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Engine Rebuild/Install
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Instructor
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Athens Alabama
Engine Rebuild/Install (PICS)
Hello All,
Last year about this time I made a few posts for info/help, and you folks always came through (Thanks).
I am putting the engine in the weekend of 3 June, so here is a pic, I will post one of the heads I ported later.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/DSCN2025.jpg
This is my 94 auto, daily driver.
Here are the mods:
GM Hotcam
Cloyes double roller timing gear set
1.6 Crane Gold Race roller rockers
EM long tube headers (ceramic coated inside and out)
CSR electric water pump
stock LT1 aluminum heads ported & polished (I did the P/P)
Comp Cams (26915) Beehive valve springs/retainers
Cut-back valves and 3 angle valve job (stock valves)
ATI SFI rated balancer
MSD Superconductor plug wires (red)
Upgraded to 95 timinig cover and vented optispark
EGR deleted
Air Injection deleted
NGK Iridium Sprk Plugs
Cats Eliminated (sorry Bogus)
LT4 Knock Module
pcmforless tune
I will stay with the stock exhaust at least for now.
I painted the block red with ceramic high temp paint,
powder coated the PCM case (red), throttle body (red),
intake manifold (blck), thermostat
housing (red), water pump housing (black),
alternator/ac compressor
bracket (red) etc.
Heads:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ntakeafter.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...takebefore.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...austbefore.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...haustafter.jpg
Last year about this time I made a few posts for info/help, and you folks always came through (Thanks).
I am putting the engine in the weekend of 3 June, so here is a pic, I will post one of the heads I ported later.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/DSCN2025.jpg
This is my 94 auto, daily driver.
Here are the mods:
GM Hotcam
Cloyes double roller timing gear set
1.6 Crane Gold Race roller rockers
EM long tube headers (ceramic coated inside and out)
CSR electric water pump
stock LT1 aluminum heads ported & polished (I did the P/P)
Comp Cams (26915) Beehive valve springs/retainers
Cut-back valves and 3 angle valve job (stock valves)
ATI SFI rated balancer
MSD Superconductor plug wires (red)
Upgraded to 95 timinig cover and vented optispark
EGR deleted
Air Injection deleted
NGK Iridium Sprk Plugs
Cats Eliminated (sorry Bogus)
LT4 Knock Module
pcmforless tune
I will stay with the stock exhaust at least for now.
I painted the block red with ceramic high temp paint,
powder coated the PCM case (red), throttle body (red),
intake manifold (blck), thermostat
housing (red), water pump housing (black),
alternator/ac compressor
bracket (red) etc.
Heads:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ntakeafter.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...takebefore.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...austbefore.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...haustafter.jpg
Last edited by prattman; May 27, 2006 at 02:31 PM.
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
Holy Cr...p That's a beautiful piece of MEAT! I know a really good tire shop for your new rubbers you'll need!! Post what it does in the 1/4 in the future.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 175
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From: Athens Alabama
Thanks for the compliments, I don't have access to a 1/4 mile track locally, we have an 1/8 mile.
A younger fellow I work with and I are going to line them up on the strip after I get it broke in. He has a 02 Trans Am WS6 with the LS1.
I think he dynoed at 318rhp.
I will let you all know what kind of time I run, I hope to get on a dyno also, will post the results.
prattman
More engine pics:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/DSCN2027.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/DSCN2026.jpg
A younger fellow I work with and I are going to line them up on the strip after I get it broke in. He has a 02 Trans Am WS6 with the LS1.
I think he dynoed at 318rhp.
I will let you all know what kind of time I run, I hope to get on a dyno also, will post the results.
prattman
More engine pics:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/DSCN2027.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/DSCN2026.jpg
Last edited by prattman; May 26, 2006 at 07:27 AM.
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From: Huntsville AL
Originally Posted by prattman
A younger fellow I work with and I are going to line them up on the strip after I get it broke in. He has a 02 Trans Am WS6 with the LS1.
I think he dynoed at 318rhp.
I think he dynoed at 318rhp.
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 175
Likes: 0
From: Athens Alabama
Update:
It is ALIVE.
We got the old engine out in 3 hours. Took awhile longer getting the new one in due to several things including changing out the valve retainers/locks that were for a LS1. I also had trouble with the engine rotating very hard by hand.
We pulled the pan and a friend of mine found the problem, I nicked one of the connecting rod journals on the crank and it was digging into the bearing.
We corrected the problem, finished the install and she is runnng great.
I will go the the exhaust shop this morning and get it hooked up properly, and flash the tune to the PCM this afternoon.
Many thanks to all that have provided advice and help.
prattman
It is ALIVE.
We got the old engine out in 3 hours. Took awhile longer getting the new one in due to several things including changing out the valve retainers/locks that were for a LS1. I also had trouble with the engine rotating very hard by hand.
We pulled the pan and a friend of mine found the problem, I nicked one of the connecting rod journals on the crank and it was digging into the bearing.
We corrected the problem, finished the install and she is runnng great.
I will go the the exhaust shop this morning and get it hooked up properly, and flash the tune to the PCM this afternoon.
Many thanks to all that have provided advice and help.
prattman