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01-18-2009, 10:29 PM
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LT1 N/A build
i recently bought a 79 t/a with an lt1
looks like it has cast iron heads
it was converted to carb and has a holley street dominator intake and carb and holley electric fuel pump, it also has an electric fan, no heat, no a/c
headers, x pipe and free flow mufflers
im curious to the hp/trq rating
over the summer i wanna get it to have around 375-400whp
heads/cam combo
any suggestions?
i was looking at 220cc heads, but i dont know what a good set up would be
also, a stall converter
im hoping to hit 12's
Last edited by TronsBird; 01-18-2009 at 10:31 PM.
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01-19-2009, 12:28 AM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Personally I would say ditch those heads, try to find a set of aluminum heads, preferably castings 374s. I think. Have those heads sent to Lloyd Elliot or Advanced Induction and have them ported. Get a cam matched to the heads and your goals.
As for stall, I would say 3000 Vig or Yank, but I am not sure how much your car weighs and again, that will be needed for cam choice.
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01-19-2009, 08:26 AM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Not trying to be a dick, but are you sure it's an LT1 and not an LT-1?
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01-19-2009, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by WildBillyT
Not trying to be a dick, but are you sure it's an LT1 and not an LT-1?
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Yea I was thinking the same thing
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01-19-2009, 10:46 AM
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The LT1 used in the Impala SS and Caprice had cast iron heads so it could be one of those engines. I think they were rated at 260 hp.
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01-19-2009, 11:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
The LT1 used in the Impala SS and Caprice had cast iron heads so it could be one of those engines. I think they were rated at 260 hp.
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My '94 Caprice had iron heads
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dumbass.
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01-19-2009, 12:47 PM
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Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla / Admin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JL8Jeff
The LT1 used in the Impala SS and Caprice had cast iron heads so it could be one of those engines. I think they were rated at 260 hp.
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Yeah, I know that, but it just seems a little odd that somebody would swap in a fuel injected LT1 with an opti just to convert it to a Gen I style setup...
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01-19-2009, 02:12 PM
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yeah where is the distributor?
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01-19-2009, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
yeah where is the distributor?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TronsBird
it was converted to carb and has a holley street dominator intake and carb and holley electric fuel pump, it also has an electric fan, no heat, no a/c
headers, x pipe and free flow mufflers.
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I would say its in the conventional place.
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01-19-2009, 02:25 PM
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its from an impala or caprice, it has new style valve covers and its pretty clean
the 220cc's were aluminum
my car is 79 t/a, so it weights between 3700-3800
and the distributor is behind the intake on the right i think
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01-19-2009, 03:22 PM
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repo bigals turd gen and part it out to a loving home
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01-19-2009, 03:52 PM
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im probly gonna go with the lt1-le1 heads and cam
thanks
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01-19-2009, 03:55 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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Go LE2s, and a slightly larger cam.
And to be fair.
http://www.advancedinduction.com/AiProductsLT1.html
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01-19-2009, 04:00 PM
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you have to build the bottom end for LE2 and it $450 more
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haggard 79 t/a
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01-19-2009, 04:04 PM
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Nope thats the LE3s your looking at, and I can't argue about the price change, but the LE2s can grow with your car if you decide to punch it out to a 355/383, juice, or forced induction.
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01-19-2009, 04:09 PM
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Do you get spiffs or rep points for pushing LE products every chance you get?
There are other companies out there Besides LE
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01-19-2009, 04:12 PM
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I wish, that would be cool.
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01-19-2009, 04:19 PM
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01-19-2009, 04:30 PM
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i was planning on bolting on a pro-charger eventually, so that works
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01-19-2009, 04:48 PM
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i was also looking at a tci streetfighter 700r4, says it'll handle 600hp
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01-19-2009, 05:20 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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I would say look into Yank or Vigilante for torque converters, but that means I must work for them or something and get points for pushing their product.
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01-19-2009, 05:22 PM
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tci has torque converters to match their transmissions
i just have no idea what my ratio is
3.43 or 3.73
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01-19-2009, 06:27 PM
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Do you get spiffs or rep points for pushing LE products every chance you get?
There are other companies out there Besides LE
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he is like timmy
though you can't argue with the best.
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01-19-2009, 06:47 PM
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Mongo the Meet Coordinator
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So do you need a tranny too? Or do you just want the TC to match the tranny company wise?
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01-19-2009, 07:04 PM
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i have a turbo 350, im pretty sure it wont be able to handle the power
and i want to convert to a 700r4 anyway
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