updates?

 

I gaped the top ring for boost (.025) and installed ARP2000 rod bolts.

UPS and Fed-ex delivered this today:



Cam, Head Gaskets, Front cover Gasket (I destroyed my good one), both Crank Seals.
Soon I will be putting this all together.

5.3L shortblock w/top ring gaped .025
P&P 241 heads w/2.02 IV
Cometic Head Gaskets .040
Comp Cam 228/230 .571/.573 112LSA
LS6 intake w/60lb injectors
AR2000 rod bolts
ARP head bolts
H3 Alpha oil pan

 

Didn't want to delete the A/C but to run the Magna-Charger I had to and I doubt I will miss it much. I will be ordering a new blower box, fan blade, and tube from GMpartsdirect soon to delete it the right way. I am also going to run a FMIC on this Maggie to keep IAT's down. I know it will be tight but I think I can do it. Top tube to pull fresh air in, Maggie push's charge out the bottom hole in to pipes to FMIC and then in to the intake. There will be lots of pipe running in to one area but I have some ideas.

Heres pics of the Supercharger on the mock up motor:
(the tube is to hold the radiator support straight)

 

OK so today I worked for about 6 hours on the trans X-member and now have 90% of it done. The only thing left to do is weld the plate on the X-member where the trans mount will set. I will post pics as soon as I get it done, which should be tomorrow.

 

Nice man. Coming together nicely.

 

A guy I know bought my 2.2 and trans yesterday and he is also doing a LS swap in to his S10. We got to talking and he said he had an extra set of mid-length headers for a 94-97 S10 that wouldn't fit his truck because of the A/C. Well I'm not running A/C so I asked if I could test fit them on mine and he dropped them off today. Here they are...installed.

 

Very nice!!! Those look great. Is he letting you use them for mock up only?

 

I sent him pics and said with little love they will work and asked him what he wanted for them. The response back was "Sweet", so I don't know what they will cost me. I think he said he has $500 in them but when I got them they were a scratched up so I'm hoping he will work me a deal or I will just go buy them new.

 

Cross member done just needs some paint. To be so simple it took about 9 hours to make. There was a lot of measuring, and test fitting before I got it the way I want it.

 

man i really like the looks of them headers. i am wanting a set of longtubes for my ls10.

i have to ask tho. how will u run the exh across that cross member? there wont be ground clearance issues i hope.