Here's some pics so far. We just wanted to see what it was going to look like so we stuck it on. Hoping the whole swap will be done this weekend.

http://photos.yahoo.com/91formula

 

Hey ron,

I couldn't find any pics of the intake on your site.. Are they not up yet?

James

 

Let me check something real quick.

 

Try now.

http://photos.yahoo.com/91formula

I don't get it. It shows up on the other message board.

 

Still no shots.

I am very interested in dropping the LT1 intake onto my 305, but never received any responses to my posts. If you want email me the pics and I can post them for you on my server.

James

 

I'm making a page on my site as we speak. Give me about 5 minutes.

 

http://www.geocities.com/91formula/LT1intake.html

That should be it.

 

Wow!

That is an awesome looking intake sitting up on the 305!

OK here comes all the questions

1) Are you emission legal?

2) How much power are you expecting?

3) Anything special to make it bolt up to the 305, same block as the 350, so I thought it would just bolt right up.

4) what all did you need to make it work?

5) finally and maybe most importantly what did it set you back?

I saw your link to ts performance and am willing to go through almost anywhere, but considering I have TBI right now I am thinking of walking into some major problems, but ones worth tackling.

James

 

1. Well, we're getting rid of the smog pump and crap, but Tracey, (Scott Racing & Performance Owner Operator), thinks it should pass emissions just fine.

2. Right now I have 259hp at the engine and 209hp at the rear wheels and limited to 5 grand on the tach. We're expecting 6200 rpm, hp who knows.

3. Goto LT1.com This is were I got the idea of doing it. John has all the instructions for you. Tracey is doing things a little different but basically the same.

4. See 3.

5. For the intake I spent about $100 for one and about $95 for the other. I had to buy a second one to get a set of good fuel rails. These intakes are getting easier to come by. All depends really, what you can and where.

Email Tracey from his site if you want, he's a super nice guy and will help answer any questions you have.

I know this don't answer everything for you, but I hope it helps.

Ron.

 

I think the site you were trying to reffer to is

www.lt1intake.com


and john is indeed the man


and so are you for putting one on a 305 i want to know how it goes.

 

Yeah, thats what I am referring to. As for putting one on, we'll see if its worth it or not in about a week.

 

Deffinatly will be fuel for alot of heated arguments in the future

 

I would really like to see the gains over TPI. I am switching from TBI to a serious TPI system with a D1SC, but if the LT1 will work and I can still SC it... That seems the best way to go and it's ALOT cheaper than building up a performance TPI system from scratch.

However, being in California we need to pass visual as well. So unless I can get some kind of AIR hooked up to it... I am bummed.

James

 

TPI isn't nearly as bad in a forced induction application as it is NA, even with all stock TPI parts. I owuldn't play games in smog **** CA if i was planning on running an intercooled ATI blower. Plenty easy enough to run 11s or beyond with TPI under boost.

 

That is what I was thinking. California is a great place to live, but if you want to have any kind of performance in a late model vehicle, it becomes not such a great place real quick.

Last visual (two years ago) I was missing the small recirculating breather hose from the valve cover to the air cleaner housing (passenger side) and the guy about bit my head off saying I can't put those kind of "hot rod modifications" on my car and hope to pass emissions. Hot rod? A recirculating breather hose? Needless to say I passed emissions after doing a frantic search for the part, and got my first real experience of the "smog *****".

I plan on doing the following TPI mods while I do the transfer to really get the most from the setup:

TPIS Big Mouth TPI intake base
AS&M Ported plenum
BBK 52mm Throttle Body (Got bigger for blown application)
AS&M L98 Semi-siamesed runners (polished)
24# Ford Motorsport injectors #FMS-M9593A302
SLP Airfoil
SLP Cold Air Induction
All port matched, full SLP exhaust, headers, etc...

SoI guess I will stick with that for now... but that LT1 intake is sweet!

 

I will be running the 1/4 in Bowling Green, KY on the 20th of this month, if all goes well. So I'll get to see some 1/4 times compared to now. Last year my fastest time was 15.5. This year I put in a Corvette Servo and SFC's and got to 15.1. Then went to a 2800 stall and 3.73 and got to 14.7 with lots of wheel spin. I ran 15.0 and 14.9 at SLP Day in Columbus and it was very, very hot out. I should also have some drag's by then to use this month also.

 

someone is gonna have to tell me what you do with teh egr stuff. if you remove it all together, you will need to burn a new chip or it will spark knock wont it?

 

looks sweet man. Here is a few pics of mine...finally its up and running.

 

another one

 

ok last one..hehe I still think its kinda cluttered but its running now so thats all that matters.

 

Isnt that on a 350 instead of a 305 though?

 

hehe ya i just wanted to show pics..you cant tell its a 350 though by looking at it so.

 

Even though it's not the all powerful 305 I will forgive you lol

Your setup is sweet, that would look so nice in my engine bay... Oh well stupid california...

 

Ron so whats the deal havent heard anything yet on the setup for months now. How did everything go?? Is it running?? what were the gains?? I was thinking about doin the same thing..need to know if its worth it..

 

Well, I haven't started it in a couple months now. I have kindof put off the car for the winter, but am going to get started back on it this week. I have been trying to email Ed Wright to see if he can re-program my chip but when I email him I don't get any responses. I am trying to find someone in my area that can hook up a laptop and download what the car is doing, sensors and all so I can get back a hold of ED and see if he can re-program it. I have been working with a guy in my area who is going to try to get all the stuff to program chips for my car. If I can get with him before I get with ED, then I'll have this guy re-program chips for me. Last time I drove it, it used a 1/4 tank of gas in a 1/2 hour. So its running way rich still. I have replaced the O2 sensor, haven't tried the temp sensor yet. I don't think its that because the fans are coming on and off at the right time. I did have a friend use ALDLMon and looked at my car and he said that when I let off the gas after having it floored the injectors shut off, then after a couple seconds come back on. Any suggestions what it might be or waht to chet next, other than programming or is it just a bad program?

 

where can u get the remote thermostat housing... or do i have to fab one up myself...

 

http://store.summitracing.com/defaul...rchType%3DBoth

 

awesome.... now.. where do i hook up that bad boy.. i dont have a pic.. i can only imagine what it looks like....

 

I got mine from John at LT1Intake.com. Hopefully you can see where I put mine, on the driver's side fender well. We made a bracket... Just have to figure something out for your self I guess. Put it anywhere you want. In this location I can still buy a stock hose and make it fit.

 

ok.. i see that.. did the braied lines come with the kit? how much for the kit from john... but where do they hook up to in the intake... i see the lines going to intake, but i where do they go...

 

The braided lines in the picture ore the custom fuel lines that connect to the LT1 intake fuel rail in the rear next to the distributor.

When you mount the remote t-stat housing, make sure it's lower then the radiator cap or else you may get trapped air.

About the remote t-stat, I beat Summits price and drill/tap for the CTS sensor relocation in the housing.

millicanga@comcast.net

 

Sorry about the summit link....didn't know you sold it on the site.....BUY IT FROM JOHN!!

 

I got mine from John, excellent work.....

 

I'm interested in what kind of power gains can be seen with applying the LT1 intake to an otherwise stock car.

If they are decent, then the gains with a cam, rockers, and your basic exhuast work should be very well.

 

How much is it for the whole TPI to LT1 intake swap and is it worth it? Is the LT1 intake better than the stealthram?

 

my complete lt1 intake was 150 with shipping, it's not a stealthram, but it's supposed to be comparable to a miniram. I haven't bought all the tpi stuff yet, so i dunno if it's gonna be worth it or not, i'm switching over from carb...

 

It should be less than $800 bucks going from a TPI to an LT1 intake. I spent around $1000 and I bought heads, did get a real good deal on the cam so that made it cheaper. Depends also how nice you want it to look, dress up parts, what if anything you break taking off etc...

 

Just go Dyno the damn car

 

Hi Ron,
Glad to see it is still coming along.

 

Anyone know where 89 Irocz23 got those centerbolt wire looms?

 

Yeah, they're made for you looms, you can get 'em in summit for about $40. I actually have a gray set still in the package that i got after fed ex found a lost shipment and got it to me after summit had replaced it. Sell 'em for $30 shipped if you want gray.

 

Ron we have not heard from you lately on yur intake swap, any numbers or track times yet.I am very anxious because I have a very similar setup with just a slightly larger cam and I will be putting my intake on in a few weeks but am curious as to what I should expect.

 

Sorry guys, I haven't had a chance to do anything with the car lately. I got laid off in January and now have started back to college and just haven't had the money to get the chip reprogrammed. Taking it to the track the way it is now would just give bad numbers since it runs so rich and has a bad idle.

 

just wonderin...
when the car was TPI what mods did u have when u put the LT1 cam in and what kind of power /power band improvement and ET improvement did u see? any loss of low end power? over all power gain?

 

hey i've been giving this lT1 swap alot of tought and i figure its betta than spending 700+ on a set of runners and baseplate. so i'll swap over to a set of #21 injectors,52mm tb and LT1 intake. on a all stock 305tpi peanut bottom end.

 

hows this car goo with the LT1 intake?/

 

Well, guys, I am finally going to be getting the chip reprogrammed probably here in the next couple weeks, I hope.... Then I'll try to get it dynoed and to the track.

 

any new news?

 

Not yet.