Ok I don't know if this belongs in this area so if it doesn't feel free to move it.



I was wondering if those are spark plugs on the valve covers are a custom job or did the LS1 engine come like that. I just thought that engine looked pretty cool and that you guys might enjoy seeing it.

oh well...

 

why doesn't automatically show the pic? arghhh

 

Looks to me that those wires will not be long for the world laying on the headers like that. Anyways, it is an LT-1 with something custom with the coil packs.

 

I think thats what it is too b/c the LT1 intake does not fit the LS1 heads, as far as i know. Still looks kinda cool though. What kind of car was it in? An rx7? Looks like a 4th gen firewall, no?

 

I agree, its an LT1, with some sort of coil-on-plug ignition system (8 coil packs).

 

the intake manifold and the exhaust ports are the easiest way to tell. eshaust ports are equally spaced on an ls1, like a bbc. the lt1 was the last "traditional" small block chevy, but it is a good looking motor...

 

I'm not sure what car it's on but I think the engine is on a thirdgen RX7. But the setup does look like it's on a 4th gen. It just looks so damn cool...

Ok I'll shut up now since it's starting to get off the thirdgen topic.

 

I want that setup. I wanna get rid of my Opti so badly.
But yea, that is an LT1 intake with a DFI setup.

And I am almost positve that that is a 4th gen Engine bay. Need a wider shot of the front.

 

My guess: LT1 Engine with LS1 coil packs. I've heard some talk of a retrofit kit that uses the LT1 Optispark to fire individual coil packs, therefore making the Optispark more reliable since its only job would be to sense camshaft position. Just a guess though

 

It is a 4th gen, just look at the shock towers, the abs box, the cowl the motor is under.

 

Electromotive has a Coil pack setup, but there setup uses 2 ignitors per pack, so you'd have 4 coilpacks with 2 plug wires on each pack, just like the V6 F-bodies.

 

looks like nice setup in that car!

 

The setup on the car in the picture uses the LS1 coils, search on cz28 if your after it, its 400 bux plus the coils, theres also a new aftermarket opti out.

 

I agree

 

Woohoo! What do I win?

 

http://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthr...5&pagenumber=1

that is the thread if you want to read up on the motor

 

Yeah that does look like a 4th gen engine bay.

 

all i know is that the guy who owns that engine spent about 30 grand on it, wow

 

Yeah, that's an LT1 with a coil per cylinder ignition. What thread was that associated with? I'd like to know what that ignition system is and where he got it. Lemme know.

 

you can always get a electromotive kit for the lt1

 

Yeah, I know electromotive makes a kit. I was curious if that was what he had of if there was yet another company offering one because that install looks rather slick.

 

I think it is a 3rd gen rx7 the motor was put in

don't remeber for sure but the guy jim lab was working on putting a SBC into a thirdgen for some time now and I think he has done it by now

also look on the first page you will find this quote

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sigh...this is going to be one more casualty of the already few and proud remaining 3rd gen RX-7's. couldn't you find a mustang or firebird to waste your V8 fantasies on? i hope you don't even try to call that thing an rx7 when your done with it, it'd be like calling a transvestite a man. rest in peace, Rex, I'm sorry you had to go out this way.



my comments are nice car, like the motor and power output it makes.... but I agree with nrolfes1 on this one... it sux that he put it in this car (nice combo yeah). there where only about 14000 or so rx7's shipped to the Us between 93-95 so they are not that common and they have been dying off... just wish we could have more of the thirdgens around for my kids to see

 

here it is for peeps to see with no clicking

 

If you want to run CNP (coil near plug, not "on plug") then just get the EDist from fast electronics. It's like $300 something and is very adaptible. The fancy way to do it is to go with an aftermarket cam position sensor (or crank) but if you're one in a million you could figure how to use a 96 truck vortec dizzy to work with the EDist, hint hint.
It's a great setup but I doubt you'll notice much if any performance difference on a typical street v8 motor. High revs require more spark energy and one coil firing 8 cylinders gives the coil very little time to charge and so your loose a lot of voltage. CDI will help a little but I wouldn't bother with any of the imbetweens. For the price and if you're smart, just go with the vortec dizzy and the EDist with any CNP chevy/gmc/pontiac coils.

 

There is a small box you buy for about $350 and this plugs into the opti-spark. Then you buy the LS1 coil packs and plug each coil pack to this box. Opti should last a long time since all it is doing now is using the optical pickup and not firing a spark.
I am going to eventually go with this setup.
There is a thread about this in LT1 Tech on camaroz28.com
My friend Curt with an Electromotive SDI setup told me about it a couple of weeks ago.

 

No, it is an lt-1. Someone sells a kit for the rx-7 to put the lt-1 into them. EXTREMELY SWEET!