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Here're some pics of the LG4 in the '85 Firebird S/E I just picked up recently. Not real pretty right now, but I hope to clean it up some this summer. It has 160k miles on it!(not too bad for $400 eh?)
Originally posted by quadgoat Here're some pics of the LG4 in the '85 Firebird S/E I just picked up recently. Not real pretty right now, but I hope to clean it up some this summer. It has 160k miles on it!(not too bad for $400 eh?)
You need to become friends with someone named "Simple Green"
heres a couple pics of my brothers engine (ljnowell) he doesnt have a digital camera and were workin on it over at my house right now so he wanted me to post a couple of the pics we have we have probable 100 pics so far..lol..here we go
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its a lil dirty, in a 5th gen g body not a thirdgen, i wish i had pics of our big block 85z with stock towers, but this is my junk.
88iroctpi,becareful with that fuel rail w/ gauge, make sure the screws on the back stay tight, they have a tendency to vibrate loose and then the fluid disappears and the gauge stops working. just personal expierence with slummit junk.
Originally posted by thegeneral i like those valve covers man whered you get those??
looks good
my 350HO(piece of **** broke *** motor) had black ones stock i ordered those covers for 130 from the gm catalog, i think www.sdpc2000.com has them as well.
and i dont suggest going thru GM for their crate motors, 2 years and 3 motors later i finally built my own and i havnt had a problem yet.
1st crate dropped a main cap bolt on very first start up and shattered a piston and punctured the pan.
2nd motor lasts almost a year not even 1k miles and the rods were installed backwards,but since i installed the motor myself and pulled it out when it blew the warranty was voided:jerkoff:
Originally posted by Slush92RS Uh i have the stock TBI pump still in my tank, and my 388 STROKER runs pretty dang good. I'm feeding my Speed Demon 750 with just that stock pump!!! What is the issue here?? My car runs 11's, that was until my recent oil pump mishap
Well I guess I might as well contribute a pic also. The new tunnel ram engine is still on the engine stand but this is last year's engine and will probably be most of this years engine as well.
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Originally posted by Stephen 87 IROC Well I guess I might as well contribute a pic also. The new tunnel ram engine is still on the engine stand but this is last year's engine and will probably be most of this years engine as well.
What are you gonna do with the old engine?Are you going to part it out?
Originally posted by Daz What are you gonna do with the old engine?Are you going to part it out?
Daz
Some of the stuff will be used on the new engine and I'll probably just sell it as a long block. I'll change things like take off the aluminum valve covers and install some chrome tin ones etc. The distributor will go into the new engine. I haven't decided about the water pump yet. The carb will go onto the tunnel ram to match another one.
I shouldn't have any problems getting at least $5000 Canadian for it. Probably worth closer to $8000. Depends how much I keep on the engine. I could make it a "carb to pan" engine with a few extra parts I have lying around but it wouldn't be on alcohol. It could never be used on the street though without filling the fuel tank with VP C12.
Eagle 4340 crank, Scat I beam rods 1/4" longer than stock. JE lightweight pistons 13:1 compression. Biggest flat tappet cam available from Comp Cams. Merlin oval port heads. Victor Jr intake. Just to name a few of the goodies in the engine.
New engine will have even nicer goodies. Same pistons and crank, aluminum rods, timing gear drive (no chain), BIG roller cam, tunnel ram with 2-850's, Canfield 310 aluminum heads.
This engine puts out around 600 HP. New engine will be around 850 HP (all motor).
Even that picture is old. It still has a MSD distributor on it and I now have a small MSD billet one. The fuel line is also running to the rear and I now have the fuel cell mounted up front.
Last edited by Stephen 87 IROC; 05-25-2004 at 09:51 PM.
hey Purple82TA glad to some other folks on here running the edelbrock carbs i believe they are awsome carbs for street rides man ....i like the way it looks
__________________ •"I work on my chevy because I want to ..I work on your ford because you pay me too"------THEGENERAL
•"If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?"-------George Carlin
•There's a place for all of gods creatures .....right next to the Potatoes & Gravy!
•R.I.P. Johnny Carson, 1925 - 2005 You will be missed.......
•"Never argue with an idiot, they'll just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience".....METALICAMARORS
Originally posted by thegeneral hey Purple82TA glad to some other folks on here running the edelbrock carbs i believe they are awsome carbs for street rides man ....i like the way it looks
yah, i've ran Holley's in the past and they (In my opnion) are junk. i'm sure they have their place but not on anything i'll ever build again. had a 750 DP on a 454 and i had nothing but probs with it.
i love my Edelbrock, 4 years, 4k miles and not 1 single problem
now, if i could just figure out how to restore that factory shine...
Dave
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yeah i have had lots of problems in the past with the holleys and wouldnt recomend them for much of anything except for just making 1/4 mile passes they are awsome for that but for driving puposes the edelbrock is the way to go ive had 4 edelbrocks in the last 8 years on 4 different cars and loved the response and looks of it .....they are awsome carbs...
__________________ •"I work on my chevy because I want to ..I work on your ford because you pay me too"------THEGENERAL
•"If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?"-------George Carlin
•There's a place for all of gods creatures .....right next to the Potatoes & Gravy!
•R.I.P. Johnny Carson, 1925 - 2005 You will be missed.......
•"Never argue with an idiot, they'll just bring you down to their level and beat you with experience".....METALICAMARORS
i promised my self i wouldnt post untill it ran. it was orignally a 305 tbi, now its a 350ish tbi, w/ a weiland intake and holley carb and lots and lots of other stuff, and took out all the ac, heat and whatever else i could put my hands on... FUEL INJECTION SUCKS!
o and to the previous post... ive had edelbrock and holley... overall ive had less problems with holley, but thats me personally... i know everyone is different, i think their alot easier to tune too...
heres my sig for some reason i canr post big pics. isnt the bast setup but it works edelbrock 600cfm manual i mean no choke carb
EDIT: btw i have headers about to be put on i just need to get some gaskets ill have a new pic soon with headers on
finally took a pic and fixed it to where it can display on this site.
this was a pic recently after replacing pushrods and valve springs (broke on spring, bent a pushrod).
those are nice looking motors. im glad to see that some 3rd gens have balls now. i think im gonna put a 100hp shot of nitrous on my motor around christmas.
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