Ken that looks awsome! I tried to put my tach in there as well. I had an old Autometer street tack in chrome but the trim ring made it just a hair too big to fit. I made 3 different versions. My final version looks similar to the one i just showed but its got a big red chevy emblem in there as well along with an led for the ses.

 

Oh and in case you guys missed it the dyno vid is in my sig.



Ken I want to go make a cluster for the dash now lol I always wished there was enough room for a big tach there. I'm pretty sure the LS1 guys can fit a 5" tach.

 

why did you relocate your alternator?

 

Did you go forged on the bottom end?

 

2 reasons. the stock accessory bracket it mounts to is gone, and it wont fit in the stock location with the tall valve cover I have. Need big covers to clear the shaft mount rockers.

Yes, Eagle crank/rods and JE pistons.

 

Brian, how did that EFI event go? Any news for me?

 

Sure accelerates nice in that dyno vid.
Can't wait to hear what it does at the track.

Yeah, you're gonna see a lot of slip in that drivetrain setup. HP numbers are not terribly important.
What is important is making sure it is tuned properly; if you can do that yourself, awesome.
(No valve float, curve appropriate for your setup and no ultra-rich/ultra-lean spots)

 

would you believe I didnt go? Yeah its actually become a house hold joke now because something always happens or comes up and I end up not going. My priorities are really in the wrong place. I need to put them back on the car and get it over with. My wife has even said its rediculious how many time I have planed a trip and didn't make it...

the efi event? Well I was having my hating and ac system replaced at the house. My uncle was doing it on the side. Guess when the only time available he had to do it was? I spent the weekend putting in a new heater at the house. Saved me some big time loot but I missed the track. I swear i am going to get out some day in the future... as soon as I do I will post up the results that night. Even if I blow it up on the starting line I will post up asap!



I didnt do the tunning. The dyno is in the garage behind this guys house around here. He does alot of LS1 and Mustang tuning. I had the software so he did the tuning with my software. Its still on the conservative side I am sure I am leaving some on the table but I would much rather be on the safe side.

It pulls hard on the street. I have never had it past the end of my street so I am limited to 1st gear romps. If I can get the shift points right and it doesnt run out of gear I think it should run a low 11 without a problem. Maybe crack some 10's if I work on it and fine tune everything. I'll be happy to see it go down the track even if its slow.

 

curious with the stock pulley mount gone, how did you route the belt with the alt. mounted in the bottom?

 

Cant wait to see dyno numbers and a few N/A times..... I am in the process of building a very similar setup only it will be a few more cubes

 

Like this:





Dyno numbers and a vid in my sig. NA time hopefully when the weather breaks this spring. But I said the same thing this past spring and never took the car out

 

geez man you still never tracked this car? i remember you talking about it when i bought that rear from you a long *** time ago

 

i get it, no power steering pump to worry about

 

Yeah its done but never actually took it to the track. Lame but it is what it is. I am going to go in the spring I hope.

Hows that rear doin?

 

haha to be honest with you i put maybe 500 miles on it on a full bolt on lt1 m6 giving it an almighty thrashing daily and its still together.. i tore apart my whole car soon after tho basically doing a bottom up rebuild of it

that picture pretty much sums up that but it will have a similar powerplant as your z

even with hopefully 10 sec passes im gonna stay with 10 bolts.. idk why but i feel like it. maybe yours will hold?

what track you go to atco/e-town? maybe ill see you over there sometime