1969 Camaro twin turbo LT5

[Topfuel dragracer]

I am building a twin turbo lt5 yes lt5 zr1 car basically if can be done to a car I am doing it from air ride to carbon fiber. rear suspention is Detroit engineering system and the front is c4 corvette stuff. here are some pictures
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They work!! This was the starting of the mock up. I will post several more after I built the radator support and mounted the radator and intercooler (air to air) That I built most all the stuff I fabricated headers ,header flanges ,turbo flanges,wastgate flanges, Even the Vband, theese are all products I machine and sell to the drag race people. I will post more and detailed pictures soon

[Topfuel dragracer]

Ok here are more pictures hope you all like pictures!!
here are just pictures of the outlaw car and first ideration of the camaro
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[Topfuel dragracer]

Ok if there is any interest in this project from all you out hthere I will keep posting let me know.

[Motown 454]

Looks pretty impressive to me I'm interested.

[Twentyover]

Keep posting.

[DoABarrelRoll]

LT5? Keep posting!

[srh3trinity]

The LT5 is one of the most appealing pieces of metal from a visual standpoint. Flank it with turbos and wrap a 69 Camaro around the package and you are on to something. What wheels are you running?

[FirstGenZq8]

Ok if there is any interest in this project from all you out hthere I will keep posting let me know.

i was always told that there are no dumb questions, but i think you managed it ;). seriously though, LT5?! TT?! yes, post pics!

[Topfuel dragracer]

The LT5 is one of the most appealing pieces of metal from a visual standpoint. Flank it with turbos and wrap a 69 Camaro around the package and you are on to something. What wheels are you running?
wheels are 18 x13 on the rear and 18x 8 on the front with nitto 555 and drag radials on the back the rims are made by Forgeline true three peice. They make a lot of rims for the rolex series.

[Topfuel dragracer]

A little more about the car. The pictures you see are a total mock up camaro that had gone through a fire. The rear end is a four link system built by Detroit Speed and engineering with a Ford 9" with tru trax center section and 3.23 gears 13" disks on the rear. Detroit speed mini tubs also so I can get a 335 rear tire under the fenders. The transmission is the new 6 speed automatic paddle shifted tranny by TCI that uses a controller made by FAST. I am using two dash mounted touch screen digital dashes made by FAST one for the tranny the other for the engine.
I am rebuilding the engine with 4.00 steel sleeve bore making it a 368CI twin overhead cam32 valve with 16 injectors engine. Twin garret turbos 68 mm with a .8 A/R this thing should spool on the street like NOW! I am limiting the HP to around 750-800 at the tires on pump gas. Power steering (rack and pinon) with a electric power steering pump and of course A/C. Air ride all 4 curners. C4 corvette front suspension with 13.5 disks. Two seats out of an 06 corvette. I am sinking the front and rear bumpers just slightly no door handles and no rain drip rails. Carbon fiber l88 stlye hood with carbon heder panel and rear panel behind the hood. The carbon will have a candy clear coar car color over it so at a distance it will not look "ricer" you will have to be up on the car to see the carbon.This is just a slight over veiw of what I am doing.

[Topfuel dragracer]

Here are more pictures
here is the engine after the wrinkle finsh powder coating
The injector housing on the LT5 are very restrictive so There are pictures of the porting.
Since the lt5 never came with an automatic picture of the flex plate welded up and the new 8 hole pattern drilled in it.
I will dissassemble the block use the cyclinder holding/honing plate install the floating sleeves and hone the cyclinders and the balance it and assemble it will post pictures of that. Just to give you an idea of the cost of building an LT5 the main bearings are $1000 and head studs are 13inches long 14mm dia and are 1400$ a set. WOW!! whole different ball game than the old SBC and BBC

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[compos mentis]

Looks great Mike. :twothumbs

Nice to see one with a unique powerplant.

And yes, we are a pic happy bunch!:)

[srh3trinity]

I don't even want to guess what the cams run. Keep us in the loop on this great build.

[Topfuel dragracer]

I don't even want to guess what the cams run. Keep us in the loop on this great build.
I am using stock cams. Cams are $3800 a set heck valve springs are 32$ a peice and you need 32 of them.

[1994 Python]

Wow. That car is going to be amazing. The visual impact when the hood is up, let alone what you said you are doing to the rest of the car.

[joemac]

The LT5 is Chevy's take on the 4v per cylinder correct? Any way that thing is sick. You should start a build thread on it. Welcome to the site.

[Topfuel dragracer]

The LT5 is Chevy's take on the 4v per cylinder correct? Any way that thing is sick. You should start a build thread on it. Welcome to the site.
Tell me how to start a build thread or if any moderators can move this all over to that I would like that. Thanks, mike

[joemac]

You want to look down below this topic on the general discussions page(forum main page) and you will see the project updates area. Look in there and you will get the idea, pretty much what you posted here except more step by step.

[nicks67camaro]

Wow....Very nice. I'll take 2.

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Tell me how to start a build thread or if any moderators can move this all over to that I would like that. Thanks, mike

Welcome to Pro-Touring.com, Mike. This is an AWESOME project. Definitely keep us updated with pics!

I've moved this thread to the Project Updates section for you.

[DoABarrelRoll]

I need new underwear...

[Rick D]

WOW OPPS I need to go change :yum: :smoke:

[compos mentis]

Mike, you may have heard about this on the other board. If not, one of the LT-5/ZR-1 owners makes outstanding gaskets for these motors if you ever need any.

www.jerrysgaskets.com

[WS6]

very cool build. I love the LT5 and seeing one being used in a build is a breath of fresh air. Awesome!

[Bowtie racing]

Thank you for sharing really intresting pictures!! I have never seen LT5 in parts before. Keep up posting!!!

[John Wright]

Wow....nice piece of machinery.

[twosaturns]

the LT5 was showing up in some swaps early on when people started wrecking their ZR1's, but I haven't seen one in awhile. this is going to be cool!
just btw, I saw a ZR! on a used car lot in allentown, PA just the other day- window sign said yes, REAL ZR1. on a used car corner lot. weird.

[formula]

The LT5 is Chevy's take on the 4v per cylinder correct? Any way that thing is sick. You should start a build thread on it. Welcome to the site.

sorta--heads were actually designed by lotus for GM, and engines were actually built by mercury marine, but otherwise, yes, it was a (completely redesigned, completely unique) DOHC 32v 350ci v8. Only dimension it shares with the other gen-II small blocks was the bore spacing.

Just for the record.

This build is super-awesome, by the way. Lookin' forward to more updates!

[dmc69]

awsome build... post as many pics as you can.:1st:

[Topfuel dragracer]

I am currently in california just left Vegas. So I am just checking this form in the last few days no internet. I found this fourm from corvetteform.com And a few people on that site told me topost here. So thank about the info about gaskets but already found him and head studs and many more parts needed. I will post more pictures and more details as I go along. i will post many pictures of the engine apart it is like a F1 engine in design WAY ahead of its time. I will post pictures of me honing and balancing it.
Also my web site is down and tring to get it back up. Thanks for moving this thread, Mike

[USAZR1]

As you can tell from my handle & sig,I'm kinda fond of ZR-1's and LT5's. Very nice project you've got there,Mike. Looking forward to following along.
I'm the Founder of the now-defunct LT5 Registry so maybe I can help out from time to time.

[Topfuel dragracer]

Thanks for all the good words from all of you. I will post in the next few days pictures of the engine apart very interesting to look at like nothing most people have ever seen. I am fitting the sleeve heights now them glue them in and off to the honeing machine. Will post more soon. The camaro body is on the rotissery now taking it to my freinds plastic bead booth and spending a day blasting it underneath post pictures of that to.

[KnightMare]

Can't wait to see more updates. This is very interesting

[BrazilianBro]

wow, great job

[Motown 454]

I look forward to see your next posts.

[6'9"Witha69]

I love the LT5s. Only running one I have seen is when a guy brought his ZR1 on a cruise the coast once. That thing looked great.

[E.rodz]

awsome car just curious what type of engine mgmt. system are you going to use. I wanted to build one of theese a few years back. but could not find anyone that could make me a harness and make it run with 2 injectors per cyl. are you going to run the injectors progressively or ?what kind of boost are you going to run?keep up the great work and keep us posted.

[compos mentis]

Looking forward to hearing the sound of another modded LT-5 Mike. :1st:

SFNFOhGGlR4

[spaghettio]

awsome project. any more updates?

[Topfuel dragracer]

No have been working alot so It is going slow. All the pictures I have been posting are the last 6 months of work. I will post pictures of the body that I am working on next. I am using a FAST XFI and XIM system for the engine management. 2 injectors per cyclinder is not that uncommon anymore. I will be running twin 42 lbs an hour ford injectors with a a triple Fore fuel pump system that has 3 walbrow 255lph in tank pumps will post pictures of that also. stay tuned!!!

[Topfuel dragracer]

Update been busy with one of my companies had to fire people and on and on.
So have put the engine together and apart 3 times. Checking clearances and such. Filing rings, Deburing ends of the cylinders after honing and WOW do these cylinders distort under a deck plate like an acorinan. I have seen twist on a cyclinder from head bolts but it is usally less than .001" with the deck plate on.On this engine I had to use all .005" the cylinders undersize to straighten them out! I will post pictures of the short block soon! Waiting on an oil pump seal broke the first one dissassembling the engine. Bought another and lost it now the third one at 130$ each ugh! carbon seal to seal the front of the pump off since all the oil goes thru the center of the crank weird engine. Thanks,Mike

[Motown 454]

Glad to hear your stil at it.

[rocketman]

bad ass

[Shiro666]

Filth. Just filth.

Can't wait for more!

[T_Raven]

Definitely an awesome build. LT5s are bad a$$

[PhillipM]

Sweet engine! Hardly seems worth it though money wise. But, does have some BIG cool factor!

Keep up the good work.

[Topfuel dragracer]

As for the car I am building the engine now had it apart 3 times checking everything and checking and checking!! I am going to write a short post about my feelings and experance with assembling this engine and things that I have learned and that I needed to watch out for when putting this engine together just all the little things that I had to talk to people about and little things to watch out for.
I will post pictures of the body on the rotessery. Welding in all the detroit speed 4 link system with the ford 9" rear. It is about ready to apply the body filler now. Got the fire wall all smoothed out and roll bar in now. Took the whole front end subframe apart and mounting little brackets and such. almost ready to powder coat.

[BA.]

outstanding project man, keep up the good work with the pictures!

[compos mentis]

We like different here!:twothumbs

[Motown 454]

I'll be watching for your updates. Sweet!

[Samckitt]

Cool project.

[Bowtie racing]

Updates and maybe some pics :D