Project "Payback"

[waynieZ]

Get it going Greg I got $40 !

[awr68]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

According to GM specs there is a 150 lb difference between a Gen VI 454 block and the ZL-1 block. That's pretty significant. I'm pretty sure it puts me within 100 lbs of an LSX and should be comparable to a small block with aluminum heads.

That is a great savings and should be quite noticable! Thanks for posting the numbers Todd!

Originally Posted by Vegas69

.... I've got to cut myself off somewhere.

I agree.....right after the dry sump!!

[Vegas69]

Dry sump is out Tony. Greg and my buddy Wayne's $140 bucks won't even pay for the shipping. If I was back in the fabrication stage and didn't have a fist full of accesories and no place to mount that monster oil tank it might be a different story. I've already breached my passenger inner fender for the accumulator. I don't mind making changes, but not at the cost of leaving a trail of after thoughts...... At the end of the day, a good pan, windage tray, and scraper will treat me right. It's not like I plan to run the 24 hours of Lemans here.

[awr68]

I totally understand! At this point I'm not willing to make changes either....somtimes it's just not worth it!

[Efi69Cam]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Dry sump is out Tony. Greg and my buddy Wayne's $140 bucks won't even pay for the shipping. If I was back in the fabrication stage and didn't have a fist full of accesories and no place to mount that monster oil tank it might be a different story. I've already breached my passenger inner fender for the accumulator. I don't mind making changes, but not at the cost of leaving a trail of after thoughts...... At the end of the day, a good pan, windage tray, and scraper will treat me right. It's not like I plan to run the 24 hours of Lemans here.

I'd be quite interested in knowing what you decide on. Stefs will make a custom fabricated pan for a BBC but other than that I have not seen any off the shelf pans for BBC for anything other than drag race applications. My 540 has a milodon kick out pan on it now, but I'd like something better.

Will the old Corvette trap door pan fit with the DSE frame?

[monza]

So the dry sump idea is already dead.

Here is some useless reading then http://www.drysump.com/drysump.htm

[Vegas69]

There is just no easy way for me to package it at this point. It has to be belt driven and I'm not just going to mount the big honkin tank on the firewall either. That can O worms just doesn't appeal to me right now. Unless I'm missing something....

[GregWeld]

All you need is a road race pan to control oil creep and slosh - so you don't run dry...

I agree with you - you add one thing and it's a can of worms that doesn't stop...

[70rs]

Originally Posted by skatinjay27

hellz NO!!!!!! lol
it would have been much smarter ($cheaper$) for him to go that route...MUCH cheaper!
but no where near as cool...

I was kidding. I would actually NOT like to see an LSx in Todds car. This new motor is going to be pretty cool and I doubt there will ever be a situation where another car pulls up and pops the hood and they have matching motors. Not too many of those ZL-1s running around on the street.

[Payton King]

I like your motor choice. My buddy Conrade has the ZL-1 motor in his 69. His made 605 hp at the crank.

There is no doubt that you will feel the difference up front.