B5BiTurbo

Hey guys, finally starting to work on the car again as it warms up a bit up here. Time to buy a catch can... Can some of you guys post your catch can setups and hose routing. Looking for ideas. Feels good to be back at it! Oh and one more quick question about fuel cell setups. My vents for my cell run down through the floor but it comes out fault close to the exhaust. It this something I should worry about? Thanks again!

Is yours finished alain? I'd like to see right where your putting it in your rad. What kind of fitting are you welding in?

How are you guys plumbing your coolant crossover line? Are you putting it through the water pump? Or return on the rad? Just curious to see what you guys are doing and what fittings/hoses you're using.

Finally got the car started for the first time. Things seemed fine other than burning off the header paint and other fresh paint. Still need to make an intake and wire my fans but other than that hopefully on the road soon! Here's a few pictures of the exhaust tacked together, hopefully get it done in the morning. Managed to get the diffuser to fit, and using the Volkswagen Phaeton exhaust tips it all seemed to work out pretty well. Putting the exhaust under the diffuser obviously kills the point of it in the first place, but then again a diffuser is kinda pointless without the entire bottom of the car designed for it. Either way I thought it turned out pretty good for just spare parts I had laying around.

Well everything is wired up I believe. (Besides gauges). I'm ready to fill everything with oil and try to start it. Still need to make a gas pedal bracket and an intake and MAF housing, but deal with that later Does anyone have an experience starting a crate engine for the first time? I've heard I need to get a tool to prime the system. Then other people say to just fill it with oil and start it normally. I was worried for the time it's gonna run with no oil but a few other people have had no issues. Just looking for opinions. Thanks again everyone.

Ok thanks for the input! Maybe it's just terminology that was throwing me for a loop. For some reason I thought the "ignition relay" was just for my starter but I guess it makes more sense for it to be for your spark, going by the fact the want switched power in it all the time.

Quick question.. Do you guys run a relay for your starter? Or can I use the (if memory serves the green/yellow wire) that is only hot during cranking for my starter solenoid? And run that wire directly to solenoid and should I install a fuse for just the starter? I was thinking my new ignition relay was for my starter, but is ignition relay actually for spark plugs/injectors maybe? I think the document said it wanted switched power and cranking power, so that wouldn't make sense for a starter in my mind. My fuel pump relay I used this same wire, switched power and crank power, is that how you guys did fuel pump as well? Thanks again! I'm using a PSIconversions harness (if that matters) Edit: also my fuel pump relays coil looks like it's supplied by the ECU, I think it was a green and black wire on their harness. I was expecting to wire the coil myself, but I guess the ECU needs to know if fuel pump is running? Sorry just a but confused hoping someone with more experience can help sort me out.

Sounds similar to what I've got. LS3 crate engine, aeromotive cell. Except I went with corvette filter/reg and just the 1 line to the fuel rail like factory.

Have a spare factory diffuser from my lotus and a VW Phaeton W12 parts car here. Stole the exhaust tips from it.... Gotta cut the the bumper a bit to make it sit more flush, but you get the idea.. What do you guys think?

Well I bought a power distribution block I think it was designed for car audio but should work for me it's got fuse holders in it as well. What I did I mounted battery in the back(not mounted yet) but I've got 0ga wire running from battery to my distribution block (under passenger dash) then from there I've got a fused 4ga running to starter and 8ga from starter to alternator. Hopefully that's fine. What I'm wondering tho is where is the best place to take my accessory power for my fuel pump relay and beat place to grab ignition power for my ignition relay.

Well thanks to help from you guys I've got my alternator in. I've got my engine harness installed(engine bay side. Still under dash to do) Finished up my fueling. Lines run, mounts made and installed. So I believe all I need to do now is put in fuel pump relay and ignition relay and I believe I can start the car. Will be a while doing gauges I imagine. Any advice for wiring the car? Where did you guys grab your power from? Fuse block? Thanks again!

Awesome. Thank you guys! What I don't understand is how you get an alternator to fit if you have the close "Vette spacing" would it have to be custom bracket or mounted up too to fit?

Sorry for the barrage of questions today, but like I said earlier I'm excited about my car again and want to get shit done! I've got a friend of a friend with a 2001 LS1 camaro who just bought a new water pump for his car. If I traded him the one off my car, this one would just bolt right on and give me the correct spacing? Also if I get his water pump does that mean I could also just buy an LS1 camaro tensioner? This route seems like it would be a good bit cheaper for me!

Oh trust me I know the pan is way to shallow. Just pushing it out of my garage, which has VERY little slope I crushed my oil filter. My car is DUMPED. If LS2 pan can't be taken off with JCI mounts that makes my decision a lot easier. Ok, so I get a corvette tensioner due to the shape of my water pump? And just to reconfirm.. I want a 2004 corvette (z06 or base) tensioner? This will clear my LS3 water pump and give me LS1 spacing? Now I just need to get a picture of my water pump so you guys can confirm if those spacers will work for me. I feel like I'm making some progress with your guys' help. My project went stagnant for a while, but with your guidance I'm getting some motivaton to get back at it. THANK YOU ALL!!

I've got another guy semi local, who is doing LS2 swap. He's got an LS2 corvette pan and it's significantly more shallow than mine. From my research here people seem to use the LS1 fbody pan typically. What are people's opinion? Which would be better to go with? I know the LS2 Corvette pan he has is up above the steering rack, is the LS1 fbody pan also like that? Here's a pic of my LS3 pan... Lol.

I'd love to be able to send it back, but when I bought the crate engine this is what I got with it. Just trying to spend the least amount of money to get things working. A spacer seemed cheaper than buying a new water pump. I'll have a look at the pump when I get home to see of it's the same as that. They all look so similar lol. Thanks again for the info, So should I go with the 2004 corvette tensioner or just get a 2000 camaro tensioner? Thanks again everyone.

Hey Fosta, I just emailed the guys from the link you posted and this is the response I got. Hello: Assuming your LS3 is set up with the water pump and balancer from the 5th gen camaro, you are going to need to get an LS1 water pump to have the correct spacing. Your current water pump will stick out too far for your LS1 accessories. I don't stock the other parts you need, but they are pretty commonly available. Sounds like a fun car! Cheers, Steve Is this the same as your engine is/was? Or was yours from a corvette maybe? Thanks again.

Awesome. Going to order those right now. So LS3 tensioners are all the same? Like when I order one do I order a corvette one or camaro one? Seems so counter intuitive to use ls3 one when everything else I'm using is an ls1. But hey if it works in all about it lol. Do you have a part number for the tensioner by any chance? Also is there a generic little idle pulley that I buy that goes on my alternator bracket? Would anyone have that part # as well? Thanks again!!

Hey MistaFosta, Is that the exact stuff that I will need in the link? There seems to be so many different spacers out there that I'm worried I'm going to order the wrong ones. I've got a new LS1 fbody crank pulley home now to put on. So these spacers will put my water pump pulley right where I need it? Also I need special bolts for my Alternator? The ones that go through the bracket? Looks like they would be quite long. Does anyone have the specs for them? On a good note I got a decent amount done this weekend. Axles in(they for yay) diff mounted, trans mounts bolted in and drive shaft. Car is back on the ground for the first time since October! Thanks for the help everyone!!

Hey RebekahsZ, this is me lol This is good news and bad news at the same time. I'm glad I know what needs to be done, I wish I would have known about this sooner, just gotta spend more money now ( haha. I would definitely like to know where to source this spacer from and also I'd like everyone's opinion on best bang for your buck crank pulley / balancer. Thanks so much for clearing this up MistaFosta

I bought the LS1 fbody bracket, front and rear, and ls1 fbody alternator. I don't really have any good pics, but it's basically what you described. The depth isn't right... Does this mean that I'm now going to have to buy a new water pump and crank pulley? Ughhh Here's a few shitty pics. Hard to see but the bracket against the block and it's already halfway into the crank pulley. Here's one with the cover off and no bracket. With no bracket and the alt bolted directly to the block it looks like it would be line up or be very close, however the alt hits the steering rack/motor mount bracket. Also I got my fuel cell from summit. It's an aeromotive cell with a buil in a1000 pump, sending unit etc. Thanks for the help.

Couple more things to install. Wilwood kit, aeromotive fuel cell/pump, couple accessories. (Troubles with alt explained in previous post) Yesterday I got my brakes on but that's about it :/

Updates have been lacking, sorry fellas. I'll update today if I get a chance. Took a long break due to the winter and no heat or insulation in the garage yet. I'm kind of stuck at 2 points now. When I ordered my drive shaft from JCI I had ordered it for the original 240z rear end. However I ended up swapping it out for an R200. I tried swapping the flanges on the diffs, but the shafts are different. So I guess I'll need a new flange for the drive shaft? (Seeking advice) Also I purchased an LS1 fbody alternator, and the OEM brackets to mount it at the bottom. However in order to get the alt pulley to line up with my crank and water pump it sits so far back that it hits the JCI engine mounts. (This is after I trimmed the shit out of the little plastic cover on the back. (Also seeking more advice) Thanks guys!

Thanks for the replies! Exactly the stuff I was looking for. Couple more pretty basic questions but just so I hear it first hand and I'm not taking bad advice.... I've got an LS3 crate engine, can I use a harness and / or ecu from any LS1? Will I need to get one specifically for DBW?

Couple small updates. Test fit of engine Rear suspension (somewhat together) first time it's been on all fours since last fall. I need to ask you guys, what would you use for engine management/harness. I'm not very knowledgeable on these engines, I'd like to avoid buying a computer, and then buying a tuner of some kind. Is there a cheaper standalone way of doing this? Or would I be better off just buying a GM LS3 computer? Thanks!