240Z-DET

The spacer still allows full rotation of the TOB. It's actually a sleeve/spacer that resides where the TOB did in the TOB. Here is a picture of the drivetrain installed. So far, so good.

I don't know if anyone can see it, but if you notice the TO bearing is spaced out for proper clearance for the QM clutch. The other line attached to the TOB is the bleeder line. The trans tunnel required some "clearancing". All hail the mighty BFH!! I beat the trans tunnel like it stole something. Also, notice that the top ear of the stock LS1 T56 bellhousing was grounded off to match the traditional Chevy pattern. A mount was added at the 10 o'clock position to match the Chevy pattern too. It's coming along very well.

The LT1 and T56 are now joined happily ever after (knock on wood). The aluminum spacer turned out great for the TO bearing. I have the bleeder line and the clutch line all ready to go. The engine is set in the Z so the next step is to make the trans crossmember. I'll post pix of everything later on tonight.

The entire clutch and flexplate weigh 25lbs. The factory T56 flywheel, clutch and disc is over 50lbs. The spacer was made to add clearance for the longer input shaft. I have a Quarter Master hydraulic throw out bearing that will have an machined aluminum spacer. The organic discs are VERY smooth. So much in fact that when I compared the metallic ones to the organic, its like driving a BMW M5 (as far as pedal pressure).... moderately light. I can't wait until she's done. WOO HOO. My 50th post. It's only taken four years to get here. Can you say LURKER?

Quite a bit. I drove a car that had the same set up in it and he had the full faced organic discs and it was pretty easy to get moving. I have also driven a metal disc QM clutch and it was an absolute b*tch to drive. The beauty of my set up it is that it will be a very light clutch pedal. It should be finished tonight, the clutch set up that is. I still have to locate a LSD R200 and shorten the aluminum driveshaft.

I have a 1994 LT1 engine with a 1999 LS1 based T56 transmission using a 7.25" Quarter Master twin disc clutch. Because the engine is a post '87 engine, I couldn't use the Quarter Master billet flywheel. QM suggested that I use their SFI rated flexplate and attach the clutch to it with ARP bolts. A 3/8" aluminum adapter plate was made to mate the LT1 block to the LS1 style bellhousing and transmission. This is another solution to the Weir Bellhousing. I also will be using the QM TO bearing assembly that will mate to the T56. The QM's twin discs are organic and are rated to hold over 550lb of torque. I'll post pix of the QM TO bearing before final assembly. The weight savings over the stock T56 clutch, disc and flywheel is over 26 lbs. It may hurt low end torque a bit, but the acceleration should be insane.

I am in the High End wheel business myself, and that photoshopped picture has been lurking around for over 5 years. It started off with 20's, 22's, 24's and 26's. You would think that by the fifth year they would photoshop it with 28's. They basically said F it and went with 40's. 28 inch tires cost $8000, so 40 inch tires would be upwards of $15,000. What's so funny is that there are a few, if any companies making wheels for the Toyota Landcruiser because of the large centerbore and huge bolt pattern. Besides, the largest you can fit would be 22's. Idiots.

I guess that there is a consensus that feels the spooling characteristics of the GN don't mate well with the T56 or T5. I don't know if it would work or not, but hasn't anyone tried a higher numerical rear end ratio to offset the turbo lag? Say a 3.9 or 4.10 gear?

Seeing that it is possible to convert conventional SBC heads to reverse flow cooling for use on the LT1, wouldn't it be interesting to see the gains using these on the LT1? Even further, imaging having these units ported with a matching cam. I don't want to imagine the costs though.............

From what I've been researching, it seems as if modifying the stock MAF by removing the screens and installing a portedinlet/outlet will achieve the same HP. The gains I've found range from 0 to 1 RWHP. I was also looking at doing the same for my LT1 and it's money best spent elsewhere. One advantage may be a slightly quicker throttle response, but for $250, personally I'm skipping it.

That dude is on straight up Tyrone Biggums style crack. Why in the world would a person spend more money on a product than what its worth? What's worse is his attempt to sell it for more than the original product. If anyone purchases these sloppy units from this dude, they need to be slapped with a sausage. I can slap them with mine for starters.

What a way to celebrate your birthday!!! Happy birthday old man. Wait a minute, I'm the old man. Damn.

Jim Wolf's programmer, Clark Steppler is always at least four to six months backlogged. I once sent them my ECU for a 72lb injector and Z32 MAF program and I didn't get it back for nearly 5 months. It just so happened that I sent it in November so I received right back in time for the race season in March. Although JWTs philosophy of plug and play is a huge bonus, their turn around time absolutely sucks. My previous JWT ECU program allowed me to run a 12.29, so their knowlegde is second to none. Their customer service overall is pretty good, but once they are able to reduce the TO time of the ECU's, I'd rate them much higher. Many customers always bash JWT saying that the root of their problems is the ECU. Many times (from what I've seen and experienced) is that the car wasn't properly tuned to begin with. There was always a problem present BEFORE the ECU installation. Compound that with a new turbo, injectors, MAF, etc. and the problem is lost in translation and JWT tends to be blamed for something that already existed.

We seem to have either extreme Conservatism or Liberalism thought processes. So, let me pose this question? After the US was attacked on 9/11, what exactly did we accomplish by attacking Iraq. Yes, I understand that Saddam condoned genocide and was a complete madman, but what did he have to do with the terrorist act of 9/11? Nothing. This war was pre-empted and was used to assume that Irag harbored terrorist fugitives and had WMD. Yes, Saddam should've been dismantled, but Bush took matters into his own hands throwing up the middle finger to the UN. This is Vietnam all over again. The US military should have been assembled to find OBL and destroy Al Queda immediately. Attacking Iraq will probably be the most single costly error of government spending in our history. Does anyone remember when GWB said "...he tried to kill my Daddy!" Well, if that isn't a reason to go to war, then what is? What is so interesting to me is that the US always needed a Political leader, not a spiritual one. What happened to seperation of Church and State? Bush played the masses as a spiritual leader and probably won the election based on that. Do I care for Bush? No. Do I care for Kerry? No. Did I vote. Yes.

Man, I've been there and done that! Some people are just set in their ways and you either have to deal with the BS they sling or find someone else. The tradeoff, the "normal" guy might SUCK in his fabrication skills. I guess I'm lucky that my fabricator is also one of my best friends, but if he ever pisses me off..... I just found a way to get away with it.

I am currently in Vegas at the SEMA show and many companies are debuting their new equipment. There are companies showing anything from twin turbo V8 turn key engines to 16" rotors with 8 piston calipers. The new Mustang is by far the vehicle with the most floor coverage. The new C6 Corvette is SO much more sexy in person and Pro Charger already has an intercooled kit available for it. MSD is introducing an Opti Spark replacement for the LT1 distributor in February that will address the many shortcomings of the factory system. MSD is also introducing a LS1 multispark coilpack set up to replace the factory units. The LS1 is one of the most coveted engines at SEMA and many new parts either are or will be available for it. I met with many heavy hitters (i.e. Presidents, CEO's) in the industry at Pro Charger, Painless Wiring, Kuhmo Tires, MSD, Brembo and so many more. I walked away with a wealth of knowlegde but no products You can't blame a brother for tryin'. It takes literally three days to cover the entire show and even then you still have the outside events. What sucks is that someone stole my digital camera at the show and all of my pix of the cars are gone. There were many Skylines, Porsche Carrera GT's, Bentley GT's, 350Z's and C6 Vettes. One car of interest was a '04 righthand drive Skyline (G35) that had 14" rotors. One of the coolest cars out there was a Shelby Cobra that had a polished aluminum body that was mirror smooth. The NORAD Toyota Celica, Lisa Kubo's Saturn, Garrett's Sunfire were all at the show. The slowest of those cars runs 7.8's in the quarter and all of these are FWD 4 cylinders. AMS from Illinois had their Evo 8 on display there that runs 11.00 ET's. I saw a SICK tube frame '04 RWD WRX that should be complete soon. There were many top notch cars there that are scheduled to be in various magazines in the next few months. I'll have more to report tomorrow. I'm getting ready to hit the strip.

I have a buddy with an '03 Cobra. He has BFG DR's and he consistently ran 12.5's all day long. He changed to a smaller pulley and now runs 12.2s. Again, if he has street tires you'll own him. If not, run 110 octane race gas and turn the boost up to 18-19psi. You don't have to be fair!