan on it. I will post more pics as things change. If anybody wants to see pics of any of the components, let me know and I will post them up. If anybody has any good tech advise, that too is welcome.
More later, just thought you guys might be interested.
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04 BBM M6 maggie,cam, dynatech, k&n Sold
05 MBM A4 cam, fast, kooks, magnaflow, k&n, 3600vig, 11.60's Sold
06 SRM A4 pacesetters, magnaflow, k&n Traded
06 IBM A4 maggie, dynatech, magnaflow, volant, 11.30's
68 Verdoro Green 400/400
Not only did you drop the $$ for a new LS7, but you are slapping it in the face and saying "I WANT MORE".
Keep us all posted. You will probably be the only one ever to do this....but we will all be waiting by drooling.
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LPE CAI w/ ported intake manifold/tb, Magnaflow Catback, Kooks LT's, Hotchkis sways, Pedders goodies all around, B&M Shifter, GForce Anti-Hippidy Hoppity Axles, Monsta' Stage 3
All work done by St. Mary Inc.
-381RWHP/372RWTQ Tuned by me
13.8 @ 109 mph - Spinning/Hopping through first and a good chunk of second
F the turbo, I can't use the power I have now!
Sweet and all, but a ? for ya??? How is this going to be controlled? I mean computer that is? And what ever you guys do to make this work, will all the GTO functions work??? i.e. gauges, DIC and so on...
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JMO, and I've said it before, no arrowhead on the front looks like a boob with no nipple....it just doesn't look right.
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Is this Hook's ride? Can't wait to see the whole thing come to life!!!!
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I've already decided my headstone will have a skunk stink machine on it.....when a poor soul comes across it will release the lovely smell.....to remember me by....
Is there a way that one could modify / plumb the GTO pan for dry sump to avoid cutting the car?
Anything is possible, but it would require a re-design of the oil pump and hard plumbed internal lines. The oil pump is larger than an LS2 but mounted in the same location and crank driven. It mates to the passages that are cast in the oil pan. I'll post picks of the pan and pump tomorrow.
Tom, this is awsome what you are doing, not only mechanicaly, but the tribute as well. Since you are opeining up the heads and intake, I only asume your doing headers too? Definiatly take pics and keep a write up going with all the steps. Good luck.
The motor itself was $12.5K. But with all the other items that needed to go along with it, it was just shy of $17K.
I wish it was mine, but, unfortunately, it is a customer car. I was just the lucky one that she chose to do the conversion.
This is a very special car and a wish that is being realized.
I almost feel like Chip Foose.
Damn.
Tom, did you know that I'm single?
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Damn, not my best run, but I just love this clip
My car, Chimera, 11.19@121.98 on 364c.i. LS2, 10.49@130.35mph on a 100hp shot. New dyno numbers 616rwhp, 590rwtq on a 125 shot (.057 jet). Haven't made a complete 1/4 mile pass since those mods were made.
Sweet and all, but a ? for ya??? How is this going to be controlled? I mean computer that is? And what ever you guys do to make this work, will all the GTO functions work??? i.e. gauges, DIC and so on...
Reluctor ring on the crank gets changed to LS2 spec (24 vs 58 ) so the GTO computer can read the crank. Cam gear gets changed to LS2 single bump gear so it can read the cam. FI connections are the same, as are the rest of the sending units / sensors, and the locations are the same. The orig. harness and commputer will be retained so all should still work.
Reluctor ring on the crank gets changed to LS2 spec (52 vs 58 I think) so the GTO computer can read the crank. Cam gear gets changed to LS2 single bump gear so it can read the cam. FI connections are the same, as are the rest of the sending units / sensors, and the locations are the same. The orig. harness and commputer will be retained so all should still work.
Nice!! sorry, its been a long day for me, I should have picked up on that when you commented about the crank being pulled!!!
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2006 GTO Owner
what did the ls7 run you
