You sticking gas in it or something? 60lbers are 500rwkw territory unless your running E85?

Depending on how much the heads are decked, the C.R. is looking to be well above 11:1, so will be running it on e85.

Quote: Originally Posted by Duke57TT [View Post] Shorten up the LSA Insano.. do something on 108. You will thank me later. haha it will be mega cranky with 108...

mmmm..... Cranky... Cam has been held off pending the state of the heads at the moment, so might have a chat to Kyle and see what his opinion of 108LSA is...

my cam is a 231/247 .617 and .624 lift sounds cranky as anywho im guessing my exhaust set up will fit if a ls1 and ls2 are the same physical size and head design

Popped into Hardcore Performance to pick a few parts up (all the accessories that they don't need when assembling the short block) and got a few photo's of the disassembled engine. Parts have just been all cleaned up. Bores look great and should just need a light hone to be put back together. Block doesn't look like it's had a hard life - looks like not many kms on it. The standard 241 cast heads will need decking if they go back on (which will lift the compression up a bit - and also limit the size cam that can go in). So I'm checking out a few options to get some 243 heads or 799 heads. I'll throw some photo's of the other parts up soon. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

sounds good man deck the 241's, they flow good enough. dont go wasting money on 243, 799, 317 ones unless your planning on going 500hp+ and cranky Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

also the 243 (ls2) heads wont be any good for you anyways as they run a 4" bore and a 241 (ls1) heads run a 3.9" bore from memory... ---------- Post added 22-01-12 at 16:33 ---------- you going to chuck a set of H-Beams in it for maybe future force induction?

243's work on the 3.9 bore I'm pretty sure as they are a budget minded upgrade if you can get them.

im pretty sure that the valve clearance is not there. but will have to check

243's have larger valves - so can't run as big of a cam - however, the gain you get from the better breathing heads and larger valves compensates this. Kyle is working out what cam I can run on what heads with what decked height with what compression for best outcome. Lots of maths to work out on it! Once that's all sorted out, i'll let everyone know the specs of compression, and cam specs that it'll be running.

B&M Pro Ratchet Shifter turned up today. Some Assembly Required... lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looking good my tuner told me to stop wasting time with rb's and put an ls1 in the vl last engine, i just can't do it straight 6 for me but would love to, did u see the ls1 vl calais for sale on ebay for 8k running ? u could have put your running gear in that, and taken all the ls1 stuff out Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Yeah - saw that ad. Car looks pretty rough. Unknown condition of the motor - has the manual behind it (I want auto - T400).. Could be a bargain for someone if they want to do it that way.. Probably buying someone else's headache though. I'm making sure everything is done right this time. T400 is being built new to take the power. Engine is going to be a fresh rebuild. New custom tailshaft. New custom stally to meet my needs. New custom exhaust/headers. etc. Costs a bit more - but at least I know most of the main parts are new, and I'm not chasing my tail with crap.

So... picked up the box of accessories off the engine and sorted through what i've got here... LS6 intake manifold with injectors and rail. Injectors will be replaced with 60lb'ers. Coils... Starter & Starter Heat Shield Standard Throttle body P/S Reservior... will probably be replaced with an aftermarket one after the VL gets back on the road. Flexplate. Might need a bit of a cleanup... Water Pump... Alternator & Tensioner... VY LS1 Auto Wiring Loom Slowly Slowly parts are coming together. Conversion mounts were ordered yesterday, so hopefully will be here by the end of the week. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Which mounts did u go for mate?

These ones: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/170756128521 I'll let you know how they fit up.

Auto Shifter Console Insert came on Friday. Nothing exciting just yet. Thread should get interesting after PowerPlay in Feb when I pull the motor out and start putting everything in the car rather than just ordering stuff.. lol... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Conversion Mounts arrived today! Made by Redwood Fabrication in SA. Closer on the Trans cross member with the rubber trans mount and what looks like a spacer (??) Drivers Side Mounts. From the left is the mount that goes on the 6cyl K-Frame (yes, it's round the wrong way for the "exploded" view - the rhs goes on kframe, lhs to the rubber mount), centre is the Rubber mount (seems to be a 308 V8 engine mount), Right is the mount that goes on the block. Another angle of the drivers side mounts. Passenger side is similar, but slight overall height difference due to the 6 cyl k-frame. And the Engineering Papers that came with the mounts. Goes through the Trans mounts and the Engine mounts. Tollerances, torque settings, etc. Should make engineering alot easier. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Injectors arrived today. Not much happening. Waiting for after PowerPlay this weekend before taking it apart, and still waiting on engine to be rebuilt. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.