by stinkybutt » Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:38 pm
I had to cut the bracing out from under the middle of the hood in the center to clear the air breather. I assembled the air cleaner,carb and intake, then lifted the engine until it just touched. Then lowered the engine just slightly. I am using solid motor mounts. I have found that the hood is just touching the air breather at the front right side. This is due to the motor being offset so the driveshaft clears the torque arm. I'll try a 2 3/4" filter instead of the 3". I do have a drop base now. Somewhere I missed in my measuring. A Hood scoop is not an option. I want the stealth look. The motor is a 6.0 LS shortblock from a 2004 truck with dished pistons and an iron block. The heads are New LS3 with Comp beehive springs. I have custom head gaskets from Flat-Out , they are rubber coated copper 0.040" thick. The cam is a Comp hydraulic roller. .571/.573 lift,228/230 duration@0.050" and a lobe displacement of 112. The intake is a GM and I'm using an MSD control box for driving the coils. The carb is a home made 750 with annular boosters. The trans is the old turbo 350 with the Neal Chance Nitrous Ready 8" race, same as before. This converter pulls the motor down when put in gear. Very tight. Drives like a stock coverter. It better for $1200. I'm hoping the new motor can make 450 @ the wheels. Car Craft made 550 @ the flywheel with same combo. The old 406 made 380@ the wheels. So I'm hoping for mid-hi 10's.
The exhaust manifolds are from an LS truck, I had to cut the flanges off and make my own tapered pipes. We used stainless. I'll post pics tomorrow(Thanks Monzaaddict). I'll remove one manifold to take the pics. The manifolds are for this summer, as I don't have time to build headers. KC wants her sand car finished for May. We play on the atv's and soon the sand car over at Silver Lake Michigan.
Aleck