whyrun:

You seem to pull a convenient "new" fact out of your butt everytime someone challenges your preconceived notions.

When someone challenges your initial statement regarding the economics of your conversion, you conveniently mention you already have the Gen 1 383 short block. Might have been a good idea to mention that up front.

When someone challenges your 75HP drivetrain loss is "alot" you conveniently steer the conversation to an M6.... hmmm, first time that's been mentioned. I thought you'd be thinking "rock crusher"......

As far as me "jumping in here", as a moderator, its my job to cut off the insults and petty arguments.

Now that I think about it, appears you posted on the wrong forum, since your question has nothing to do with "LT1 Based Engine Tech". Can't wait to see what "new" fact you come up to justify that one.....

 

BLAH,BLAH,BLAH

The real problem with forums is that a greatest majority of people here want to be negative, and condasending. That because they really have nothing to offer so they only take away and don't add.. Thanks to the few people how have tried to add something positive to my post..

Injuneer your in the wrong as much as anyone, unless you got a carb'd LT1 or a gen1 swap you shouldn't be in this mix either because you dont have the knowledge I'm asking for.

Instead your trying to pick every little thing I say apart to be little me.. I think forum troll is a better pick than
moderator

Oh by the way as far as me moving it to an M6 who ever mentioned we were talking auto's?? I think your the one who assumed that... I was refering to flywheel since that what you should talk about is flywheel hp when your only talking about engines.. so you can stick that one on yourself..

and another thing Fact is right I have yet to see anybody rebut me the second time unless its just for the sake of arguement or they go snaking around what I orginally said

 

you came into an lt1 forum dead set on swapping out your lt1 for a different motor and then went onto talking down the motor, what did you expect? everyone to agree with you and tell you you made a wonderful choice and how we can't believe we keep putting money into these garbage GEN2 motors when older technology is obviously much more efficient?

 

Ok, I'll play along now.

You have a $9K 383 shortblock that you want to put heads, intake and carb on. What is the purpose of the motor other than drag racing and weekend cruiser? What cam do you have? What RPM range are you shooting for? Any ET goal in mind? You're sig says 95Z is that the car it's going in? Does it have a stock hood?

 

Your orginal post? And where might that be? I know its not in this topic, maybe you should include all your information next time in one topic, that way it does not confuse anyone.
As for your latest reply to injuneer, "Oh by the way as far as me moving it to an M6 who ever mentioned we were talking auto's"

Maybe you should of mentioned that your car was a m6 in the first place, but like your starting post, it lacks any information that may be helpful.

 

Thanks for that insightful comment.

You don't know what knowledge I have, and I have not made any comments with regard to your original question. My thought is if you want to do it, go right ahead. I didn't give my views one way of the other.

On the other hand, as a Moderator, its my responsibility to read the threads and try and control them. Apparently you don't want anyone to do that, but in the end, its my choice and doesn't really matter whether you like it or not. If you continue to argue, the thread, as useless as it is, will be shut down.

Choice is yours. And I will continue to read and comment as I see fit.

If you continue this part of the argument, there will be consequences. Arguments over moderation are not supposed to be carried out in these threads.

You said a 75HP loss was "alot" (actually, that would be "a lot"). I gave you an example which supported that number. You could have said 75HP loss is a lot for an M6, but you didn't. See how trivial and poorly thought out your arguments are?

 

Thump, thump!!

 

what I meant was who would put a used gear set and new timing chain on an engine they just spent 9k on.. Dont you remember when you said to do that .. Personally I'm not going to spend thousands of dollars on a new engine and put a gear set with 150k miles on it ... I never said I had 9k in a shortblock???

 

Do you have to draw a picture around here???
I think the problem is people assume to much when your talking engines and hp you should think flywheel hp not rwhp why because you dont know the rest of the story ...

 

Yeah I remember that. In either case what about the rest of my post? What are your goals?

 

No I wasn't dead set aganist anything a was asking for experences instead I got thetth nashing replies from a bunch a know it all's that hadn't ever done a carb'd swap so you go figure why I jump on the defensive...


Thats it for me im out of here

 

Heres a couple pics of my car







Had to do a little trimming. Another guy on here just did a 4150 mounted sideways.

 

Thanks Tom..... always good to hear from you.

 

I have actually thought of going carbed on my 94 Lt1. Not saying I'm going to go that route but it would be nice to read from those that have done it. Maybe I'll get the courage to do it. Having my 86 Camaro carbed and the ease of working on it (atleast for me) has made me give thought to the carb idea for my Lt1 . But I am not sure I am willing to give up my fuel injection . We shall see as I can hopefully read more from those who have done the swap.

 

Buy a great carb from a good builder, you'll never realize you didn't have FI. My car doesn't have a choke and it fires right up and idles every time, I don't even touch the gas to start it.

Don't be afraid of the "darkside"...