And Penny just keeps on changing...

[David Pozzi]

Steve,
That radiator setup looks great as is, I like that better than the DSE closeout.
A separate cooler is good. I like the engine combo, should make tons of torque and weigh nearly the same as before.
David

[nvr2fst]

Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Hmmm.. what's that writing on the inner fender well???

Looks like my initial thought I posted maybe wrong.

Steve,
Your reincarnation thread has been very informative. Your product installations, reasoning for why the change is made and what weighed out in the product selection has been doc. perfectly. But..I wouldn't except anything less coming from you. Great work so far and try not to scratch it during reassembly!

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by David Pozzi

Steve,
That radiator setup looks great as is, I like that better than the DSE closeout.
A separate cooler is good. I like the engine combo, should make tons of torque and weigh nearly the same as before.
David

Yea, I think the MID sleeves add about 6 pounds. So, almost the same weight.

I like it better as well from a "looks fabbed" standpoint. But I'm use to the DSE part. Also, this one is trickier to remove if I need access to the oil cooler system or other part. This is because some screws go in from the bottom. With my mesh that would be a PITA.

[Bow Tie 67]

Originally Posted by Steve1968LS2

Yea, I think the MID sleeves add about 6 pounds. So, almost the same weight.

I like it better as well from a "looks fabbed" standpoint. But I'm use to the DSE part. Also, this one is trickier to remove if I need access to the oil cooler system or other part. This is because some screws go in from the bottom. With my mesh that would be a PITA.

Upgrades look nice, I agree with David on the close-outs. Maybe you can incorporate some type of Dzus fastener, after all Penny is more so on the race side of the line than street. ( that is a good thing )

[buickfunnycar.com]

Looks real slick Steve...

[customcam]

Leave is it as it is! lol yeah rite
Steve a bit modest on the Hp prediction of that 440?

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by customcam

Leave is it as it is! lol yeah rite
Steve a bit modest on the Hp prediction of that 440?

Yea, so we said screw it.. let's see if we can make it a 454. lol

New plan:

Tomorrow the 402 comes out so we can re-undercoat the car.

Here's what we have so far:

Sleeved LS2 block (Darton MID)
Mast Motorsport 12-degree LS3 style heads
4.185 bore
4.125 stroke - Lunati Pro Series crank
6.125 K1 lightweight (614g) H-beam rods
Wiseco Pistons yielding about 11.5:1 compression
Comp cam on a 114 LSA.. should idle pretty smooth.
FAST 102mm LSXr intake
Ported TBW throttle body
Canton oiling system
ARP everything

That would make this a 454 aluminum small-block LS engine. Conservative estimates are 670hp and over 600 lb-ft of torque.

Weight gain, due to the sleeves, should be around 6-lbs

Just need to do a few mods to the Canton oil pan. Still doing the math on it, but it should work just fine.

[89 RS]

Sounds like that's going to be one nice engine. Very nice Steve. Are you doing an article on it too?

[Vegas69]

454, is that a big block? You're like me, pushing the limit every chance you get. I like it....

[Steve1968LS2]

Originally Posted by 89 RS

Sounds like that's going to be one nice engine. Very nice Steve. Are you doing an article on it too?

Yep.. Looks like it will be in CP and most likely Engine Masters since it's a bit unique.

Originally Posted by Vegas69

454, is that a big block? You're like me, pushing the limit every chance you get. I like it....

More like a big small-block I guess.. It is sorta crazy what you can do these days.