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Originally Posted by Musclerodz
My customer and I are about to find out what it costs. We bought a low mile LS3 with lingenfelter top end on it about a year ago for a Camaro in the shop and just bought an LSA super charger kit this week for it. So the LS3 is coming apart for new rods, piston, cam, springs, valves, etc. Block is the later LS3 casting so i am hoping the oil squirter ports are already machined or I will be looking into having it done. Also probably looking into a new clutch as well. PRC rad will go away and order up an autorad unit in its place.
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The oil squirter have to be machined, if you use the Katech Oil Squirters. Brian Thomson machines them a bit different, but here is an article on it.
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/vemp_12.../photo_04.html
Autorad works, but you have to make a custom hood latch for it. According to Jim at Autorad, my factory hood latch would clear the intercooler. Then I got a call from Matt at Sled Alley called and he have to make a custom hood latch similar to Mayhem. The center support won't clear the intercooler. Camaro XV center support also was modified to clear the intercooler with the Dewitt radiator. Actually, all of Stielow's builds had a custom hood latch. (Jackass, Red Devil, Mayhem, and Camaro XV). The latch is not that difficult, but you do have to modify the center support to make it work.
I read what Sean had posted in his thread.
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Originally Posted by seankc31
So now I'm considering selling my engine and transmission...to upgrade to an LS motor... I been peaking at the LSA/4L85E combo offered on JEGs also the LS3 combo as well...would this combo work for my 68 camaro without any fab work...opinions please i would like to stay around 600hp
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The problem is that not all the aftermarket parts fit as planned. Yes, if you plan to build a supercharged engine, then you must fabricate parts for the intended application. So Sean see if there is a shop that has done this type of work in Hawaii. Another option Sean is to keep your big block and build a 496 with different cam.
Jeff