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bdThe LQ4 is designed off of the LS1 engine. When they made the switch to go to a coil up plug ignition setup for the truck line they completely redesigned the cast iron engine line. For simplicity sake and design costs EVERY component that the aluminum LSx motors have will bolt on the cast iron blocks. I have taken off the tall cathedral style intake (for torque) that the LQ4 and LQ9 motors have and replaced it with the short runner style from an LS6 along with (for space constraints) an ls6 oil pan from a camaro, as well as the fuel rails and injectors off an 98 z06 LS1 Corvette. A common setup that many of the truck guys are doing to their LQ4 motors are putting the new 6.2 aluminum heads on the LQ4 block. This makes my motor into the same specs as the new 6.2 that the ZR1 corvette has just with a cast iron block and of course without the supercharger. All the new 6.2 GM motors have a 6.0 bottom end with the with different displacement heads and larger valving. Because of all these commonalities that the new truck motors have I decided to go with the LQ4 motor. I wanted an aluminum LS series motor very bad because of the light weight but I couldn't find one for under 5 grand with all the stuff I was able to get my motor with. To get another 100 HP out of this engine I might throw a cam in later and get the right HP and TQ curves I'm looking for. WWU is getting an brand new Mustang all wheel Dyno and once we get it installed I will be doing a complete remapping of my fuel and ignition curves to match my new exhaust and intake changes that I will have made to the engine. When I'm done my maps should be much closer to the corvette and camaro's than to the trucks maps.
I also taught him how to put in 5min of hard work and then spend 15min staring and admiring what you have done...
My dad invested money when I was young and so I have money from a trust fund until I get out of school. God has blessed my family a lot and I really try not to take it for granted.
buying and selling over the years and making the right decisions.
So you do investments, like stocks and whatnot? Please forgive me if I'm nosing in on your business. I'm just curious how people fund their hobbies. Sorry for the sidetrack. Good luck with your project. I understand how projects and school get in the way of wheelin'.
Yes I do some but I was referring more to buying and selling projects and parts. Oh and when I was talking about projects I was not saying that its in the way of school. This engine transplant it actually my senior project FOR school. Since I am a Auto and Business major I have to do a project for my auto degree. What makes is so fun is that I get to go have fun with all my hard work and not just a grade when I'm done.
where's the updates?!?!?Did gotrocks fall off the face of the earth or what?!Married Life! PSSSHHH
The gotrocks family includes a pebbles...
nice, congrats! I know how that is... kids take up alot of time... definently young ones. BD tell him to get his arse on here once in a while!
Too bad I didn't know you were at KOH. Would have liked to meet you and had a or . Saw some people from here out there but, I was either going the other way or way too far away to talk to them.
Yeah I would've love to have met you as well. We plan on being down there next year for about a week and a half. The goal is to get our new chassis up and going within the next few months, and I should be back down there this fall to do some test and tuneing. I don't know the area very well and would love to meet up with a few guys to learn the trails. Johnson Valley was amazing and I can't believe I've never gone there before. We will be doing a lot of prep for next years race, and might have a few cars in the race hopefully.
Sounds good, let me know when you plan on coming down this fall.
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