R32 Ls1 Conversion

[STATUS]

What's going in that monster? Looks tough.

was going to be stroked windsor 351 - 427 with twin T04Z's but we have been approached by a certain manufacturer to build something else, so i'll let you know the minute its settled.

[BezerkR32]

that looks like it was meant to be.....notice the fogger and solenoids. i like the way this boy thinks.

yeh baron, hoping it will all be worth it. will no soon enough.

lol. that is pretty cool. finally get that decent engine into a decent chassis. I like it.

can't wait to see your thing rumbleing along stu. it will definitely rock.

[2rismo]

Moved out of the drag section and into the "that-stuff-with-corners-and-things" section.

[Marlin]

Hooray!!!!!! I felt dirty going into the drag thread to keep up with this build

[JAS-25T]

Good to see the sig has been updated acordingly.

'Drain, I took him to watch some circuit racing on the weekend..........Conversion complete.

can we change the thread title to "drag setup/circuit setup conversion" ?

[BezerkR32]

haha, thanks for the warm welcome guys. my journey to the dark side is complete.

the guys in the drag section were getting confused when i started doing susupension & brake upgrades.

at least you guys understand whats going on.

Good to see the sig has been updated acordingly.

'Drain, I took him to watch some circuit racing on the weekend..........Conversion complete.

can we change the thread title to "drag setup/circuit setup conversion" ?

[2rismo]

Good to see the sig has been updated acordingly.

'Drain, I took him to watch some circuit racing on the weekend..........Conversion complete.

can we change the thread title to "drag setup/circuit setup conversion" ?

I see whatever you happen to have is contagious, Jase.

Shame. Stu was such a good bloke once upon a time, too!

[JAS-25T]

It's ok Adrian, there is still time to swap the auto back to a manual and since you haven't tubbed it yet, we can still get it to handle around a corner mate

[2rismo]

lol

[BezerkR32]

noooooooooo, have you seen him drive?

It's ok Adrian, there is still time to swap the auto back to a manual and since you haven't tubbed it yet, we can still get it to handle around a corner mate

[BezerkR32]

have been looking at intake manifolds for a while, the Harrop item was looking like the go

but after some research it was found that it would be difficult to adapt different length ram tubes to it as it was designed to fit in the commodore and this is not an option due to bonnet height etc. harrop was also very difficult to get in contact with as they do not return faxes or email. obviously dont want to sell any.

Came across another Australian made intake, well priced and is designed for interchanging ram tubes. i also know the guy who spins them up so can get a few sets made. once car is back on the ground and engine fitted im hoping to get one of these babies.

[Duncan]

it used to go fine around corners before adrian dragged it over to the dark side....ironic that it was the whiteline development car

[JAS-25T]

intake looks very simlar to the harrop one?

Duncan - It's a down right offence what he did!

[2rismo]

Blow me.

[BezerkR32]

recieved rear hub bushes and sway bar, so can at least get the rear end together this week. ill post pics when completed.

[sheep2nv]

when do you think you will have it ready to run?

[BezerkR32]

it depends on those that are doing stuff for me, example wiring, exhaust. i could have it together in a couple of days.

but still no cylinder heads. also waiting for a few front suspension bushes, so probably a month off.

when do you think you will have it ready to run?

[BezerkR32]

suspension & brakes fitted, pretty self explanitory.

[BezerkR32]

recieved the best news ever today, my cylinder heads are ready. measured piston to cylinder head clearance and found we have to run a slightly thicker head gasket. cc'd the head and worked out comp will be around 11:1 if we deck 20thou of the head while still maintaining 80 thou piston to valve clearance. should have everything ready for assembly tomorro night.

[Morten Kiil Finsaas]

recieved the best news ever today, my cylinder heads are ready. measured piston to cylinder head clearance and found we have to run a slightly thicker head gasket. cc'd the head and worked out comp will be around 11:1 if we deck 20thou of the head while still maintaining 80 thou piston to valve clearance. should have everything ready for assembly tomorro night.

Sounds like excellent news!

11:1 is a good compression ratio, a little higher than original...

Cant wait to see/hear a video of the engine roaring...