Oh man oh man oh MAN! I got home late tonight after looking for a new truck. Decided to throw the intake/supporting hardware on to at least get Ken's car started. Got everythign buttoned up and really didn't feel like messing with the PCV system so I just vented it to the air. Hooked up the battery and did a few last checks. Hopped into the driver seat and fired up the laptop. One twist of the key and it came alive. Started up and had very very little valvetrain noise which is very surprising for a fresh motor. Oil pressure came up slowly and settled @ 47psi cold, warmed the motor up and dropped the oil. Oil pressure was pretty consistent(45-47psi) @ 900 rpms. Decided to bring the RPMs up alittle, whacked it a few times @ 4k and man this thing sounds like a monster. My ears are still ringing. The motor sounds soo healthy and I mean it sounds HEALTHY.

Parts courtesy of: Texas Speed and Performance
Setup:
Forged 347" LS6
Mahle Pistons
Scat H beam rods
Fully balanced rotating assembly
Clevite Coated Main/Rod bearings, new cam bearings also
Futral F13 112 cam +0
AFR 205 heads milled to 8.78:1 DCR
Fast 90mm intake ported
LS2 throttle body ported
Kooks 1 3/4" headers
30# injectors

Fidanza Flywheel
GM C6 Z06 Clutch

The owner is coming to pick her up this weekend and I hope he gets many years of enjoyment out of this hotrod. We're going to double check the tune and send her on the way home.

 

Phil got any pics of the ported LS2 throttle body?

 

Congrats =) I'm sure it's fun to fire up a new motor for the first tme.

 

Fun, but nerve racking at the same time.

 

Sounds great...