'00 FRC Hardtop - moar LS/Murica/long distance high speed cruising

[nsogiba]

my guess is 5.0? Besides LS I have no clue what American Iron looks like, besides the random SBC

[190Evan]

That's no LS

That's not an M62 is it?

[LCG]

I saved that picture long time ago for undisclosed purposes, it fit what was being said.

But.. Imagine that pushrod being the only homosexual in that set of pushrods.

In my LS1 it was more the likes of a gay parade.

[laextreme5]

That's no LS

I feel as if this will happen to my motor, from "unique" rpm goals.

Nsogiba, what are your rpm goals your shooting for?

[nsogiba]

Stock LS1 = 6200
Currently set at 6500

I ran my old LQ4 with junkyard yellow LS2 valve springs to 6650 like it was my bidness, trying to be a bit more conservative on this motor.

If I really had money I'd beef up the valvetrain with some fancy parts and go to like 7500

[laextreme5]

Stock LS1 = 6200
Currently set at 6500

I ran my old LQ4 with junkyard yellow LS2 valve springs to 6650 like it was my bidness, trying to be a bit more conservative on this motor.

If I really had money I'd beef up the valvetrain with some fancy parts and go to like 7500

6650 is for peasants. 7500-8000 is where its at. ALL THE RPMS

[nsogiba]

so i got it all back together and took it to work today. I missed driving it...

squirted the air bridge with red wrinkle
_DSC4981 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

This is exactly what I want to see for a 16 year old, 107K mile motor. Not even so much as wiped clean. Love it. New gaskets for fun
_DSC4982 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

LS6 springs are in along with new valve seals
_DSC4984 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

The Fel Pro intake manifold gaskets had an odd locating feature that was a bit oversized for the pocket for each runner...this caused the gasket to sit ever so slightly high at that corner. It probably would have crushed down fine when torqued but being OCD I trimmed the corner of each one for a nice flush fit.
_DSC4986 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

_DSC4988 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

Enjoying high dollar beverages, life is short, demand the best
_DSC4992 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

Replacement front spring came in looking damn near brand new. Waiting to install it until the lowering bolts come in - should be this week
_DSC4993 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

I need to clean up. Wife is pissed her spot is unavailable
_DSC4994 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

Finished product, needs a serious detail to clean up all the fingerprints and grease. Will clean up nice.
_DSC4996 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

[loekaaz]

Oh good choice on the colors man. That looks neat!

[white out]

I was going through some old pictures and found a comparison between the header and OEM exhaust manifold, thought it might be fitting for this thread.

[nsogiba]

it's no wonder that these cars love longtubes so much.

I am trying to get a hold of a mail order tune, maybe it'll happen by this weekend and free up some more power.

Lowering bolts were delivered this afternooon

[nsogiba]

Lowering bolts came in. Rear will be a breeze to install, front spring will need to come out to be replaced, I'll thread in the new bolts then

image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

[white out]

Just skip putting new bolts in up front.

[nsogiba]

What, then, supports the ends of the spring up front? Forgive my question, I'm still getting to know this setup. Does it rest against the control arm at each end?

[MommysLittleMonster]

I'm guessing this weekend is probably out for you, based on your progress?

Intake manifold looks schweet.

[white out]

What, then, supports the ends of the spring up front? Forgive my question, I'm still getting to know this setup. Does it rest against the control arm at each end?

Yeah, it just sits on the control arm. It's a big difference in height between cranking the bolts all the way down and removing them.