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Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/23/14 4:29am Message 11 of 26
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Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/23/14 2:01pm Message 12 of 26
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sweet job !!


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Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/25/14 8:43pm Message 13 of 26
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Vette(s): 1981 Blue Ice Met. w/pearl ghost flames TKO500 5speed. LS1 Swap 3.45 Dana 44.
Thank you, thank you! 

Even though I haven't gotten it inspected yet, I took her out for a maiden voyage today. All I have to say is WOW! So much more refined than the old carburated small block. My tuner/engine guy stopped by and tweaked a few things in the computer. He ok'ed me to stand on it a couple times to see how the power is. It'll throw you back in the seat very nicely. lol. The torque is incredible, and this thing revs much more quicker than the old engine. Nothing like having a modern drivetrain in an old car. Thumbs Up




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Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/25/14 9:24pm Message 14 of 26
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Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/26/14 5:08am Message 15 of 26
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Sarge81 said: Thank you, thank you! 

Nothing like having a modern drivetrain in an old car. Thumbs Up


Congrats Sarge, I'm guessing there was a huge grin entangled with a sigh of satisfaction!  I couldn't agree more about "moderning up" an old car.  I suppose the engine swap was all you did to the old girl?  


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Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/26/14 11:29am Message 16 of 26
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Great looking install Sarge. Looks really tight in there. I'm soooo jealous.


Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/26/14 4:08pm Message 17 of 26
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Vette(s): 1981 Blue Ice Met. w/pearl ghost flames TKO500 5speed. LS1 Swap 3.45 Dana 44.
Thanks Michael. Give Terry a hug for us. Miss you guys.

Dave, I gave out a good old loud "Richard Rawlings" Gas Money Garage "WOOH"!!! Time for a burnout now. lol. The only other drivetrain modernizing I did was adding the Tremec 5 spd. a few years ago, now a hydraulic clutch, and had the differential beefed up with some C4 parts inside. Next is a tubular chassis….oops wait…mama said no to the tubular chassis. Next big thing in a few years I'm going to add a Magnuson TVS2300 supercharger. Mama approves that update. We're addicted to "boost." Clown

Norsky, not that we here at C3VR condone street racing, but um there are times when the throttle may stick during sudden acceleration. Evil Smile Wink




GEN III 5.7L "LS6" Engine swap
TKO500 5 spd.
3.54 Dana 44
'69 "N11" Sidepipes
Borgeson Steering Box
Born 8/1981
Sequence #3975




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Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/27/14 1:18pm Message 18 of 26
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I saw the Dodge fly past us a couple times up in Wisconsin on the road trips. We need to put a governor on that LS-1 so we can at least have time to wave at ya!! Or was that the Misses driving?

 




Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/29/14 3:26am Message 19 of 26
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Vette(s): 1981 Blue Ice Met. w/pearl ghost flames TKO500 5speed. LS1 Swap 3.45 Dana 44.
tttanker said:

I saw the Dodge fly past us a couple times up in Wisconsin on the road trips. We need to put a governor on that LS-1 so we can at least have time to wave at ya!! Or was that the Misses driving?

 




Lol Don. That was me driving. Michele drives the same as me though. Well the car is inspected and road legal again in the Great Nazi Empire of NYS. Time to put some breaking miles on her now.



GEN III 5.7L "LS6" Engine swap
TKO500 5 spd.
3.54 Dana 44
'69 "N11" Sidepipes
Borgeson Steering Box
Born 8/1981
Sequence #3975




Click here to see more pics of my Vette on CarDomain.


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Re: LS engine swap almost completed!

Posted: 5/29/14 10:35am Message 20 of 26
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Great job Darryl Exclamation Been folowing it since you started....can't wait to see/hear it in person Thumbs Up


   

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