1slo408's winter build

[Virtue]

i got alot of pics i just gotta get them going but i'm doing a ground up approch on my car this winter, currently on jackstands with nothing under it lol

engine- building a 408--almost done

trans- upgrading the t56 and bought a ram clutch

suspension- kind of undecided on shocks
eibach pro kit springs 1.5in drop, eibach anti roll kit 32mm sway bar up front and 1in in the back. adj panhard bar,torque arm, subframe connectors.as well as tubular trailing arms and relocation brackets


i'm starting at the back and moving forward, i pulled my stock suspension and rear end

REAR END
my rear end just needs a pinion seal i cleaned it up and painted it, the wear patter on the gears is perfect no damage or wear marks and the fluid looked brand new when i drained it. about to throw that in in the next week when all my parts arrive (they better)

rebuilt the rear calipers new rotors and ceramic pads and new parking brake shoes.


more to come as well as pics as i said with 14 credit hours of school and 40hrs a week at school and stupid court stuff i dont get as much time as i want to

[JoeliusZ28]

are you planning on running a 10 bolt behind a 408???

[SoulTerror]

Good luck with the build.

[JAdair]

Sounds like a tear down lol get those pics up you know people will go crazy if not

[Virtue]

are you planning on running a 10 bolt behind a 408???

yeah, geoff ran a 11.8 with the stock rear with traction control on. i talked to him when he let me drive his auto 408,

hes on motownmuscle larry knows him

im not too worried, if it breaks owell i'll buy a 9in or somethign i just dont wanna waste the money since my car is a street car.

[BP_Z28]

good luck with the build..

like jamie said..get them pics up

[phoenix_rising]

Isn't a 408 an Olds motor?

[JoeliusZ28]

yeah, geoff ran a 11.8 with the stock rear with traction control on. i talked to him when he let me drive his auto 408,

hes on motownmuscle larry knows him

im not too worried, if it breaks owell i'll buy a 9in or somethign i just dont wanna waste the money since my car is a street car.

unles you are running street tires (275s at most)... you can kiss that rear end goodbye. An M6 is a different world than an auto.

Ive ridden in a fairly mild 408 6 speed before... was making 475/500. the ammount of torque that motor had was unreal, it felt like it was going to grenade the 12 bolt in that car!

if youre going to drive it hard, start saving!

[Phantom409]

Good luck with the build
Sounds like a good setup.

Oh BTW.................

[DETROITMUSCLE]

Isn't a 408 an Olds motor?

nope L98 block stroked

[JoeliusZ28]

nope L98 block stroked

L98? did they reuse that engine code again?

[WMCCjames]

L98? did they reuse that engine code again?

Nope

[JoeliusZ28]

Nope

ok i thought a 408 was a stroked LS1 iron block.... someone fill me in here?

[WMCCjames]

He ment to say LQ9.....truck block

[Superman09]

stroked lq9 or lq4 block.... Which is iron as Joel said. 4" stroke gives them a 408