well after weeks of driving my 06 goat with a texas speed head and cam kit along with a procharger, cracked the front of the block. so its time to upgrade. has any1 played with a ls7 in the goats? and if yea did any luck?
Been a sticky at the top of this page for two years.
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A true LS7 swap is doable, but if you read the first link, its a pain in the rear. gotta change the reluctor ring on the crank, and chop up the cradle a little for the dry sump oil pan. plus find some space under the hood to put the DS tank. its easier to build a LS7 block, and put all the right internals in it.
Yep go with a stroker. I got mine from Texas Speed and it's awesome. Sounds meaner than hell and runs the same. Not to many cars can keep up without boost or N2O, and even then it's still got most of them up here.
Yes Sir. The Block Is Cracked Right Behind The Water Pump. I Can Stick A Pen Between The Block And Its About 5-6 Inches Long. Thanks For The Ideas But Ls7 Seems Like A Bitch To Do. How Would The 402 Iron Block Work Out? Would That Be Able To Handle 18 Pounds? Or Will I Be Right Back To Where I Am Now?
Yes Sir. The Block Is Cracked Right Behind The Water Pump. I Can Stick A Pen Between The Block And Its About 5-6 Inches Long. Thanks For The Ideas But Ls7 Seems Like A Bitch To Do. How Would The 402 Iron Block Work Out? Would That Be Able To Handle 18 Pounds? Or Will I Be Right Back To Where I Am Now?
Use ARP studs and that should help a bit. You will start to lift the heads between 18-20lbs of boost. You could always go to an lsx block that gives you 2 extra studs and you should not have that problem. A forged 402 with twins will make around 1k hp, how much higher do you want to go.
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I Started At 18lbs, But The Tuner Said The Max Is 26lbs. I Didnt No How Well The Motor Would Handle 18lbs And I Found Out The Hard Way. Found A Long Block Lsx And I Think Thats The Way Im Gonna Go, Heard Good Things About The Block So Hopefully Ill Be Safe With This One. Thanks For Every One's Inputs
I Started At 18lbs, But The Tuner Said The Max Is 26lbs. I Didnt No How Well The Motor Would Handle 18lbs And I Found Out The Hard Way. Found A Long Block Lsx And I Think Thats The Way Im Gonna Go, Heard Good Things About The Block So Hopefully Ill Be Safe With This One. Thanks For Every One's Inputs
If I were you, I would start brushing up on my reading skills and learn everything I can about these cars and engines.
If your tuner really said any of that, you might want to start looking around for another.
What head unit and pulley are you running to reach these boost levels?
2006 GTO Owner
Not worth the money. ^^^^^Build a LS1 or 2 or iron block, save your $$$ so you will blow the LS7.
