Guest Anonymous Posted February 16, 2000 Share Posted February 16, 2000 OK...All you V-8 guys help me out. After much deliberation I have decided to bo with a Turbocharged Smallblock Chevy. I am new to the V-8 game and need help on choosing the right engine components for a high reving, high boost, engine. What cam(lift&duration)? What Heads(cc? Intake/Exhaust)Pistons(Arias or JE) Crank(cryo treat& polish) Oil sump? Of course full roller! Fly wheel? So many different ways to go . This will be for my 200+MPH ZX project so any help will be greatly appreciated ! Thank You, Mike D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted February 16, 2000 Share Posted February 16, 2000 Damn! thats one thing Ive always thought about but will most likely never be able to do it. You might want to look into callaway and lingenfelter performance for a crazy engine like that! last time i checked, they both sell engines for those kinds of applications, i hope youre rich! keep us updated. Owen ------------------ http://www.homestead.com/s30z/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 How much hp do you want. This is something you need to workout and what is the car to be used for. Its great to have heaps of power but in the right situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_dj Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 You're gonna have to be creative. I keep running into wierd issues with my install and have no choice but find my own way to solve it. I'm hoping to have my Z back on the road in a month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 What year ZX? I take it your just goint to be building this car for running at Boneville? Cause 200+ MPH in a Z/ZX is hard to do with out some serious body modifications. The Z/ZX likes to lift up at around 160MPH, so I hear anyways!? If you want to get to 200+MPH I think it could be done with a Turbo SBC easy but the only think holding you back is the body of the car itself. Your going to have to come up with a way to prevent front end lift. I think in a ZX a turbo SBC would be a tight fit. I know for most of us ZX guys a SBC is tight all by it self. Not say its not possible but it will require some very creative thinking. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Mike, We need to hook up. I'm in SW Arlington. Have you heard about the Cowtown Z Club? There are a few of us Hybridz types in there. Send me an email direct. Sure hope you're planning a big investment in ground effects, and suspension for that car. I can tell you now that my LS1 totally overwhelms my tires in first and that, unless you have some good ground effects, you'll never get past about 130 in a stock bodied Z without literally flying off the road. The stock body starts getting unstable around 105 and the Texas crosswinds will blow you all over the place. YOu might also want to think about a procharger set-up on the V-8 rather than a turbocharger. It is driven off your acessory belt and is on the front of the engine which is one of the few places in a V-8 conversion where there actually is room. Depending on how much money you want to spend you can get up to 700 HP out of an LS1 with that set-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David K Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Ive taken my last stock bodied 280zx up to 140+ and i had no problems with lift. I have it on video, if anyone would like to host it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Good point David - I'm thinking about the Generation 1 bodies like my 280Z. The ZX does have better aerodynamics - still is going to have the HP transfer problem. Coil-overs and tubbing or flaring the rear wheel wells will probably be required as well as possibly a solid axle to get the tires big enough in the rear. Mike - what are you planning on using this car for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Your Car is Slow Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 700rwhp is a bit stretching the limits of the LS1 block. perhaps you should look at an LT1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David K Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 700rwhp is a bit stretching the limits of the LS1 block. perhaps you should look at an LT1 Other way around? hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_dj Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 700rwhp is a bit stretching the limits of the LS1 block. perhaps you should look at an LT1 Other way around? hehehe Maybe not...The LT1 is an iron block. I think the sleeves on the stock LS1 aluminum block are begging for mercy at those output levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Go to http://www.procharger.com and look at shat they have been doing -specifically with the Corvette using the LS1/LS6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Your Car is Slow Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Other way around? hehehe Not at all...the LT1 block has been known to hold over 1000hp (well the 4bolt main version anyway). LS1s wont ever touch that. Biggest number I see at procharger is 540rwhp....significantly less than 700rwhp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 Maybe the numbers were on the literature they sent me where they featured a Corvette that was running a full 700RWHP. Anyway, two things stuck with me very solidly: 1) Wow - that's a lot of HP from an aluminum block 5.7 liter. 2) Absolutely no way am I doing that to my car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the_dj Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 High HP LS1's are very often resleeved. ARE even makes some iron LS1 blocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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