Mock up has officially begun. Trial fitting of the Detroit Speed subframe looked perfect as you would expect.
We had to find some rollers that would clear the 14" Wilwood rotors we've ordered so we picked up a set of 2012 Camaro takeoff wheels and tires.
Hopefully, those tires will fit in the wheel wells...if not we'll have to find some lower profile tires for mock up.
We used Detroit Speed's subframe, steering rack, motor mounts and headers so everything fit together very nicely.
V8TV will custom fabricate a custom cross member for the T56 Magnum transmission and notch the subframe to clear the A/C compressor mounted in the low passenger side location as it is in the factory CTS-V and ZL-1 configurations. That will allow the use of the
OEM front accessory kit we ordered with the crate motor.
We could move the A/C compressor mount up high but we're in pursuit of the cleanest engine bay we can achieve as inspired by Charley's Jackass Camaro.
Kevin and Trevor have been kicking some ideas around in that regard.
Everything fits so nicely so far..
Looks like the rear exit supercharger intercooler lines would not have had a conflict with the firewall afterall.
As I said before, we hope to use the ZL1 top hat with front exit coolant lines anyway.
We're shooting for well over 700HP at the crank with all the Lingenfelter mods. Those are the kind of numbers we feel the CTS-V crowd and all the tuners have proven is safe without having to also beef up the bottom end of the LSA crate motor.
As you can see, the LSA oil pan hangs down below the subframe a little bit. It's not hanging down any more than my old motor did but we may need to get a different oil pan just to be safe.
