1971 Chevelle Twin Turbo LS1 - Lateral-g Forums

TT402LS1 · #1 03-15-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Payton King

Very cool. I would hate to change plugs on that thing. Great packaging and routing of the tubes!

Thanks! Thats one of the things I paid close attention to. I will be able to change the plugs, without removing anything, from under the car. But it will be tight

Thanks for the complents guys!

Ron

Bandit Ls-1 · #2 03-20-2007, 04:15 AM

all i can say is badass! i too have a chevelle and would love to build something crazy out of it, but for now i have my trans-am project, goodluck dude

Rick D · #3 03-20-2007, 09:30 AM

Nice

Are you building the headers out of stainless steel??

TT402LS1 · #4 03-21-2007, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by badrs69

Nice

Are you building the headers out of stainless steel??

No, those are mild steel. They will be ceramic coated after I get the engine dynoed.

Ron

nitrorocket · #5 03-21-2007, 07:57 AM

I don't really think it will matter if you coat them after the dyno, the first full throottle run through all the gears, or the first smokey burnout you do in 2nd or 3rd gear, they will get just as hot or hotter anyway.

BC69 · #6 03-21-2007, 08:11 AM

Great Project! I love the way the exhaust looks.

Tim

**jonny51** · #7 03-21-2007, 10:30 AM

Looks really nice but I would consider a minimum of 304 stainless for your headers.

TT402LS1 · #8 03-23-2007, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by nitrorocket

I don't really think it will matter if you coat them after the dyno, the first full throottle run through all the gears, or the first smokey burnout you do in 2nd or 3rd gear, they will get just as hot or hotter anyway.

Do you think so? I was thinking that the car it self will never hook hard enough to load the engine like the dyno will. Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

Thanks - Ron

nitrorocket · #9 03-23-2007, 11:53 AM

From experience, a full throttle pass especially in high gear, put much more load on my engine then the Chassis dyno did.

It's pretty wierd with stainless. I do not have them coated, and they always change color. If I drive normal they get brighter in have more rainbow colors in them, if I pput a heavy load on it, they turn real dark gold.

I have not driven the car with the new trans yet. I still do not have it in, I am waiting on having my gears returned from Liberty so I can throw the trans back together and install it. That is all I am waiting on though. Should be about 3 more weeks I guess.