Thx man!

All the time I spend there, I'm surprised we haven't run into each other. Did you ever tell Bob-O I said hi? :thumbsup:

Nice pic Skip! Yeah these guys have been doing World's fastest street cars, Hemis, boat motors, race car fab, you name it. I was surprised to see Euro Exoctic in there, but they do that too!

Thx buddy. I won''t forget seeing - who was it Mike Norris - @ RTTC1 timing your car on the AutoX saying, 'man that car's fast.' There's a lot of good power out there, but seeing you run showed me what it really takes...:thumbsup:

Yeah, can't wait Wayne! Thinking Borlas will be too quiet for this one...:D

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All the time I spend there, I'm surprised we haven't run into each other. Did you ever tell Bob-O I said hi? :thumbsup:




I sure did and he said HEY back!!

^ Thx Bro! Great vid...:yes:

I think he said "borderline scary". Haha Power certainly doesn't hurt your chances. Road racing is where it really makes a difference. We've seen low powered cars be very successful in autocross and the speed stop.

When do you plan to dyno and what numbers do you expect?

I went thru many TB's on my previous LS Engines from aftermarket 90mm to 102mm and the best TB that gave me zero problems was the Stock Ported TB's, plus I never noticed any gains with the Larger TB's.....I Have the spiral ported by V-Max will see how that performs.....I was told it should help tuners dial in surging/bucking with large cam setups :lol:

I like that you didn't go with a big duration cam like many do. That should keep some awesome low and mid range in that beast. Should be a great all around motor. :thumbsup:

Yeah that was the quote. And watching your last left and down the straight proved it.

Dyno's somewhat unknown. Shooting for 550 rwhp and a tall/flat torque curve. Getting rid of the Ti rods added a little weight, but the whole assy is weight matched and Crower rods are are called Maxi Lights. I did keep the lightweight valvetrain, so if a I get a lttle less top end but gobs of upper torque I should be good. Let me know what you think?

So true. AFAIK, the intake has a bigger effect than the TB. A big TB on a stock intake is like putting a paper towel roll up to your nose.

Let me know on the spiral Phillip! :thumbsup:

I'm so jealous Ron. Those heads are beautiful. :wow: :wow:

Epic update Ron - that thing is going to be a little monster! Can't wait to hear it and to see what you think of the clutch/fw setup. How long before you think you get to run it?

Q: You mentioned FAST rails on the stock (ported) LS7 intake. I swear I've seen such a beast but when I called FAST last week they claimed there was no such part - only the ones for their LSX(R) intakes. FAST also makes them for Katech now but again, only for the LSX(R) intake. I'd love a set like that for the stock intake. Mast had their Black Label rails but stopped making them. Any hint on the part#? Otherwise might have to stick with my Aeromotive rails.

G.

:lol: Aaawwww....look at the cute little thing. FYI...if you're gonna have Tony clean up your FAST, might as well have him tweak a 102tb too ;) . Those baby cubes will need all they help they can get.

Looks great Ron, she's coming together nicely. :cheers:

Thx Brother. One day we'll be at the same event...:thumbsup:

Great catch Gregg. I called COMP/FAST and think they steered me wrong. I was given a verbal that these would work: (jegs) 244-146027-KIT. When we went to install, first they needed injector extensions to sit a little taller (not a big deal), and then the brackets they included would not fit on the factory intake. We'll need to either fab a bracket to mount to the factory rails or go a different route. The rails mounted do not align perfectly and I'm not sure just bolting them down is gonna fix it. Calling COMP today so we'll see.

See above Brent. May have to move that up from phase 2...:_paranoid Thx for the compliment Sir! :cheers:

Yes - that's the only number I've managed to find and it's for their LSX/LSX-R intake(s). I'm not sure if you will get the injectors to seat. You might be able to machine some brackets to work. Aeromotive makes rails that will bolt-up for you - that's what I'm running now.

Keep us posted.
G.

That is one sweeet engine Ron. :thumbsup:

^ I found the email exchange from COMP/FAST confirming they would work, and sent them a note. I'll let you know how they respond!

Thx very much Kevin! You're building a peach as well and I enjoy following all your updates. Keep 'em coming! :cheers:

Engine update looks sweet Ron. :thumbsup:

Give Nate at Nasty a call 847-458-4858. One stop fuel shop.

Why not go with a FAST intake? Leaving a few ponies on the table there mister :unibrow:

Awesome update Ron, keep on pluggin' buddy :thumbsup:

Very nice Ron. Can't go wrong with a built up LS7!:thumbsup:

hey there ron, I see your moving along. very nice:thumbsup: that thing is going to be one of the best out there.
congrats

Thx fellas! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

So today was a fun day. Me, Bryan, Trevor, Matt and Cris went down to Supercar Sunday. Decent turnout @ SCS and me and Matt recruited a second gen to RTTC. We'll see if he shows :lol: ...

After that we all drove down the road to JCG and hung out for a while. Props to Cris for hosting and lunch, and Matt and Trevor for making the drive down. Trev tell your Dad we're glad he drove you down...:D

Here's a couple pics. A little bit of fab left and the car is ready for reassembly:

http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...-49-43_899.jpg

http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...-49-54_530.jpg

http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...-50-05_197.jpg

Pretty big milestone and I'm happy with the results...:cheers:

Lookin good man!

Lookin good Ron!

Absolutely great milestone indeed Ron. Firewall looks all business :thumbsup: (not at all a "Dub showcar" :rofl: )

Bummed I couldn't make it this weekend - one 3.5hr trip through LA traffic up to Santa Clarita on Saturday was enough for one weekend!

Will have to come check the car out when you get her home again :cheers:
G.

G.

Yes sir! :thumbsup:

Thanks for setting up the trip to JCG Ron.

Yes sir! :thumbsup:

Thanks for setting up the trip to JCG Ron.

Ron, that looks great man. Love the look. Not too much bling, but enough to be unique and get the key stuff in there. :thumbsup:

Looking good Ron!! :thumbsup:

Thx John and Raj!

Yeah we missed you out there Bro. How'd the Dyno time go? I get the joke btw...:lol:

You got it Bry. Always good to see you and Trev!

Thx Dave. Cris and crew get all the credit. They also did something unique on the ECU mount. It's above the glove box area. I'll get a pic of that next week...:thumbsup:

Thx Gae. Can't wait to start putting things back on again! :cheers:

Glad to see that you liked the results Ron!

Yep! Great job Sir...:cheers:

Great looking firewall Ron:thumbsup:

Firewall looks very Nice :thumbsup:

Thx guys! Just keeping up with the Kevin's and the Phillips over here...:lol:

lateral-g

And you thought I missed that remark ;-)

I had made some modifications to the car after the dyno session the other week so Saturday was all about a follow-up roadtest and re-tune "on the street". We litterally drove, logged, pulled to the side, tuned, repeat. Just a lot of little tweaks here and there, mostly for the street, very little change to the WOT (which of coarse we would never do on the street :unibrow:) I learned a ton. The car just plain runs and drives better now, which got thee ultimate test on the way back home! It was also the ultimate test for the fuel issues now that we have the Vaporworx kit fitted and coated the stainless headers to bring the underhood temps down. ZERO issues. Now to swap out that clutch :faint:

G.

Thx Brett! Yes, 427 is the new 350 I think. Less than 1/2 of us can use it, including me...:D Talk soon Brett!

Great update Sir! Love that your getting it sorted out in no time. I think it's time to update your project thread...:yes:

This weekend I took a turn wide right behind Cris on his deserted street. Trying to get him in the corner, he stomped on Blue balls and I was toast. I'm sure your WOT is plenty fun...:unibrow:

I can't speak for Phillip, but you don't have to try very hard to keep up with me! :lol:

Haha, ok Mr. Darton Sleeves...:D

Darton sleeves that are collecting dust in my basement.:P Might as well be a boat anchor!