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LS1 conversion thread?

Started by aaron09_ · 6 Mar 2011 · 402 replies

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ITG-05ZArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by DA HOON [View Post] ive done mine for 4k. ready to start as carby, rattle the **** without the electronic bull**** rape it! Ari, you did another one after the green one?? get some more pics and vid up! love that ****! Yeh mate i did build another one this time i got a hsv motor L98 rather than using the L76 its all stock but bigger diff brakes clutch etc its nice at 297kw turn key and drive hahahaha ---------- Post added 11-03-13 at 09:54 ---------- i did fly by wire pedal on this white one i mounted the pedal and replaced the cable not that hard just weld a plate to space it and bolt it in https://www.youtube.com/watch?featur...&v=IbUkVJgHGvM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IbUkVJgHGvM) fridays powercruise session then saturday i smashed the gears in the diff if anyone has any i need a set of 4.11 gears Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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my30etArchived member
can put a pic of pedal itg-05z
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DA HOONArchived member
What a sleeper! Haha.
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ITG-05ZArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by DA HOON [View Post] What a sleeper! Haha. Unlike the green one.... yes it is its nicer blowing doors off cars and they have no idea what you got...... hahahahahaha i redone all the calais moulds and bars and buffed it and looks clean but i dont need attention from police if i havent done anything wrong unlike my green one it just stood out my30et i can take a pic but all you will see is the pedal with the box above it for the electronics its not hard you just need a square tube behind it to lift up the pedal a bit off the floor to make it level with the genuine brake and clutch pedals and just weld the spacer and have the holes done to just bolt it in Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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DA HOONArchived member
Yeah haha green one was a weapon tho :-) run it at the track?
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ITG-05ZArchived member
nah not the green one i will get this one down there and then do cam and heads and tune and see what it can do after too..... rb30et this is my pedals: Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us) Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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my30etArchived member
thanks mate , we r doing the same setup atm
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DA HOONArchived member
This is what its about! Diy!
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ITG-05ZArchived member
i agree done.... we all give it a go and we try do it with the easiest solutions
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DA HOONArchived member
true that more skids! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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PRO30LArchived member
I have sourced a t56, but it doesn't have a manual loom. Some one told me that I won't need it anyway......that's wrong right??? Also how do you manual owners go about changing electronic to manual speedo's? Do you all fork out the 900 bucks for a rodshop converter? Cheers
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EVLRB30Archived member
What size fuel lines are most people using for the ls1 conversions?
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InsaneVLArchived member
I'm running 3/8" feed from the back to the front for the fuel feed.
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DA HOONArchived member
stock efi 6cyl lines
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PRO30LArchived member
anyone here know about the t56's and looms?
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DA HOONArchived member
what about them exactly?
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PRO30LArchived member
I have sourced a t56, but it doesn't have a manual loom. Some one told me that I won't need it anyway......that's wrong right aye??? Also how do go about changing electronic to manual speedo's? Do you all fork out the 900 bucks for a rodshop converter? Can I use my manual cable and mod it of I don't want to use hydraulic? thanks.
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STATUSArchived member
Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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boostin01Archived member
status, did u think about using ve casties instead of making ur own? what turbos are u running?
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ITG-05ZArchived member
i am using 6 cylinder fuel lines and i am using an autometer speedo i dont use the original vl one.... i dont know about the loom i had my loom done by an auto electrician and was setup for the manual...... i guess ask around with people who have done the looms
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