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Old May 13, 2026 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MetalMan2
That's a bummer, hope the new engine works out well. But on the injectors, yeah never run anything different than what the tune specifies. That could mean running on stock injectors until you can get a tune, getting a base tune adjusted for new injectors, or towing the car to the tuner.
I really thought i was helping him out by installing them beforehand.
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FYI - last time I spoke with Chad Golen, he had a couple of LS2 block cores on the shelf (not on website). It's been several weeks so they may be gone. But few are more respected than Golen for LS engine building.
thanks, I've always admired his work. Way back when I had my 98 Trans Am I dreamed of putting one of his engines in it. So when I was shopping around for a short block I called and left a message as well as emailed them and I didn't get a response back.
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That's racing.

It's always a chase. Things break. Mistakes happen. And now you have new knowledge to keep, and thanks for sharing it too.

Ok,one barrier solved. What's the new plan for the LS2?
Thank you, so I was going to go with a L92 but didn't feel comfortable with that at this time. So I went and got a 6.0 from thompsonmotorsports.net I figured it would be a little more cost effective to re use all the new parts i just installed in the LS1. The new block has some decent stuff. Callies crank, K1 rods, Carrillo pistons etc. Rated for 1000 hp. Gives me room to play down the road. The company extended me a discount and changed the reluctor wheel out for me. Easy to work with.

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That sounds AWESOME.

From one who has gone there. Unless you want a drag track only car that "one thousand" number is mostly for marketing. The most I've run and still had fun with is 625rw. I ran the 427/SC 16psi E85 for all of two weeks last summer and as fun as it is to scare yourself the car ends up ileirher in cruise mode perpetually because anything more than that turns tires into their gaseous state or you're out somewhere with three lanes open and giving it a goose and then running out of straight road and slowing down again. That car was over 1krw. NA h/c somewhere between 450 and 550rw sounds epic. Or a small displacement (stock) with a small cam and nice bottom end with a turbo with Mac valves.... That let's you do anything you want all up and down the performance range.
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Thanks, I am at the limit and beyond of what i wanted to spend on everything. Even though it makes more sense to do it all at once and be done, i think ill wait a year or two before getting a bigger tb or intake which at this point is probably limiting this build.
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https://thompsonmotorsports.net/prod...manufactured-1

This is similar to what I purchased.
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