91 Camaro Convertible 355 LT1/700r4 with a Vortech to come this winter
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91 Camaro Convertible 355 LT1/700r4 with a Vortech to come this winter
To start with this is my dads car and right now the car is running in NA mode. I originally bought and installed the LT1 in my Camaro way back in 01 and used a Painless harness as back then there were only a few of us that even attempted the swap. Well after about 9 years and 15k I decided I wanted a 6 speed/ls swap so I sold my motor to my dad and his swap began. His plan for the car is a nice driver that runs really well. Here is a picture of the car when he bought it. He bought it off ebay for $6500 from a police officer in New York.
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The car had a stock 305 TPI and 700r4 in it. It also had a drum brake rear end with 2.73 gears. It has red leather interior and was in great shape. To actually start the swap I had to remove the motor from my car and put some thicker headgaskets on it.
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The block is a 4 bolt main LT1 block that has been bored .030 over and has speed pro pistons and plasma moly rings on stock rods. I ported and polished the heads and it has a XE 230-236 cam in it. The motor made 341 rwhp and 336 rwtq in my car before the thicker headgaskets through an automatic. I went from a .039 Impala gasket to a .066 thick Cometic gasket to bring the compression down a little. He plans to run 6-7 pounds on it. We plan to install the supercharger over the winter. So here is the beginning of it and we have plenty more to come.
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The car had a stock 305 TPI and 700r4 in it. It also had a drum brake rear end with 2.73 gears. It has red leather interior and was in great shape. To actually start the swap I had to remove the motor from my car and put some thicker headgaskets on it.
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The block is a 4 bolt main LT1 block that has been bored .030 over and has speed pro pistons and plasma moly rings on stock rods. I ported and polished the heads and it has a XE 230-236 cam in it. The motor made 341 rwhp and 336 rwtq in my car before the thicker headgaskets through an automatic. I went from a .039 Impala gasket to a .066 thick Cometic gasket to bring the compression down a little. He plans to run 6-7 pounds on it. We plan to install the supercharger over the winter. So here is the beginning of it and we have plenty more to come.
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Re: 91 Camaro Convertible 355 LT1/700r4 with a Vortech to come this winter
Little update on the car we painted some racing stripes on it.
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Re: 91 Camaro Convertible 355 LT1/700r4 with a Vortech to come this winter
Also got the old 305 and automatic out of the car and got ready to put the LT1 in it.
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Re: 91 Camaro Convertible 355 LT1/700r4 with a Vortech to come this winter
That's a sweet ride. Looks awesome with those stripes painted on too!
So you're going to put in a Vortech supercharged ls1? That's gonna be fun ride when its done.
And how many miles are on the body?
So you're going to put in a Vortech supercharged ls1? That's gonna be fun ride when its done.
And how many miles are on the body?
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