[JayR]

I broke up the last 2 posts because I was just informed the limit per post is 10,000 characters long so if you read it all, I sincerely thank you and hope it was worth it.

To sum it all up as best as I can without another novella, I could not have even dreamed of this without the help of some great friends here in the PNW as well as around the Country throughout the industry. From the bottom of my heart, thank you all.

I hope it shows and is noted that not only am I in the industry, I put back into the industry and live this industry. I'm not making wheels and designs so I can hide out in my castle, I do it so I don't have to take time off a 9-5 job to go to shows, see my friends all over the Country and make new ones and play with cars. As most of you know, this car has already gotten lots of use doing road trips and autocrossing and that was with a 2 barrel 300 and a Powerglide so you better believe it's going to get even more action with the newfound hp, overdrive, efficient efi and all.

To sum up the last 2 weeks that I've been driving it, I know what all the LSX fuss is about and am so stoked to be part of it.

The car sounds incredible with the Magnaflow system and x-pipe. As many of you know, some LS motors with a stock cam and free flowing exhaust sound a little funny at idle due to the odd firing order but this Comp Cam sounds ROWDY and really wails when you get after it but without the deafening drone some mufflers make.

At the moment, I'm still running the stock rearend because I haven't bought a posi-unit yet so it isn't a rocket out of the hole but comes alive and pulls like crazy when you get rolling and the motor gets up on the pipe. With those gears, I haven't even hit 6th gear yet and have had it over 90 and 145 on the dyno (HAHA!)

I know this thread isn't exactly a how-to complete with every step and a parts list like Bart's amazing LS3 into his GTO but keep in mind that I drove it into Chris' shop on June 9th at 8PM and drove it the morning of July 24th and I was in Columbus for 5 days and Chris and I only worked on it in the evenings so if you're anywhere near here and can't do it yourself, you know where you need to take your project. Chris specifically wants to do LS swaps, disc brake upgrades, suspension installs along with similar small upgrades and hot rod upkeep and service with an occasional full build but the majority of work being small jobs that are only in the shop for a few weeks at the most for a large job like mine.

I'm going to use my wife's camera to take some more pics and continue updates, stories and driving impressions so stay tuned.

Thanks, Everyone