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Plus the LS1 is a 5.7 litre, not 7.0

They ought to last a little longer than 30,000 miles.

At least two other ways. For just a picture or two, on the "insert" pull down menu you can select Insert->Picture-> From File. You can then browse to the web site and select the picture to insert. The second way is "Paste Special". Copy from the web page, then on the Edit menu select "Paste Special". This will open a dialog box that lets you insert it as an HTML file.

Heard a song on the radio the other day. The guy was kind of half rapping about some homeless man he ran into. When he looked at the guy he immediately thought "Get a job". But then he noticed the homeless man had his underwear on outside his pants. The whole rest of the song he went on about how he was pretty sure even McDonalds had a "no underwear on the outside of your pants" dress code. How can this guy work there with his underwear on the outside of his pants? Just don't ever give them money directly. If you really want to help them donate to a homeless mission or center for abused women. Admittedly these guys aren't trying too hard, but most of them have other problems.

I am the same way with American Chopper and Hotrod. Bitch and moan, all about the people and the drama. As for bike building, the guys on American Chopper don't seem to have a clue. Just tacking a bunch of other peoples parts together with seemingly not much thought into how it will all work together. I would like to see them ride a spiderman garbage bike cross country. Guess they are doing alright so who am I to critisize? Now Jessie is cool because he can take a flat piece of steel and make anything out of it. I would love to have half of his tools. I do like Overhaulin. It is interesting to see what they do with the cars. My wife even watches it toward the end of the show. The girl is not too bad. She stays on topic for the most part. And yes, like all car shows, it is becoming one long infomercial for the guys donating the parts. They have made some pretty cool cars though. That Camaro they made for the 90210 guy was truely sweet. There were a couple of others with outrageous paint jobs. wouldn't mind being on the show. Taxes I can handle.

All true, but with an LS7 you would be one bad ass mofo.

I assume it is a small block, but don't know for sure. I have no idea if it even mounts the same. Suppose to have all kinds of nice things like forged internals and titanium rods. It is a little hard finding precise information on the web. People had been speculating about the engine for some time. I think Cadillac used it in an STS concept/race car.

No. I am talking this engine Damn search function isn't working again. Someone had posted better pictures and a link to the site that would be selling the engine. (Forgot to mention they just released the Corvette and haven't started selling the engine yet) I assume it is a small block? Anyway if you contact Scoggin Dickey I am sure they will get you the info. They are also an excellent source for GM engines. http://www.sdpc2000.com/

A concealed weapons permit.

Rumor has it that GM will be offering the LS7 in crate form soon. It is for the new Corvettes. 7 liters of aluminum block V8, 500 HP. With your budget you ought to look into that. Should mount just like the LS1 (I imagine) and would flat rule a Z car.

I know everyone's experience is different, but my brother and best friend have both just sworn off Dodge/Chrysler trucks. Both had expensive drivetrain problems at low miles. My buddy goes in for the ball joint recall in the near future. I have an older Tacoma. Toyotas have been good to me. The Toyota got upsized to almost full sized status this year.

Some past posts have listed all the advantages of the LS1. One of the biggest is a vastly improved head design that flows better than the old SBC's heads. That means you can get much more HP with less cam, all of which means better street manners. Like you said all aluminum block and heads, FI and a vastly improved distributorless ignition. GM sells complete LS1 crate engines, including computer, with what they call a street rod tune. The December issue of Car Craft magazine tested one and it dynoed at 402 HP right out of the crate. $6200 US, complete with a 12 month warranty. The magazine also listed what missing parts you need to complete the engine (it wasn't much). The only possible concerns are cost and any smog laws. It is kind of a mixed bag here in the US what smog equipment is required to be "OBDII" compliant.

They should be one in the same. If you put a different motor into it, then you have to get the swap certified by the state of California. The engine has to be from the same year car or newer. The smog equipment is then set by the motor. It has been said before, but "exempt" only means exempt from testing. Legally all cars must have the required smog equipment, no matter what year. I think that is true no matter what state you live in. Obviously it is easier to get around this in some states than in others. Maryland actually has more invasive smog testing than most states, but only in certain counties (the Baltimore DC area). The western counties (I don't think) don't have to smog test their vehicles. But if the car is sold, then it has to have a state inspection and technically the inspection station is suppose to check for the required smog equipment. So just to be safe (and for the challange) I hope to certify my pending swap.

Texas A&M huh? Explains a lot Guess we have officially high jacked this thread. A physicist looks at this problem and sees the energy released by combustion as the ultimate source of energy. An engineer starts with the gasses being accelerated through the turbine nozzles and works his way backwards. Most gear heads have gone onto a different thread by now What I am saying is an abbreviated version of your wording here:

Some pretty good info. Trouble with 305's is people can't leave well enough alone. Put the 305 in and next thing you know someone will want 400 HP out of it. If you want that much HP, then one could argue the 350 will be cheaper than a 305. Dan Juday sure has a gorgeous Z with a 305 in it. He has written some pretty interesting posts about how enjoyable the car is. It all depends upon what you want to do with the car and how well you stick to your plan.

Yes, California requires all vehicles entering the state to undergo an inspection prior to licensing. Any missing smog equipment has to be replaced regardless of the cost. That is how I ended up with a Z. The car I brought from the Midwest had no hope of passing smog and I couldn’t afford a new one right away. So figured I would buy an old car that was worth putting money into and wouldn’t lose value. A Z was perfect. So smog laws do accomplish some good.

The Jags That Run manual still has usefull information for the ZX swap. So the fact he is consulting them isn't necessarily a rip off. But like everyone has told you they don't have a "kit" for the ZX. Do what tony78_280z said and ask the guy for a detailed listing of what has been spent so far. You can then post it here and I am sure you will get a lot of expert advice. The fact that it is getting expensive is not hard to believe. There are several guys on this site who run professional shops who won't take on this kind of work because it does get so expensive and the custormer often has a hard time understanding that. On the up side, when he is done you should have a phenomenal car. Beats the snot out of the 6 cylinders.

the 15, 25 and 30 are the amp ratings at which they blow. You need to put the right sized fuse in the right slots, otherwise you risk destroying things. The fuse holder should tell you what amp fuse to put where.

May want to search again. The topic has been discussed many times.

Well like I said I bought it 15 years ago so I don't know if they even make the things anymore. Also there is a difference between the tachs on the old 240's (like mine) and the 280's. I know they have a web site so you may try contacting them directly. I don't know the answer about the condenser and the HEI.

I have been using a Jacobs ignition on by L6 motor with stock points for probably 15 years now. Seems to work fine. Had no problems with it. I have had the same set of points the whole 15 years. I don't notice a big difference between it and the stock ignition, but my engine mods are limited to carbs, headers and ignition. Not too stressing. They also sold some type of amplifier that makes the early 240 style tach work with the HEI type ignitions. Before that I put one on a worn out, oil burning 69 Camaro. This was probably 1977. It made all the difference in the world on that car. Kept the plugs from oil fouling. Good company. Don't know if they are any better or worse than MSD.

Well, no. Not trying to be condescending or get into a pissing contest of any kind. Just want to see the correct information in the posts. The idea that the exhaust velocity is what moves the turbine is a common misconception. It is a somewhat confusing discussion since the exhaust is accelerated in the turbine stage as it is allowed to expand. But make no mistake, the hotter the exhaust charge, the more energy it contains and thus the more work that can be extracted from it. Pick up a thermodynamics book and read the sections about the Carnot cycle, specifically the concept of enthalpy. This link may be a bit esoteric but it is well hyperlinked to understand the concept of a heat engine. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/heaeng.html#c1 Another way to think of it is it is the heat being released by the gas burning in the combustion chamber that powers the engine in the first place. Not hard to figure that this same effect occurs in the turbine stage of the turbo. Iron has a lower thermal conductivity than aluminum. That means it doesn't transfer heat as well as aluminum. For a NA engine, aluminum heads typically allow you to run more compression without detonation because it helps prevent hot spots from forming in the combustion chamber. But for an extreme turbo set up, you want to dissipate that excess combustion energy in the turbine. You do not want it to dissipate through the engine components into the coolant or oil. Thus iron head and ceramic coatings (to reflect the heat back into the exhaust stream) will increase maximum overall performance by increasing the maximum theoretical Carnot efficiency. It is very true that overheating the turbo means it will not live as long. But for a race engine this is a price you pay for that last ounce of HP.

Agreed. The Z history was pretty good, but the show itself was pretty weak. They were suppose to have 14 hours to modify the cars for a drag race with the winning team keeping both cars. Both teams opted for a cam, ignition, headers and 4 barrell carb. Oh the drama! They didn't even tune, just bolt and go. Really hurt when they said they were "bringing a bit of high technology to a 30 year old car" as they bolted a Holley 390 on. With that set up they would have been better to keep the SU's.

Thought the same thing.