Post About Your LB9 / L98 / SBC-TPI engine

[jmd]

I'll start.

car: 86 Monte Carlo SS
engine: 86 L69
cam: 87 L69
exhaust: Hooker 2050 headers, stock cat, shoppe-fabbed pipes
intake: 86 f-body
harness: " " "
air cleaner ducting: 88-89 firebird
cooling: 88 firebird M5 radiator (no TOC), Delco 180deg. thermostat

driveline: 1995 T56, 3.5" alum. driveshaft, stock 3.73 7.625" posi rear.

mods: SLP air foil, 1989 code, !9th injector (just disconnected for now)

and that's all I can think of.

[TheCrazyTrain]

1992 Z28

350 5.7L L98
D-1SC Procharger(CogDriven) -15lbs
3core intercooler
Ford 30#/hr injectors
Edelbrock TES headers
Ravin 2.5" exhaust
TCI Breakaway Converter
B&M Flexplate
Probuilt Limited 700-R4
Accel Spark Plug wires 8.8
Richmond 3.73 gears
Polyeurothane* tranny mount
Be-Cool Radiotor
Flex-a-lite 2500cfm puller fans
Edelbrock H20 pump

Soon to have:
Eagle 4340 Crankshaft 3.480" -bought already
Eagle 6" 4340 Rods
ATI harmonic balancer
Holley Stealth Ram - bought already
CompNitrous HP cam .509/.520
AFR 185cc heads 2.02/1.60" -bought already
TRW Forged Pistons/ Maybe JE pistons (9.0:1 CR)

I think thats it.

[BLURR]

1991 Trans Am
5.7 L98
SLP headers
Polished plenum and runners
Chrome Valve covers
Everything else on the motor is stock

1991 Z28
5.7 L98
STOCK

[Stealth89]

89 Formula
350 bored .60
lt4 hot cam
vortec heads
1.6 roller rockers
cloyes roller timming chain
24# svo injectors
scoggin dickey intake
Ported TPI
eldebrock high flow runners
adj fuel pressure reg
headmen headers
hookers exhaust
2800 vig stall
shift kit
3.42 gears
posi
soooo much more hah

[Big Als Z28]

87 Z28
305
Stock peanut cam
stock heads
ported & polished plenum
massaged runners
ported base
hooker cat back
catco uni cat
!tb coolant
!air box
kn's(40hp right there)
slp air foil (near free!)
36/24 mm sways
polyurthane replaced near all rubber in the front.

sitting next to the car
ZZ4 cam
ported LB9 heads
headman 68470 headers
timing chain
pro mags 1.52rr
looking for a 4th gen M6 rear.
2600-2800 stall.
Laptop with winaldl, moates, autotap, dd2000, and several other aldl scanning software.

[GIJoe]

1989 Corvette

engine:
350 rebuilt (headgasket blew)
bored .30 over
stock ported heads
15* valve angle job
new pistons
new bearings
new rings
new oil pump
CompCams cam
CompCams .6 roller rockers
CompCams pushrods

ZF6 Tranny
CenterForce II clutch w/single mass flywheel

mods:
TB heater bypass
throttle position chip
smog pump elim pulley
cut air lid
K&N filter

exhaust:
no cats
Borla's

Theres more mods and stuff, but i can't remember them all.
best time 13.66@104

[bigmike]

1992 Z28

it HAD

-SLP 1 3/4 primary shorties and y pipe
-Flowmaster American Thunder 3" catback
-NX Wet Kit
-Lakewood LCAs and Panhard both adjustable

Only times were on a 75 shot with a failing knock sensor that I realized was dead later on. Was wondering why my 60' times were rivaling Civics. Best time with that issue and the small shot was a 13.4 @ 108.

Tranny was having issues so she came out along with the motor for a bit of a rebuild. Motor is out, tranny is out, most of hte interior is out. Going to be spraying the engine bay myself and she'll be going in for some body work. Someone hit me in the right rear quarter a while back in a parking lot. Planning on keeping everything pretty much stock looking. Stock wheels, stock hood etc.

Engine is still up in the air as far as what I'm going to do. I'v epondered a juiced 383, juiced 350, and i've also thought of going with a s/c or turbo setup. I'd LIKE to do a TT setup but I don't have the experience with a welder to make my own manifolds and the people are banks don't liek to answer their voicemails or emails. assholes. I've got a set of flat top forged pistons that would make a nice start to a forged high compression nitrous motor but i want something a little bit different. I have th emoney, the ability (with help from friends and coworkers) and the other resources to do whatever i want pretty much, just a matter of "what do i want to do?". I'll figure it out eventually. lol.

[Fratsit]

1992 Z28 Purple Haze Metallic

350 TPI
Engine:

Paxton SN-93 Supercharger W/ Dipstick Oil Cooler
MSD Pro-Billet Distributer (scored on EBAY for $200.00 w/ MSD Coil last October)
MSD-6BTM
Crane Adj. Fuel Pressure Reg.
Air Foil
K&N Filter
Ported Plenum
Ford Fuel Injectors (not the SVO's) rated at 21 Lbs per hour

Drivetrain:

Pro-Built Street Strip 700R4 (Dana is AWESOME!!)
Vigilante Torque Converter 2600 stall
B&M Console Megashifter

Suspension:
HAL 12 way adjustable shocks
Hotchkis Lower Control Arms
Hotchkis Panhard Rod

I did all the bolt-ons years ago.....currently I have changed my way of thinking and am building up my suspension and drivetrain, and will then start to rebuild my engine. I am shifting over to Spohn suspension parts.

For the engine I am going back and forth between an LS1 conversion OR the Motown 415 shortblock (undecided on heads and cam), a TPIS Miniram, and an ATI D1SC.

By the way, that Paxton ball drive blower it JUNK. I am on my second rebuild. Bought it new in 1996 from Summit. The NOVI line up is great, however.

Oh yeah, black POR-15 in the rear wheel wells. Great stuff.

Fratsit
Honolulu

[Hartz]

Car #1: 1984 Pontiac Fiero

Drivetrain: Stock 350 from an 1989 Trans Am GTA. Stock heads. TPI converted to speed density. K&N air intake. Sanderson headers. Accel programmable DFI ECM. Getrag 5 speed tranny with Centerforce dual friction clutch. Griffin 4 core radiator.

Suspension: Drop spindles and heavy duty springs in front with all poly bushings. Rear adjustable coilover conversion kit with more poly bushings.


Car #2: 1967 Chevy Camaro

Drivetrain: GM Performance Parts 350 H.O. crate motor with 1992 TPI fuel injection unit. Hooker headers. K&N air intake. 700R4 auto tranny. Stock f-body ECM. LOTS of chrome...

Suspension: Mostly powdercoated stock pieces. Front disc brakes, rear drums. 17x8 IROC style chrome wheels.

Hartz

[Fratsit]

Originally posted by Hartz
Car #1: 1984 Pontiac Fiero

Drivetrain: Stock 350 from an 1989 Trans Am GTA. Stock heads. TPI converted to speed density. K&N air intake. Sanderson headers. Accel programmable DFI ECM. Getrag 5 speed tranny with Centerforce dual friction clutch. Griffin 4 core radiator.

Suspension: Drop spindles and heavy duty springs in front with all poly bushings. Rear adjustable coilover conversion kit with more poly bushings.


Car #2: 1967 Chevy Camaro

Drivetrain: GM Performance Parts 350 H.O. crate motor with 1992 TPI fuel injection unit. Hooker headers. K&N air intake. 700R4 auto tranny. Stock f-body ECM. LOTS of chrome...

Suspension: Mostly powdercoated stock pieces. Front disc brakes, rear drums. 17x8 IROC style chrome wheels.

Hartz

:eek: :eek: Holy cow, Hartz. That Fiero must be a real screamer. You have any 1/4 mile times on her?

[Hartz]

Originally posted by Fratsit
:eek: :eek: Holy cow, Hartz. That Fiero must be a real screamer. You have any 1/4 mile times on her?

It's a fun little car. Definitely takes people by surprise. It's a bit, ah, um... "traction challenged" at the moment. It ran a 13.3 @ 104. That was on P215/65/15 street tires. I haven't run it since the new wheel and tire combo went on. The problem with doing a V8 conversion in a Fiero is that there isn't room for a decent clutch inside of the Getrag. Also, repeated use of drag slicks tends to cause hardship on the axels.

It's a lot fun to pull some unsuspecting Mustang on the freeway from about 35 MPH. ;)

So it's not the fastest thing in the world, but it's goofy, and definitely a conversation piece.

Hartz

[jmd]

Originally posted by Hartz
The problem with doing a V8 conversion in a Fiero is that there isn't room for a decent clutch inside of the Getrag.

What fits? What spline? Can you use a std. 153 tooth flywheel, and smaller disc? I am not too into transaxles.

Am I off topic? :p ;)

[#1WideTrak]

'88 GTA, ~101K miles
Canadian export, so I have the metric cluster ;)
5.7L A4 w/3.27
race weight 3,750 lbs.

Mods:
Dynomax
gutted cat (the brick was loose, so why not)
home-made cold-air kit
ground-down humps in plenum behind TB
AFPR set at 48-49 psi
initial timing bumped to 10* BTDC (from 6*)
MAT sensor relocated to airbox
airfoil
FAST Chips (Ed Wright)
Best run with above - 14.42 at 95 with high 2.0 60' times.
Best run with stock PROM was 14.32 at 94-95 with low 2.0 60' times. I went to the track as a last minute decision and forgot I had the stock PROM in it.

ETs need updating, but here's my link: http://www.pontiactorque.com/My1988PontiacFirebirdTransAmGTA.htm

Now that I've seen 14.3s as it sits, I hope to maybe crack 13s with my SLP headers. Time will tell.

[Hartz]

:hijack: :jk:

The biggest clutch you can fit inside a standard Fiero tranny is 9 11/16. I think it uses a 1" x 14 spline, if I remember correctly. Like all bastardized engine swaps, there's no "standard" way to do things. I think some people modify the 153 tooth flywheel, whereas others will get a custom flywheel from somewhere like www.v8archie.com

Lots of folks are experimenting with crazy clutch setups (Spec Stage III ceramics, Quartermaster dual disc setups, lots of nutty multi-puck combos, etc.) with various degrees of success.

The people who are really pushing it up around and above 400 HP are the ones who are very familar with Getrag repair and replacement. ;) My little car is just a mostly stock 350, and well short of that kind of drama - knock on wood.

As a TOTAL side note, you'd be amazed the engines that people put into Fieros. SBCs are very popular, as are the 3800 SC V6s, 4.9L Cadillac motors, Northstars, etc. etc. Kind of a modern day Vega - in more ways than one! :jest:

Hartz

[Fratsit]

I've always liked the Fiero body style. Its a sharp little car. If thats the modern day Vega, I'll take one.

I'm sure the power to weight ratio is pretty impressive. And with the torque these TPI engines make, I bet it gets you from stop light to stop light in a hurry.

Happy :drive:


Frat
Honolulu

[ATC350X]

84 trans am L69 38,000 miles
3.73's
kn air filter
performer intake
slp headers & y pipe 1/5/8
flomaster muffler
WC T5
tweaked carb
urethane trans mount
Hurst shifter
KYB shocks:cool:

[02HAWK595]

1992 Formula WS6/ Bright Blue Metallic

L98 5.7 liter V8
stock cam, heads, and lower end
TPIS MiniRam intake
TPIS 52mm TB with air foil
TPIS Level VI prom
Edlebrock shortie headers, without A.I.R.
3" Flow Tech racing exhaust, no cats, w/ Flow Tech Afterburner muffler
A4/700R4 Race rebuilt with all Borg Warner internals
Superior stage 2 shift kit
TCI eurathane tranny mount
Precision Gear 3:73 posi rearend
MSD Blaster coil
MSD 6AL box
Taylor 8mm wires
March pulley kit
K&N
Modified air intake ducting


http://www.gsfcc.com/memweb/images/dellis.jpg

[Calypso Coupe]

Originally posted by Fratsit
I bet it gets you from stop light to stop light in a hurry.



Or from the stoplight to the tire store it sounds like

[Tuned Port Z]

1992 Z28 L98

350 TPI, auto, 3:23s 3688lbs race weight w/ driver.

Mods/etc: SLP 2k stall conv with shift kit and cooler, alum DS, Spohn suspension pieces, Eibach Pro kit, 17" ROH Snyper with 275/40/17s all around, SFCs, STB, airfoil, crank pulley, gutted airboxes with K&Ns, MAT relocate, SLP 1 3/4 headers, Catco single high flow 3" cat, LS1 SLP Loudmouth car back, MSD 6AL, digital pillar gauges, white face gauge over lays, 99 black leather TA seats and the rest 100% stock.

Best ET: 13.521 on a 1.770 60ft.(That's with stock L98, TPI intake, manifolds)

Best Street Tire ET: 13.758 at 99.34 MPH on a 1.902 60ft (Same as above ET)

Some movies from the local track...
Movie 1 (http://hometown.aol.com/l98pwrdz28/Launching.wmv)
Movie 2 (http://hometown.aol.com/l9892z28/LaunchingCompilation.wmv)

[norcalz28]

89 iroc
L98
2.77 gears (swapping to 3.27)
Pretty stock, has a flowmaster 3" catback, high flow cat, flowtech cutout w/electric plate, msd coil, taylor 8mm wires, K&N's, gutted air boxes, tb by-pass, compcams airfoil, and a few other little things.

The big mods are hopefully coming this summer

Will

[vejatabul]

88 gta
95992 miles
ls1 fans ,afco alum. radiator,3.5 air intake w/ k@n,180 stat,airfoil
production lt4 cam,1.6 rockers,ported plenum,ported base,adj. fuel press. reg, stock lt1 injectors,accel ign. modual,msd blaster ss coil, msd 6al ,msd 8980 timing control comp, nos window switch,msd wires, ls1 air pumps-vaccum pumps, edeblrock coated headers,4 inch muflex, nocat, cvr starter, built turbo 350 trans , 2800 stall,9 bolt 3.23 gears,lowered 2.5 inches,bmr lcas, bmr panhard, bmr lca relocation brakets, mac sub frames,recaro seats , leather 4th gen rear seats, 4th gen consol, grant stearing wheel, autometer tach,soft seal weather strip kit, new head liner,bfg drags& et streets, nex 100 hp wet kit,nos 100 hp dry kit, optima yellow top, a/c delete pulley,195 amp alt, 3380lbs w/o driver.
ran 8.89@77mph on slicks with only an air foil, flowmaster catback, home made air intake,and msd wires, everything else was stock.
that same setup on a 75 shot ran 8.10@87 on drag radials.
has not been back to the track due to electrical and mech. problems.

[vejatabul]

btw it made 256hp @3800rpm and 356tq@2000. sounds odd but the car used to go off the scale rich at 4000rpm. i fixed the problem, but have not been back to the dyno.

[DarthD]

1985 Corvette auto

AFR 180cc heads
Comp Cams Xtreme Energy 270 hyd roller cam
Stock TPI Plenum and runners
Edelbrock base

Hopefully TPIS long tube coated headers.

The engine is in the car, but I have no exhaust system yet.

[TunedPort 335]

335 TPI Stroker

Stock untouched 081 heads
Stock untouched TPI
Stock 19lb injectors
Keith Black hyper pistons 10.25:1
Comp Cams "264" 210/220 duration at .050, 480/480 lift 112LSA
Comp Cams springs/retainers/locks
Shotpeened rods with ARP bolts
Eagle 3.750 crank
Bottom end completely balanced
March Underdrive Pullies
MSD 6AL ignition
JET Airfoil
Edelbrock 1 5/8 headers , 3" y pipe
3" cutout
Catco cat
Hooker 3" catback
K&N

Built 700R4
3200 lockup converter
shift kit

stock 10 bolt with 2.73 gears
Aluminum driveshaft, forged yokes
Spicer U joints
Spohn SFC's
TDS steering brace
Hotchkis strut tower brace..


Blahh I cant even remember half this stuff anymore...

[roachjuice]

85 305 TPI Faded Red IROC-Z
Chokemaster Muffler
K&N filters
MSD 6-AL ignition
Trans Go shift kit w/ Auto/Man Valve
Body
Converter Lock-Up Switch
15% tint
Smog Pump Delete
polyurthane bushings all the way around
de-screened MAF
gutted air boxes
3:42 lsd rear end
187,000 miles on it

PB
1/4 15.30 @ 88 mph with big a$$ tires on it:D
got the stock rims back need new tires hopin better times:)

[97WS6SCharged]

84 S10
383
Stealth Ram

[roachjuice]

is that a hair dryer settup :p

[zsb383]

1991 White Z28

Engine:
355 ci L98 short block
SRP pistons
Stock rods and crank balanced arp fastners
LT4 hot cam
AFR hydra rev kit
Crane Gold 1.6 Rollers
Trick Flow 195 heads-light port/bowl work
Holley Stealth Ram
24lb injectors
1 3/4 hooker super comp headers
4in Mufflex catback

Trans/Diff:
TCI 700r4
3000 Vigilante
stock 10 bolt with 3.23 gears

Chassis/Suspension:
PA tube K member and a arms
PA coilover kit with Koni struts
No front anti roll bar

Wheels/Tires:
Stock 16in wheels
Nitto drag radials

Brakes:
Bear 13in slotted cross drilled front setup
stock rear drum for now

And last but not least
Nitrous:
NX 200 shot single stage!

Times:
Before stall/FL headers and 4in catback/underdrive pulley/no tune
Motor-12.61
Bottle-11.32

[97WS6SCharged]

Originally posted by roachjuice
is that a hair dryer settup :p

Something like that. Gotta make sure I can edge out all those LS1s and LS2s after all.

[Iroc-Z89]

everything stock except battery, spark plugs, filters, windshield wipers, stereo, tires and floor mats

[2000TransAmWS6]

my dad just got a '85 Corvette Z-51
4+3 manual transmission

bone stock.
hopefully that'll change soon.

[z28motorsports]

92 z/28 clone
standard bore 350 ci
90 iroc tpi base and ported plenum
slp runners
lt1 injectors
bbk twin 58 mm t/b and adfpr
hooker super comp 2210's with dynomax 2 1/2 bullets
world sportsman II heads w/202 and 160 valves
gmpp lt4 hot cam
comp pro mag 1.6 roller rockers
silvolite hypo 10.3 to 1 pistons
stock lt1 crank and rods
slipping th350 trans with tci ssf 3500 stall
4.11 gears on an auburn gear posi
hotchkis subframe connectors and adjustable panhard bar
lakewood rear control arms
spohn trans crossmember w/adjustable torque arm


best et 1/4......trans slippin 13.10 at 106.......going back to a t5

[zman1969]

87 trans am
383 cu in 4 barrell quadrajet!
e-tec vortec 170 heads
zz4 cam
slp1 3/4" headers
dual cats -emission legal!
1LE brakes
alson subframes
TDS wonderbar
edelbrock strut brace
Eibach springs
KYB struts/shocks
LS1 leather seats
LS1 monsoon/CD
3.42 zexel torson

in the works:
Accel Superram - more torque needed!
please send any extra torque you might have laying around


:drive:

[FearThisGTA]

Well, I guess the best way for me to do this is like this............
Yeah, its alot,lol.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/543267

[gixxer92]

86 IROC
L98 - upped to 383 Balanced and Blue Printed (IE. specs recorded)
AFR 195 heads, Titanium valves, TPIS Miniram, 36 lb injectors.
Block was true decked, line bored and cam was line honed, 1/4 filled with Blok hardner, CC-306 cam, Comp Magnum Roller lifters and rockers, Eagle Light weight 3.75 stoke crank, Eagle ESP rods, SRP pistons, ARP studs everywhere, Canton Road Race pan, Hooker LT's w/black coating, Meziere 55 GPM water Pump, ATI Super Damper (6 lb. Damper).
This winter I will be buying the K member and tubular arms, the FAST XFI, a mosier 12 bolt.
6 speed swap is in prgress and I just completed the ZR-1 HD brake upgrade on the front.

PICS of most of it can be seen here,
photo's (http://community.webshots.com/user/gixxer92)

[partdoctor]

80 Malibu
L98 (now a 383)
Accel SuperRam
58mm Throttle Body
4L80E Transmission
PI 3000 Stall Converter
9" Rear End
4:11 ratio
Detroit Locker
Moser Axles
Best Time 12.89 @ 104mph
Still Tuning! Waiting for warm weather!
partdoctor
http://www.partdoctor.com