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Old May 14, 2007 | 11:34 PM
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I don't think I've seen anything this pretty. Williams Performance did the install. The only mods are A.R. Headers and a Vararam. It's otherwise completely stock. It's converted to wet sump.
The car drives like a dream and has lots of B_ _ _ _S. The torque is great so I've been able to lower the TC lockup because of it. You can tell I'm really stoked.
My 364 will go up for sale next week when I can get some pictures.

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All that time and money and the stock C5 airbridge huh? Looks good, he's leaving a bit on the table though.
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Joel(Bink) wonders if this is the first crate LS7 A4?
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Old May 15, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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VERY Nice Joseph
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VERY Nice Joseph
Frank,
Thanks, I feel like a kid in a candy store. It's exactly what I hoped for, power and very driveable.
Where on LI? I grew up in Corona.
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Old May 15, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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Very clean install
My LS7 will be installed in about a week or two with RPM level 5 A4.
It is not a crate motor, I had it built from bare block so I could use C5 reluctor gear.
How well did the coil covers fit? Did you have to mod them to make them fit?
I was thinking of cutting a hole in coil cover for oil filler cap but it looks like maybe the covers will clear cap
It must be a blast to drive
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Old May 15, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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My buddies LS7 A4 conversion ran FANTASTIC. He recently sold it, but it ran 10's Never skipped a beat, car was plain awesome. One heck of a motor
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Originally Posted by LS7 C5
Very clean install
My LS7 will be installed in about a week or two with RPM level 5 A4.
It is not a crate motor, I had it built from bare block so I could use C5 reluctor gear.
How well did the coil covers fit? Did you have to mod them to make them fit?
I was thinking of cutting a hole in coil cover for oil filler cap but it looks like maybe the covers will clear cap
It must be a blast to drive
Isn't his oil fill at the sump tank instead of the valve cover?
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Originally Posted by LS7 C5
Very clean install
My LS7 will be installed in about a week or two with RPM level 5 A4.
It is not a crate motor, I had it built from bare block so I could use C5 reluctor gear.
How well did the coil covers fit? Did you have to mod them to make them fit?
I was thinking of cutting a hole in coil cover for oil filler cap but it looks like maybe the covers will clear cap
It must be a blast to drive
It's a crate motor with the wet sump and C5 reluctor installed.
The fuel rail covers fit fine. But the oil filler on the LS7 valve covers is shorter. The C5 filler is too long. It was a struggle to get the driver side cover on because of a tab on the cover toward the driver. I snipped it in half and the braided fuel line goes right by the tab now. Look at picture 5 on the right of the fuel line in the hole. It's a jagged cut. I'll get to it. :o I like them so that I can get some gawking from those that otherwise wouldn't know it's a 427.
The torque is amazing. You can lower shift points and TCC lockup making it real comfortable to drive, even with 3.90's and a PT4000.
Mines a level 5 too. I suspect we'll need every level we can get.
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by LoneStarFRC
Isn't his oil fill at the sump tank instead of the valve cover?
It's a wet sump. Check out the dipstick in the photos. But, the valve cover with mine has a short filler in it. All the pictures I've seen of LS7 covers have fillers on the cover.
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Originally Posted by Challenger
My buddies LS7 A4 conversion ran FANTASTIC. He recently sold it, but it ran 10's Never skipped a beat, car was plain awesome. One heck of a motor
Was it stock?
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Very nice Joe.

Here's one we did a while back.. M6 though.

http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...LS7%20install/
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Originally Posted by 99blackFRC
Very nice Joe.

Here's one we did a while back.. M6 though.

http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...LS7%20install/

That's a terrific looking car. I can't imagine the work that went into it.
Do you show it?
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Originally Posted by gojo
It's a wet sump. Check out the dipstick in the photos. But, the valve cover with mine has a short filler in it. All the pictures I've seen of LS7 covers have fillers on the cover.
For some reason missed that in the OP. :o
Thanks.

An LS7 crate motor with the C5 reluctor wheel conversion and wet sump is something I'm interested in. I sure would like to explore this further.
Could you IM me with more details?
Thanks,
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Originally Posted by LoneStarFRC
For some reason missed that in the OP. :o
Thanks.

An LS7 crate motor with the C5 reluctor wheel conversion and wet sump is something I'm interested in. I sure would like to explore this further.
Could you IM me with more details?
Thanks,
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There's not much more to it. Here's what I remember about the differences other than wet sump and reluctor.

Headers.
block taped for LS1 sensors and wires extended.
btw, I think you meant injector harness adapters above instead of coil pack
throttle body wiring adapter.
crank and cam sensor wires.
air bridge tube to TB extended.
1 or 2 hoses blocked off.

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Originally Posted by gojo
Was it stock?
I think he had a mild cam in it, otherwise yes. He put it in a C5 and that thing ran like a bat atta hell.
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Originally Posted by gojo
There's not much more to it. Here's what I remember about the differences other than wet sump and reluctor.

Headers.
block taped for LS1 sensors and wires extended.
coil pack adapters.
throttle body wiring adapter.
crank and cam sensor wires.
air bridge tube to TB extended.
1 or 2 hoses blocked off.
Hey Joe, thanks. We have shown it a few times since the transplant. It's definitely got some TQ to it We have a small cam installed and dyno'd just over 530hp/508tq if I recall correctly. Enjoy your new toy

btw, I think you meant injector harness adapters above instead of coil pack
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Originally Posted by 99blackFRC
Hey Joe, thanks. We have shown it a few times since the transplant. It's definitely got some TQ to it We have a small cam installed and dyno'd just over 530hp/508tq if I recall correctly. Enjoy your new toy

btw, I think you meant injector harness adapters above instead of coil pack
Yes I did. I mis-speak a lot these days.
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I think he had a mild cam in it, otherwise yes. He put it in a C5 and that thing ran like a bat atta hell.
After the warranty is up.
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