Planning LT1 Perf. Upgrade
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Dont know exactly when but I will let you know for sure. Kinda depends if my bro goes to NY for Thanksgiving.
Take care!
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I still need to order me some good heads but here's what I did to my 95 a couple of years ago...
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...lp-needed.html
This was done right next door in Covington by the way.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...lp-needed.html
This was done right next door in Covington by the way.
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Might look into getting some gears too.
I gotta ask one question. Why buy a new cam, and then use 1.6 ratio rockers? Why not just get the right cam in the first place? is there something I don't know?
I gotta ask one question. Why buy a new cam, and then use 1.6 ratio rockers? Why not just get the right cam in the first place? is there something I don't know?
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This cam has extremely fast ramping and was designed to utilize 1:6 Rockers.
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Any suggestions on how to get the car to my muffler shop with open headers and not get thrown in the slammer? I really don't want to rent a flat bed trailer if I can help it..
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Could you get a piece of flex pipe, clamps and some coat hanger wire to hold it up until you get there. I tried stuffing steel wool in the collectors one time and it was quiet until it caught on fire and spewed little flaming ***** of steel out from under the car. I don't recommend that.
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I drove mine, even past a cop. As long as you go light on the throttle it won't be that loud. Oh, I did have the cats clamped to the headers, that might have muffled the sound a bit.
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Dennis,
Thanks for a great deal on your LT1 Mufflers. I'm holding on to them in the event I decide to hush mine down some more.
I read your thread and it looks like you got a good plan but I would not let people steer you away from the 58mm TB, but as STL94LT1 stated you will need the intake ported for the larger diameter bores of the TB. You might consider getting your intake port matched to your new heads anyway by a local machine shop. I know I had Lloyd Elliot do my intake for around $200. He removed a ton of metal from inside and cleaned up the runners a bit too.
I used 30# SVO injectors but your 32# will be fine.
On the exhaust, I drove my open headers for five miles to the shop and had no problem.
Good Luck! Keep us up to date
Thanks for a great deal on your LT1 Mufflers. I'm holding on to them in the event I decide to hush mine down some more.
I read your thread and it looks like you got a good plan but I would not let people steer you away from the 58mm TB, but as STL94LT1 stated you will need the intake ported for the larger diameter bores of the TB. You might consider getting your intake port matched to your new heads anyway by a local machine shop. I know I had Lloyd Elliot do my intake for around $200. He removed a ton of metal from inside and cleaned up the runners a bit too.
I used 30# SVO injectors but your 32# will be fine.
On the exhaust, I drove my open headers for five miles to the shop and had no problem.
Good Luck! Keep us up to date