okay i dont have a z28 or anything i have a 1963 nova and i was thinking about putting a LT1 motor in it the car is 2800 pounds and has a turbo 350 trans with 3.90 gears now what would i need to do to my nova to put the LT1 motor in it and how fast do you think it would be if i had the heads port and polished cam lifters spings and valve done? thanks

 

first off, welcome

second, that would be a nice setup, especially since the car is so light (our z28s and trans ams/formulas run in the 3300-3700 pound range all depending on the options you got)
i would suggest searching the boards and find people that have had headwork done and a cam put in and take off a few tenths for you, because of your weight advantage
depending on the cam, i could see 11s with traction

but what do i know, all my car has is exhaust so far

 

well its a rather broad question but are you going to use a t56 or auto tranny? im assuming you want auto,,if you work the LT1 and get 400hp out of it i'd say you could get 11's,,getting it too hook would be the issue at hand first,,you would also need the brain from a LT1 car,,so i'd look for a donor car or make sure you get all the goodies with the LT1 when you buy it,,

 

and yeah i wanna use a auto trans....i have a 350 right now the guy that did the port and polish on my heads that are on that motor said that it would add about 70 HP to the motor does that sound right? and would it add about the same on a lt1?

 

i 4got that i would be putting a porcharger on the lt1 ( model P-1SC) the site says 50%-90% HP gain and im thinking i would run like 12 PSI maybe a little more if i get the intercooler with it

 

You won't be running 12psi of boost for long on a stock bottom end, LT1.

You need to research, and find what you need. Then you will be able to decide if that project is what you want.

 

yeah i know that........this is what im trying to do see i want a motor that can run 11 flat or faster but still be able to run fast on the freeway right now i have a 350 that makes my car run 11.2 but i can only go like 60 on the freeway or i start burning up **** but from ready and looking around it seems like you guys with the lt1 and the ls1 can run fast and still go fast on the freeway and dont really have to worry about burning anything up s0o0oo0o0o can i do with with a lt1 or would it be like the motor i have now?

 

its the same thing is my 66 el camino i have a 540 in it alittle over 800 hp but i can only drive fast for like a few sec and then i have to let off again and drive really slow witch sucks

 

On a stock bottem end car, most people will run 6psi max, 8 if intercooled. Even then in most cases its probably just a matter of time till time till it does. The LT1 is a high compression engine that can't handle a real lot of boost, at least in stock trim.

Aaron

 

dude i just said i know that i cant have a stock bottom im not dumb