Ls1 5.7 flycut11/11/2023 ![]() It's all prepped now, once the engine goes it, there's not much left to do! I want to apologize for pic quality, they're all iPhone, I'm getting a decent little point and shoot to keep at the shop now! Hopefully this thing will be firing up in about 2 weeks. No extra crap, and unnecessary wiring will be gone. Also will be making the standalone harness, seamlessly conjoining the LS and S52 harness. Next up I'll be dropping the tank, removing ALL the EVAP garbage, making a custom anti-siphon rollover setup and getting the new lines and pump in. This thing should handle the power of the engine and some spray, McLeod RST Twin Discįinally, a shot of the work space for engine assembly and storage Some of the powdercoated pieces, very nicely done, match the tool box perfectly lol Parts for the brake setup, metric fittings and Tilton proportioning valve Melling High Volume oil pump and Corvette C5 fuel filter/reg with the new fittings.įAST 92mm TB and Katech tensioner, SUPER nice pieces. Steering shaft, Borgeson double D shift with Flaming River U joints. Random parts on the shelf, pulleys, ARP flywheel bolts, extra LS parts, MSD wires, etc. New style GM water pump, nothing off brand here, all GM or AC Delcoīrand new Fbody oil pan, pickup, dipstick tube, windage tray This will all be functioning on the LS.Īll new rockers, rocker shafts, Comp 7.4" pushrods, LS7 lifters and ARP head bolts 675 lift.Ģ000 Camaro SS engine harness and PCM came in, probably the only used parts on this build lolĮuro E36 M3 cluster, oil temp where the pointless MPG gauge was. 100 is optimalĬNC ported LS3 heads, brand new GM Performance, Lunati dual valve springs added that will handle. 029" clearance.080" is considered "safe". Got the new LS6 valley cover on, it has the PCV built into it. Pistons are going to need to be flycut as I thought, no big deal. ![]() New cam came in, I set it up, measured my piston to valve clearance and degreed it in. As well as more specs and pictures of the engine build including some CNC ported LS3 heads. I have a TON of parts sitting on the shelf that I'll post up tomorrow. I put new 1-4th gears and blocker rings in, steel bearing spacers, steel shift forks and brass shift pads, as well as shimming the input shaft to. I don't trust anyone buying transmissions so I knew I was going to rebuild it anyways. I picked up a local T56, that was SUPPOSED to be good. I ran the wiring that run on the core support through the fenderwell out of the side of the fusebox. I started on getting the fusebox and wiring back in the car. Wiring rats nest that BMW stuffs in the fusebox I started by removing all seam sealer, cutting off all tabs, removing the real shelf that the secondary air pump sat on, and all wiring, grommets, and pieces that would interfere with the new paint. ![]() Brakes are handled by a Tilton proportioning valve with custom lines, etc. The A/C lines will be custom made and tucked down low. I plan to have all accessories on the engine, but no ABS, no cruise, nothing that would make the bay aesthetically unappealing. On a lot of my past builds, I shaved the engine bays pretty extremely, but with this car, I wanted to have the fusebox in the bay so I could access everything readily and not clutter up under the dashboard. No scrubbing was needed, just some lacquer thinner.Ī few days later, I started stripping the M3 to prepare it for its heart transplant. Also cleaned off the gasket surfaces and the tops of the pistons. I cleaned up the block, masked it, and shot some fresh satin black on it. I want to make at least 450whp on just the engine. I knew I was only using the shortblock from the get go. ![]() I stripped all the accessories and unwanted parts off the LQ9 and it didn't seem to shabby. I bought the M54, the LQ9 and a SUPER CLEAN 5.3 they had for a hell of a deal. I didn't want an LQ4 with the lower compression, and luckily they had one in stock from a 2003 Escalade with 79k miles. I wanted an iron block LS engine, I plan to spray this thing once I have it all together. WHile I was at the yard one day picking up an M54 for a customer car at the shop, I asked if they had an LQ9s sitting around. I went back and forth selling this car for a while, but I've had it 6 years now, bought from the original owner, and I know I would kick myself in the ass, especially with everything I've done over the years, this car is basically new from the top to bottom. I've been wanting to do this swap for quite some time now, especially with my background of building V8 cars and hot rods, it was just something I needed to do! I already have a turbo S50 E30, so this car needed something different.
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