Is it fast........
Did it cost alot..........

Was it worth every penny.....

Now on to the issue of lowering and getting some exhaust work done......Well let's just say it doesn't mix AT ALL......It's ridiculously low to the ground....

I'm hoping with the larger 19's it will raise the car at least something......although i may have to remove the lowering springs from the car.....

It's a custom exhaust to a SLP loudmouth system........






And last but not least....

The complete lack of clearance with the new custom exhaust........

 

nice

 

Congrats on having the LS-1 put in. Not only is it way more potent than your tbi ever was or ever will be, ud still be able to pass any emmissions test with relative easy. I just hope u don't get to crazy with it.

 

:hail: COOL! :rockon:

 

Looks great :hail:

 

well , why dont you just run , what would be a dual cat set up , with no cats and cuts outs in its place, you could get o2 sims, and then get a y pipe and run it into a single 3 or 4 inch to the back . get the electric cut outs like my old man has, boy are they sweet .

 

With the T56 you can get/make a custom tranny crossmember to allow the pipes to run right through the tranny tunnel. I've seen pics of that setup in the exhaust board before. That would definately clear up your exhaust clearance problems.

 

All I can say aside from the crappy clearance is........:hail: :yourock:

 

from TBI to an LS1 - what?! is the LS1 not fast enough for you?
lol

 

Thanks a lot dude... I ruined a perfectly good pair of trousers, they are now heavily soiled with waste and envy. Messy pants aside, CONGRATU-FRIGGIN-LATIONS, I certainly hope this means the END of ANY criticism for the "wannabe" appearance of your ride

 

I can't see the pics daMMit.

BTW guys- My dad fired up my new 355 for me over the phone. I think I need a new phone and a new eardrum.

CONGRATS on the LS1!!!!

 

yes! have fun with your ls1 powered ride! i agree that its worth every penny even though some people may say otherwise... the ls1 is an awesome powerplant that has tremendous potential while still remaining mild mannered. i envy you!

 

great and all... but for the price, they should have done a MUCH better job with the exhaust... i would be severly disappointed if that was my car.

either mod or make a custom crossmember to allow the tubes thru, or notch and plate the "frame rail" to allow the tubes thru there.


having them go under the already questionably low T56 crossmember is absurd!

 

Oh my I would agree with the opinions on the exhaust tho that things gonna be bent in half in no time

 

to bad your your clearance problems man...but...man..that is ONE impressive machine!....LS1 sounds the way to go....maybe I'll get one too :hail:

 

damn that is low clearance...eek id prolly have some problems driving around knowing that ur that close to the ground

 

Man,
I hope you didn't pay too much for that, the exhaust work is unbelievable.. It looks like a hackjob..

My buddy charges like $500 to convert the LS1 harness plus whatever you want. He sets it up so you can plug right into the firewall, and if you send him your old harness he will splice the LS1 and TBI/TPI harness together. He uses soldering, aircraft-grade heat-shrink tubing, electric tape, and then relooms the whole harness like factory.

He can set you up with O2 sims, custom AC controllers if your car is old and never had AC, whatever..

If you guys are interested in getting a harness modified, you can email me or call DynatechMotorsports at 562-945-5300. Tell them that Colin sent you. If you don't think he knows his ****, ask him some technical questions..

Good luck with your car.. It's nice but I'm not big on the spoiler.. I bet it's plenty fast, though:hail:

 

Ahh ok, you do have it back now. Like I said before, looks awesome. Get that thing to the track and get some #'s. I wanna see about how fast I'll be running, N/A though, at first anyways. Have you juiced it up yet?

Congrats.:lala:

 

when will we see the wheels on?

 

so what have you decided to do about the rims.

 

Still a wannabe honda. The ls1 just means he has more money than the rest of us.

 

you'll get far in life

 

That comment just means your more of a !@#$@$$ than the rest of us. Whats the point of even replying if your gonna say something like that?

Oh well... To each their own.

 

when do we get our donut vid that you promised?

 

They should be comming in this Saturday......19x9.5 Zenetti Five

Right now i'm rolling on some crappy salad shooter tires, as they are cheap and i can afford to do lots of reckless driving......

I do want to be a Honda, but the dealerships were out of I-VTEC engines, so I had to improvise......

Doughtnut video is on the way, need to find someone with a digital video camera.....

 

i got a camara it a sharp hi 8 very nice

 

Interesting......You got a PM

 

Yup (as soon as I sell this car...), looks good man. Get some times.

 

looking real good....gotta say that exhaust could be reworked a bit but as long as she works. can't imagine it staying on anyway if you keep her low.



get some pics of the wheels up soon! becareful taking turns hard and doing donuts though. good way to tear up your wheels with such a low profile....




all in all very nice though!

 

just run some turndowns right off the hedders, its florida and no one cares what goes on there.

 

lol... and buy some earmuffs

 

yeah roys exhaust guy did my work too when he put the zz4 in

and i have about an inch of clearance as well, but my headers sit that low too, so they are getting all smashed up

 

have you guys physically looked where it's done to see how much room is there? i want to believe there is a reason for it but i have more clearance with my lt's and 4"...

 

awesome, good luck with it!!

 

i know what it looks like there.


going under is the only easy out.


the only other options are to fab a custom crossmember that has clearance built in for the exhaust pipes,

or

chop out part of the "frame" and box it with some plate.. then exit there.

 

really, we haven't had any problems at the shop doing the swap with our exhaust systems.....need to get a picture of them next time.

 

I'll crawl under the car sometime this weekend and get a picture....

 

I know.

 

edited.

 

Mind posting some HP numbers in-between all the cursing?

 

dude..
now..remember all those haters..(i hope you took their names down) and personally...smash them with that car..and make them seen that "fugly wing AND your tail lights..and see how r i c e y your car is after you smash them by 2-3 car lengths..
nice job man.. you have and have had a fan in me the whole time..now..you just have the power too.. way to go..

lookin to meet up with you sometime...even if i have to container my beast and go to a meet there in florida..

iroc2nv

 

I'm going to weight my honest opinion in on this..

You did pay a lot for your swap. IF you did it yourself you could have saved atleast 5 grand. BUT, if you have the extra cash you are entitled to spend it however you want.

Your car is bitchin'. IF you took off the wing, it would look incredible.

Now, for all you haters. KMA, 90% of you are running TPI. If you think your car is so fast, maybe he should run you. I don't really like the spoiler, and I'm not big on his wheels, but the powertrain is twice what you have, with more potential.

I feel I can say that, because I have an LT1/M6 '72 Vega and my car is faster than most of yours

 

Ohhh.... sexy

You're gonna need skid plates for that exhaust though

 

I'd run him and win Then he'd have to take the wing off hehehe.

 

Speed doesn't make a car a sweet ride, sorry. I don't recall anyone saying that the car was slow either. No one was doubting the LS1 either and trust me, I know their potential....I build them for a living. No need to try and school anyone here.

 

i say it's slow........er!



those of you who keep talking about him getting ripped off need to have your head checked. id really like to know what these guys are thinking who believe that he overpayed and by 5 grand at that.

i tell you what, you come to my shop with a healthy ls1s, 6 speeds and computers ready to install with the harness, every other bs part needed to make these bastards work and run as well as the custom motor mounts (and good ones, not hacked up pieces) and put them in my cars all for under 5 grand and in under 2 weeks.

if you think you can do that no problem come on up with your parts. *** forbid you actually pull it off and have them tuned as well in that time i'll give you a job all day long.

$100 says by the second job your asking twice your price and you still won't be done in time.



what he paid isn't that far off to what the prices most shops are charging for such custom work. it may be a little high, it may be low in some areas.......he wasn't ripped off though as he's happy.

 

Kandied91z,

May I respectfully disagree? I work part-time for a guy that does LS1 and LT1 wiring harness conversions. He charges $300-$500 to convert the harness depending on options you want cut out or spliced into the harness. That includes splicing in the thirdgen harness into the LS1 harness.

Now, the actual swap itself is not impossible. Notching a crossmember takes about 2-3 hours. I've read up on it and it's not 'that' hard. Now that it's been accomplished numerous times there's a reasonable amount of data available for researching the swap.

The motor mount plates are available retail now from many companies.

The exhaust is not impossible, and while as MrDude1 says you should modify the T56 crossmember, it is not that hard to do the modification he suggests.

Many people will reflash LS1 PCMs for a reasonable price..

I'm sorry, I do this kinda stuff in my spare time. I'm in the process of getting my LT1/T56 1972 Vega up and running and it's straight forward. True, while my Vega is much simpler than a thirdgen, I have done my share of modifications during this swap. I am currently in the design process for a tubular K-Member and have made my own motor mount setup.

I was just saying, he did pay quite a bit but other shops also charge for their time (whereas my time is spent cranking wrenches and doing my own customization).

My car should run mid 12s when I'm done, at the very least. 300hp in a 2200# car make for a fun car..

I dunno, different strokes for different folks. I'm coming from the technical side because I researched the swap for my Vega but found that the exhaust will not clear my body. I didn't want to full-tube my car so I said screw it and went with the LT1.

My $0.02
later,
colin

 

I dont think he had the knowledge to do it himself plus finding a good shop here in tallahassee to do that kind of work and trust it have not found one yet most shops up here suck. The car looks great can not wait to see it in person.

 

If you take a modest shop rate, say 60 bucks an hour (which is pretty cheap) and lets say two 40 hour weeks which ought to cover getting the old motor/tranny out, notching k-member and fabbing up a tranny crossmember, and drop in an assembled LS1/tranny you'll come up with 4800 bucks....which will cover getting the motor physically bolted into the car. Plus all of the wiring, splicing, and getting everything to run right plus fab up an exhust and you're looking at well over 5k.

 

Of the total amout of money i spent on the car.........less than 20% of it was for labor......

So no matter what crazy numbers you are comming up with, for parts ALONE, you are looking at $8,000.......that is the total amount i spent just on parts for the car......