69 Camaro v2.0 - Project "Major Havoc"

[chr2002ca]

Just got off the phone with Jason at Pettis Performance. Will be dropping off my ZL-1 489 shortblock assembly with him this weekend. Very excited about that.


Todd, you're right about Jason, he's VERY detail oriented. I'm liking that a whole lot. I know he's going to do a great job on the shortblock build out and the core assembly will be bullet proof. He estimated middle to end of February to have it back to me, which is perfect for my schedule also.

Hell yah.

[tubbed69]

looks alot like Christmas,that should be a killer engine,good luck with it

[Vegas69]

Hells yes... Looking forward to the updates. Are you going to assemble the long block? Break it in on the chassis dyno?

[chr2002ca]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Hells yes... Looking forward to the updates. Are you going to assemble the long block? Break it in on the chassis dyno?

Yep. Jason said he'd give me a few pointers for the valvetrain. I may have him checkout the heads. All the new $4K worth of EFI wiring, ecu, and new fuel system is mounted and routed in the car and I thought it would best to just chassis dyno and tune it in the car with all that stuff, my full exhaust, my cold air setup I plan to make for the cowl hood, etc.. Besides, I enjoy working on engines(especially one like this) so this will give me part of the build to enjoy. I'm just happy I can let someone like Jason nail down the short block. That'll give me a lot of confidence in the motor.

[Vegas69]

Definitely let him check the camshaft for lobe accuracy. Are you running a 4/7 swap? I'd also let him check your valve job, guide clearance, decks, chamber volume, installed height, and spring pressures. You want to make sure your quench is right. A strong short block is at the mercy of a weak valve train. It's on in the details.

Sounds like a good plan to me. It's going to be fun as hell.

[DaleTx]

Chris,
great job on the build… very detailed planning, and well executed. That engine will look great under the hood! I’m interested to see your design for the cold air intake set up.

For what it’s worth, I just bought a T56 Magnum from Hurst (took delivery last week) and it did come with detailed installation instructions for the transmission, wiring, and kit components… but no OEM info from Tremec.

[chr2002ca]

Originally Posted by DaleTx

Chris,
great job on the build… very detailed planning, and well executed. That engine will look great under the hood! I’m interested to see your design for the cold air intake set up.

For what it’s worth, I just bought a T56 Magnum from Hurst (took delivery last week) and it did come with detailed installation instructions for the transmission, wiring, and kit components… but no OEM info from Tremec.

Thanks Dale. For my MPFI I'm running a carb-style throttle body, so I'll be using the standard 14" air filter element with the drop down base(and offset to the passenger side due to the BBC motor mounts). I'm planning to use something similar to a large cake pan to create an enclosure for the filter that seals against the cowl hood. That way the filter is only pulling in air from the outside. I made one before but it was a little too small and didn't give enough room for the air filter to breathe properly. I've heard that an EFI system can get thrown off when the electric fans come on and start pushing hot air into the air filter, so I wanted to avoid that scenario. The only bad thing about this type of cold air setup is that it covers a lot of the engine. Maybe for car shows where the engine is on display I'll just remove it and run the air filter only.

[chr2002ca]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Definitely let him check the camshaft for lobe accuracy. Are you running a 4/7 swap? I'd also let him check your valve job, guide clearance, decks, chamber volume, installed height, and spring pressures. You want to make sure your quench is right. A strong short block is at the mercy of a weak valve train. It's on in the details.

Sounds like a good plan to me. It's going to be fun as hell.

Yep, he's checking the cam. No 4/7 swap. I'll do as much as I can afford with the heads. Money is spiraling out of control on this and I'm basically going broke along with the other stuff my wife and I are trying to accomplish in the kids department. I have to draw the line or else I start to get angry/frustrated about it and then it takes the fun out of it.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by chr2002ca

Hey Rob! Yep, I'm trying to keep up with you guys and your dyno war. .

Well maybe I should change that thread to ZL1 vs Sideoiler since DG ain't getting any closer to actually running against me

Originally Posted by chr2002ca

Money is spiraling out of control on this and I'm basically going broke along with the other stuff my wife and I are trying to accomplish in the kids department. I have to draw the line or else I start to get angry/frustrated about it and then it takes the fun out of it.

I think all us mere mortals know that feeling Seeing some of the builds on here makes it even worse sometimes. You see stuff you just want to do but you have to slow down and think do I really need that? Wouldn't it be better to actually get it on the road and still have $$ to fuel it up.

[chr2002ca]

Originally Posted by tubbed69

looks alot like Christmas,that should be a killer engine,good luck with it

Thanks, much appreciated. I sure hope it turns out killer or else there may actually be a death involved.