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af in high school drove an orange I think 72 Opel GT. It was tiny. The back bench "seat" would hold one small to medium-sized high school student. A V8 swap into that tiny car would yield an impressive hp to weight ratio.

This is a link that I just found about suspensions. http://www.carbibles.com/suspension_bible.html'>http://www.carbibles.com/suspension_bible.html And the main site is http://www.carbibles.com/ Helpful for basic information at least.

Thanks, Deja, it's been almost a year since I bought the Camaro. And David, a friend of mine made the same point as you. The mechanic says that the low-end torque we will make will break the Nissan rear-end if I stomp it from a stop. I would also like to leave the door open for a 700+ hp turbo's car someday. I'm also extra-cautious and conservative about estimating what a part can take, so I'm trying to err on the side of caution. Can a straight-axle ladder-bar rear suspension be made to handle well? Mechanic said the coilovers that are on the rear end now will still work with an air ride suspension if I add that later. There is no autocross course anywhere near me, and if this car is at any track, it will probably be the 1/8 mi drag strip near me. I still want it to handle well on rough country roads, though.

It looks like NA for now, to get on the street, and I will save for a turbo setup. The car has been sitting for a while, and I just need to get it on the road. This should be a fun car...

fwiw, and this is a little off-topic because it does not relate to synthetic oil, I have a Nissan truck with about 250k miles, 200k of those put there by me. I've always used name-brand non-synthetic oil, and changed it every 3k miles. I also dump a half quart through to flush it after most of the old oil has drained. My mechanic had it apart to put new timing chain guides, and he said that internally, the engine looks like it has 50-70k miles on it, not 250K.

Forged internals plus turbo is looking like a $10,000 upgrade.

Thanks, 80LT. And nice car! Have you done this mod?: http://www.gmhightechperformance.com/tech/0409htp_lt1_fuel_system_modification_third_gen_use/index.html I just talked to sts about two kits, one with a GT70 turbo that will make about 10 psi and the other with a GT 76 that will make 15-20 psi. I imagine I will need all forged internals for either kit? These kits are like four grand before I even buy the forged internals, which makes it hard to do everything all at once, although you are right that it would make more sense that way. Another question, how would my 383 LT1 boosted to 700+ hp compare to the same 300zx with the original Nissan V6 boosted to similar hp numbers? I see a lot of boosted oem engines claiming 700+ hp, but afaik the V8 should put out a much more impressive power band and seem like a faster car, especially off the line...right? I'd hate to spend all of this money to have a slower car than what could have been accomplished with the original engine. And yeah, my collection of parts will not make optimal sense. The parts lised is largely based upon what the mechanic had laying around and sold to me at a discounted price. Also, even with forged internals, is boost just going to blow this engine 10,00 miles down the road? I read that LT1's don't handle boost well, but is this cured by forged internals, or are there other issues? Thanks for the input, guys.

This discussion says that tuning and installation quality of the kit is critical: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:3sm_888FBkoJ:lt1tech.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi%3Fubb%3Dget_topic%3Bf%3D2%3Bt%3D000240+sts+LT1+turbo&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us STS data sheet: http://oi.b5z.net/i/u/1473169/i/pdfs/STSFACT_01LT1_02_Final.pdf The rear-mount is certainly innovative. Although I would sure as hell never want road salt on my expensive turbo, so no winter driving with that setup.

Whoops. If I might be wrong, then I probably am. But maybe the auto tranny is a five-speed? I looked at the parts I ordered a while back, and I also have a cloyes double-roller timing chain, and a throttle body (58mm I think). Mechanic has ordered an optispark distributor and we will upgrade injectors. With all the fuel delivery mods, I know the gas mileage is going to go to sh!t, but at least I still have fuel injection. Mechanic says the mpg will stay in the double digits, but I am sceptical. That's another reason to go with turbo over supercharging, afaik, that the turbo will not kill the mpg. I have seen some supercharged vettes that are obviously very fast, but if I get 3 mpg, then I am never going to be able to drive the thing anywhere. Any recommendations for forged pistons for this 383 would be appreciated, both brands and vendors. Thanks.

Like Dr. Nic says on The Simpsons, "Hi Everybody!" My V8 Z project has begun. This is way over my head skill-wise, so I am having the work professionally done. The LT1 is out of the donor 94 Camaro, and the machine shop is working on the block this week. Here are the parts I have purchased so far for the engine: 383 Stroker Kit Trick Flow 195cc Heads GM Hot Cam Electric water pump (may not fit) Transmission will be the six-speed automatic out of the Camaro. Mechanic said he would upgade the internals of the tranny to hold the extra power. My mechanic is talking 500rwhp after we upgrade the LT1 fuel delivery by replacing the fuel rails and adding a couple pressure regulators. He also has a complete rear-end that I am going to buy from him used. It's straight-axle, but he says it won't kill my handling. Somthing about "ladder-bar, triangulate, coilovers, and Nascar" if that makes any sense. You can see my lack of knowledge showing, so bear with me. My dilemma is that I would like to eventually leave the door open for forced induction, turbo or blower that would get me into the 700 rwhp range. I have looked at the rear-mount twin turbo kit for the LT1, which I like because at least I don't have to worry about space under the hood. I also looked at the T-76 single turbo and a Vortech supercharger. I am guessing that neither of these two will fit under the stock hood, which means I would lose at least the sleeper appearance of the car. I would appreciate any advice in regard to ways to get the car on the road now NA, while keeping it as easy as possible to add turbo or supercharging later, as well as input on the specific setup to choose later. I will upgrade to forged internals when I add forced induction. Thanks for your help!