Drawmain

No pics yet, but I'm in the process of pulling the engine from my 82 for a rebuild. Parts I have so far are a Renegade intake, Dart SHP aluminum heads and Lunati Voodoo cam that works with the stock computer. I also have Harland Sharp 1.6 ratio roller rockers and assorted gaskets and other goodies. Pushrods will be ordered after I get the heads on and check geometry. I'm hoping for just a hone and re-ring as far as the block work, but we'll see what the machine shop says when they get the block. I'm shooting for 9.5 compression with the 72cc heads I have. So far I've gotten all the accessories off the motor, the hood and radiator pulled and all the wiring harness and grounds disconnected from the engine. As soon as my friend shows up with his hoist we'll pull the motor. We're shooting for this weekend to get the motor out. I'll post progress pics as we go.

scorpion18z

Looking forward to you chronicling this build with text and pics.

Tommy82

Before and after pics are always fun

I did mine about 2 yrs ago....
page 3 has before and after

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-g...r-project.html

Drawmain

That looks really cool Tommy! I'm not going to that extent with the paint, just cleaning and going with the stock colors. You have a great looking engine.

terry82

are you happy getting the intake .others have tried and not got a response .

Drawmain

I am impressed with the intake's design. There are a few outlets now that sell the manifold, my advice is to call to confirm they are in stock before you order. It was a week between ordering and UPS delivering it so my experience was a good one.

Tommy82

Thanks man. I took the time and cleaned EVERYTHING. It was a lot of work and I was really into it. Good luck, Im sure you already know...but get some big ziplock bags and bag/label everything. Also take pics so you know how things go back on....I did...but I didnt take enough, plus I had an assembly manual which saved me.

Peterbuilt

Happy second anniversary!

Drawmain

Everything is labeled, all bolts are with their corresponding parts. The engine is still in the car for now, waiting on the cherry picker to arrive, but its just sitting in there with a few bolts to keep it stable. Once we get it out of the way and off to the machine shop I'll detail the engine compartment and get all the wiring organized and squared away. I found a less than perfect weld on my headers between the middle (3 and 5) tubes that I have to address. I may just purchase a ceramic coated set and call it a day, it depends on what is required to fix the weld.

terry82

would be nice if some one would just swap out the intake and give before and after numbers for the intake swap.it has to be better than stock ,but it has never been proven on the dyno .

Drawmain

I thought about it but all you would have gotten from me would have been "seat of the pants" dyno impressions. Alconk on here did the swap all other things staying stock, perhaps he can give you his impressions. I know I wouldn't have bought it at the price point it is at if I wasn't rebuilding and doing heads and cam.

cardo0

I think its a very good thing owners are upgrading their crossfire cars. I always liked the mix of crossram and EFI for induction. The intake was the limiting device and it took someone dedication to bring the crossfire to high performance where it belongs. Cool it was an individual that did it not a large established business.
Hope the new intake performs well and the designer is rewarded for his efforts.

Curious what are u running for exh sys. Cats or no cat? Single or dual?

74 LS4-454

Marc, sounds great, can't wait for the pics...

Also added the thread to the "sticky" under "HH"

Tom

Drawmain

The intake sure looks impressive, and I am with you on the induction system, I like the mix of EFI and crossram. Exhaust is 2-1/2" true duals, no H or X pipe, long tube headers with a heated O2 sensor, Magnaflow mufflers.

Tom, I can't wait to take some pics to show, lol. I'm still waiting on the friend with the cherry picker so we can get the motor out of the car and start disassembly.

Drawmain

The cherry picker will be here tomorrow, pics to follow of the engine pull. I got all the pulleys and brackets refinished today and most of the headers stripped for painting.

Drawmain

The engine is out...

Tommy82

Get diggin!

Drawmain

After looking in each exhaust port, I noticed the valves were white. The engine is running lean for some reason. What are some things to check? The TBs were recently rebuilt, I get good cones from each injector with no drips. Fuel pressure was set to 13 psi, but I bumped it up to 14 psi in anticipation of the larger ports on both the heads and intake. Could it be the O2 sensor or the ECM?

Tommy82

I had a couple that where white looking too when I pulled my engine.
I think i have pics too?...ill try and dig em up

Drawmain

Did you have to make any adjustments?