69 Camaro at Best of Show

[Matt@BOS]

I finally got some new parts for my engine this week. Now I'm just playing the same game as Dave, trying to round up the rest of what I need. Rupp and I had a little bit of an oversight picking out parts, and forgot that the LS7 heads needed a bigger bore than what the factory LS3 block provided. Unfortunately for my wallet, my LS7 manifold was already on the way from England when I found this out, so the whole LS3 416 kinda went out the window in favor of something big enough to fit the manifold. The engine block went off to Steve Demerjian of Race Engine Development. It is going to get the dry sleeve treatment this time around. I'm going to throw in the old 4.125" crank paired up with some new 4.155" pistons for something in range of 447ish cubes. This displacement coupled with a set of LS7 heads, (which I have yet to pick out, but am considering buying GM ones and sending them off to Richard at WCCH) should really take advantage of the Jenvey manifold.

So, if anyone is looking for a Jeff Davis Precision Metal Craft manifold and some Trick Flow 235 heads, Have I got a deal for you





Matt

[John510]

Love the new manifold!

Matt, is the precision manifold for an LS3?

[Al Moreno]

Matt thats a beautiful piece! And thats going to be one stout engine!

[Flash68]

Holy Schnikeys... now THAT is awesome dude!

I think you are doing just fine "rounding up" the rest of what you need.

[Vegas69]

So much for the less sophisticated set up. Looks cool man.

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

So much for the less sophisticated set up. Looks cool man.

True dat!

I think I've reached a point where I've just given up on simple. I might not ever be able to get complex stuff to work right, but I can't ever get simple to work right either, so I might was well just look cool

[Ron in SoCal]

Originally Posted by Matt.A

True dat!

I think I've reached a point where I've just given up on simple. I might not ever be able to get complex stuff to work right, but I can't ever get simple to work right either, so I might was well just look cool

Mission accomplished!

[Richio1]

Damn that is sexy

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Matt.A

True dat!

I think I've reached a point where I've just given up on simple. I might not ever be able to get complex stuff to work right, but I can't ever get simple to work right either, so I might was well just look cool

I wish my wallet could reach the point where I could afford the complex stuff. Of course my choice in motors means my simple junk is probably as expensive as your nice stuff

That manifold is SICK

Look cool definitely accomplished It should run pretty dam well also.

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by FETorino

I wish my wallet could reach the point where I could afford the complex stuff. Of course my choice in motors means my simple junk is probably as expensive as your nice stuff

That manifold is SICK

Look cool definitely accomplished It should run pretty dam well also.

So true. By the time your engine is fully plummed and ready to fire it will probably cost more than my three engines combined. That idea kind of scares me since I'm eventually going to have to buy an engine for my little fastback. Do you think if I put a Jenvey intake on my little LS (the one pictured) and had some billet valve covers cut to look like old Ford ones that anyone would notice it was actually an LS?

Matt