Would you hate me if....

[Teetoe_Jones]

Steevo hit it right on- The Goldie Locks test is what I need done.

I feel that having an LS1 that can hold up to years of abuse with only minimal maintainence is the key. The engine plan is sort of unique, and very odd to most people. I want to go with the Trans Am theme in the engine bay.

The LS1 will be destroked to be a 302 (5.0 liters) have 11:1 compression, and the 'crowning' feature on the engine will be the Hogan's dual throttle body cross-ram intake (Think Viper, with 2 less cylinders).

The front air dam does not need a re-style, I have made it a duct to gather airflow to the forward tilted radiator, plus-it should have a slightly more agressive look to it this way.

Kris is also correct-
This car was designed to be the well rounded car- Go to the track on street tires, pull a mid-to low 11 second ET, head to the road corse the same day, on the same tires, and pull the lowest lap times without slicks. I then want to get stuck in bumper to bumper traffic on the Vegas strip, in August and let the car sit with the A/C on full blast, with no whimper from the engine or radiator, as we head out to Northern Nevada for the Pony Express.

There should be nothing I'm afraid to do in this car, including gathering rock chips in the paint, and scraping the frame rails on the pavement.

The 'get the car done' voice in my head is screaming at me, and he is loud. He won't get me to compromise on certain things that I deem nescesary to go with the overall theme, but he is getting me to drop things like 345 rear tires, twin turbos, and laser cannons.


Tyler