LS1 Swap

[Emulsifide]

Just a quick thought on this picture, love the swap fyi but I thought painting rotors is a BAD idea. Wouldnt that slow you down/get all over ur brake pads and then not stop very well. I have NEVER seen someone paint the whole brake rotor like that...just an observation. lookin good on the engine install tho.

The rotors are not painted. They're zinc plated and will shave off the plating where they contact the brake pads within a matter of seconds the first time I hit the brakes. The zinc plating is to cover the areas of the rotor that do not see any friction so they don't rust and look nasty over time.

They were purchased from WS6Store:

http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...oducts_id=3514

[meissen]

I've seen a lot of people paint their rotors - they burn off the moment you use your brakes the first time.

[ktl711]

They sell painted rotors Now a days and I believe paint safe Brake Paint. It's really neat, You get the gold look, Black, Or Silver like mine, Oh and theres the Rust look. lmfao

Yeah, that rust-look paint was the kind that mine came with.

[Kwazrollinz28]

I've got a feeling that the darkness of the rotors is just the machined surface reflecting the dark surfaces around it.

They sell painted rotors Now a days and I believe paint safe Brake Paint. It's really neat, You get the gold look, Black, Or Silver like mine, Oh and theres the Rust look. lmfao

[ktl711]

I've got a feeling that the darkness of the rotors is just the machined surface reflecting the dark surfaces around it.

[fb0dy0nly]

Update:

Started with this:



After washing it FIVE times including twice with acid to etch it for the POR15 treatment, I finally ended up with this:



Tomorrow I can finish up the rear brake lines and then start dropping the rear suspension into the car.

Just a quick thought on this picture, love the swap fyi but I thought painting rotors is a BAD idea. Wouldnt that slow you down/get all over ur brake pads and then not stop very well. I have NEVER seen someone paint the whole brake rotor like that...just an observation. lookin good on the engine install tho.

Wow now you get the cake Andy! I always talked about making a renewable energy fbody but never had the guts to do it. Break a leg buddy.

Maybe in a few years I'll pick up a duramax and swap it into my 3rd gen. BIODIESEL T/A FTMFW!

[Emulsifide]

normal 43.5?
all ls's use 58
dont try to start the engine with out the pcm programmed for the injector size your using

The industry standard static pressure for injector flow rates is 3 bar (43.5psi). I don't know why GM decided to switch their rating scale to 4 bar (58psi) for the ls1. Every injector company I've come across (Bosch, Denso, Siemens, Ford) all measure their injectors at 43.5psi. Large re-branding injector companies such as RC Engineering also go by 43.5psi. Five0Motorsport, a rather large injector seller also goes by 43.5psi.

I'm good on the programming aspect. I've been using HP Tuners for years with my previous Cavaliers. This will be my first venture into using E85 though.

[1BADAIR]

normal 43.5?
all ls's use 58
dont try to start the engine with out the pcm programmed for the injector size your using

[Emulsifide]

42"s????????????????????????
gonna make some power?

A tad..... but not lots (at least for now).

Early on in the project, I decided that corn will eventually make it into the car. From what I've been reading, it's best to have at least 30% more fuel to run it properly. My stock 28.8 lb/hr injectors are rated at 58psi. At the normal 43.5psi rating, they run around 24 lb/hr. This means I need at least 31.2 lb/hr @ 43.5psi, so my 42 lb/hr injectors left over from my 3800 supercharger project are more than capable of getting the job done plus have plenty of room for a little forced induction if I'm so inclined to run it in the future.

[1BADAIR]

42"s????????????????????????
gonna make some power?

[Emulsifide]

Quickie update!!! It's getting close!!!



Ignore the yucky blue color lid. It will be stripped down and repainted shortly. You can see my bright green Ford 42 lb/hr injectors. Yeah!

Lakewood's bolt-in driveshaft loop is awesome!! Super painless install and very stout piece which will help strengthen the trans tunnel:



That is all for now. I did waaay more over the past two days that I've alluded to. More tomorrow!

[Gottork]

Take it back Jess!

Those are the ones that bite you in the ass!

oh really?

[ktl711]

Sweet! It won't be long now!

[Emulsifide]

Thanks for the comments guys. I didn't get nearly as far as I wanted tonight, but that's ok. I managed to get off the jam nut from the steering rack rod by locking the rod in my big ass vice with a 3 foot breaker bar and then spinning it off with 600ft/lbs of impact wrench torque. What a pain in the ass. The other side came off much easier.

The passenger side suspension is finished aside from the sway bar. Here's a teaser pic:



The caliper is on for mock up. All Zerk fittings are greased and all bolts are torqued to spec. Now it's just a matter of getting a brake line to it and cleaning/installing the fender well plastic and the fender. It's starting to look like a car again!!!