Steve pretty well nailed it. Even caught the gauge adapters. Headers will be a bit tricky, the LS7 takes 1 7/8 tube headers, but all Morrison has is 1 3/4 headers, which will mount up, but will make it exhale through a straw. These things really can handle 2" headers quite well.
I would run the GMPP harness if it is going to be a manual transmission.
You wil need a double pass LS radiator with a steam line provision (we can handle that)
ATS had dry sump tanks, don't know for sure if they are still going to do those. Petterson makes dry sump tanks (no way I would give up the dry sump if I was going LS7)
Ragtop show the perfect front drive for it, uness as he mentioned you want a Wegner which is closer to $1600 without A/C
certainly not cheap, but I bet Dan lemons could put together a set of kick *ss pipes for that chassis. The guy is a friggin artist with pipe!
Also - Frank mentioned the steam line provision at the radiator. Check out the pic at the top of the water pump inbetwwen the throttlebody and resivoir. I ran the steam vent back in to the water pump with a 90 degree npt/compression fitting
You wil need a double pass LS radiator with a steam line provision (we can handle that)
Just one correction here.. you DO NOT need to run the steam line to the radiator.. just run it into the top of the water pump. It looks better (less hoses) and works just fine, every LS engine I've built has been like this.
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For the dry sump tank and breather you can just call Peterson Fluid systems - same tank as ATS used to offer and probably cheaper.
For coils definately stock GM - the aftermarket ones have some issues related to current draw and heat that can make them an issue in your application.
I would go Speartech harness if I did it again - you just have to decide if you want a mechanical TB or DBW. I like my mechanical TB but the DBW works fine as well.
Early LS style pilot bearing - the 'vette style pilot is completely different.
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we have a fabricated dry sump oil pans in the works, by that i mean we have everything to build them in stock just need to glue them together.
we have some very cool coil mounts that get them off the valve cover and mount them to the back of the head. i will post a pic tomorrow.
if your interested.
we have a fabricated dry sump oil pans in the works, by that i mean we have everything to build them in stock just need to glue them together.
we have some very cool coil mounts that get them off the valve cover and mount them to the back of the head. i will post a pic tomorrow.
if your interested.
yea, I've seen your new coil mounts and they are VERY nice..
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we have a fabricated dry sump oil pans in the works, by that i mean we have everything to build them in stock just need to glue them together.
we have some very cool coil mounts that get them off the valve cover and mount them to the back of the head. i will post a pic tomorrow.
if your interested.
So are the oil pans you guys are fabbing up for production the same as the ATS ones. Are are you designing something different.
For coils definately stock GM - the aftermarket ones have some issues related to current draw and heat that can make them an issue in your application.
I would go Speartech harness if I did it again - you just have to decide if you want a mechanical TB or DBW. I like my mechanical TB but the DBW works fine as well.
where is a good place to find the stock coils?.. ebay?
and i was thinking of doing a mechanical TB did you have any problems?
and Why would you have gone the Speartech over the GMPP?
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