1970 GTO Version 2.0

[WS6]

Very nice! How were your 60' times?

[andrewb70]

Very nice! How were your 60' times?

Crappy. 2.0x

Andrew

[Ron S]

I think crappy 60' times are inherent in stick cars without sticky tires.Have you ever tried the car with a set of slicks,I know that car could get much lower in into the 12s with alittle bite{of course thats when you start breaking stuff}.Love the car Andrew.Ron

[andrewb70]

I think crappy 60' times are inherent in stick cars without sticky tires.Have you ever tried the car with a set of slicks,I know that car could get much lower in into the 12s with alittle bite{of course thats when you start breaking stuff}.Love the car Andrew.Ron

Thanks for the compliments Ron. I realyl enjoyed meeting you and seeing you rip around in your Mustang. It looks bitchen! When I had the big block in the car I ran some MT ET streets. I was able to get my 60' time down into the 1.8x second range on a consistent basis. I really don't think that I would hurt anything in the car by running sticky tires. I just don't feel like pushing it at the moment. I'm having too much fun just driving the car.

Andrew

[7TSS]

Definitely seems like you're having a lot of fun now.
Have you already done the faceplating on the tranny? If so how do you like it?

[andrewb70]

Definitely seems like you're having a lot of fun now.
Have you already done the faceplating on the tranny? If so how do you like it?

I haven't done the faceplating, and I am not sure that I will anytime soon. For once I used sound judgment and decided not to tear apart a perfectly good running car and spend money I don't have. LOL

Andrew

[7TSS]

Thanks for the reply. I know what you mean about spending needed money on luxuries. Been there many times over lol. Your car is bad@$$ just the way it sits.

[jackfrost]

For once I used sound judgment and decided not to tear apart a perfectly good running car and spend money I don't have. LOL

I wonder what that's like.

[Donovan]

How's that LS7 cam treating you these days? Still thinking on getting a set of 1.8s for it or doing a cam swap?

[andrewb70]

How's that LS7 cam treating you these days? Still thinking on getting a set of 1.8s for it or doing a cam swap?

I think a set of 1.8 rockers would be great. Honestly, at this point in my life, I am not thinking about changing anything! LOL

The LS7 cam drives great, makes awesome torque, and is easy on the valve train. Can I make more power? Sure! But I am not willing to make the sacrifice in drivability to do it.

Andrew

[LSX1STGEN]

Andrew, Since you did this, do you know of a way to determine if an L92 has DOD or not. I am in your boat, and hoped that now your knew of a way to determine dod w/o pulling the valley cover.

Also, can you tell me how you ran your pcv system?

BTW - we met at the Canton GA cruise in a few months ago.

Thanks,

Clay

Parts are slowly starting to trickle in. I got the proper cam gear to use with the LS7 cam. I also got a take off C6 water pump.

For the sake of my sanity, I removed the lifter valley cover just to double check that this engine does not have Displacement on Demand. It does not.



Andrew

[andrewb70]

Andrew, Since you did this, do you know of a way to determine if an L92 has DOD or not. I am in your boat, and hoped that now your knew of a way to determine dod w/o pulling the valley cover.

Also, can you tell me how you ran your pcv system?

BTW - we met at the Canton GA cruise in a few months ago.

Thanks,

Clay

Hi Clay!

None of the L92s have DoD. That feature was only on the truck engines, not the SUVs. I actually don't have my PCV system hooked up yet, but its pretty simple. On truck engines there is no vent tube in the valley cover. The nipple on the driver's side valve cover goes to the intake manofold. The nipple from the passanger side valve cover goes to a filtered air source, before the MAF. It's that easy.

Andrew

[LSX1STGEN]

Cool. Thanks for the info. We are stabbing the Mast cam this weekend. We opted to keep VVT and run mast's controller and cam. I can't wait to hear it run.

Keep an eye on our project in the updates forum.

When are you headed back down south?

Thanks again! Clay

[LSX1STGEN]

Andrew, I PM'D you yesterday. Did you get it? We have some trouble with the VVT Phaser mod to keep our VVT. I am looking for the VVT phaser part that you took off. Please help.

Thanks,

Clay

Today I took off the truck balancer and the front cover. This is what the VVT system looks like:



The VVT cam use a single bolt to attach the cam gear and VVT mechanism:



The LS7 cam uses the typical 3 bolt style cam gear. You just have to make sure to get the correct gear with the right pattern of bumps for the cam sensor. I got mine as a handy little kit from Lingenfelter.



Once the cam was installed I bolted on an LS2 from cover along with a C6 water pump and balancer. With the exception of the hollow stem valves, and of course the LS7 cam, this is pretty much an LS3 now.



I also installed the AutoKraft oilpan. I really wanted to use an OEM style cast pan, but no one seems to agree what pan will work best. So I went with something that is proven to fit and retains the oil filter in the stock location.



Tomorrow I will be installing some Patriot Gold dual springs and doing some minor detailing.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

Clay,

I responded to your PM.

Andrew

[andrewb70]

Hello everyone. I really don't have a whole lot to report with this build. For now it is done. I had some changes in my life recently. All for the better. I am no longer living in KY, but in Memphis. With my move, a lack of space, and money, I had to store the car. It's currently living a quiet life in Lincoln, NE, with my friend Brian, who painted the car. If things go according to plan I hope to be driving the car around Kentucky this summer, a lot!!! Stay tuned for any developments on that.

One thing I did want to mention about my engine combination. The valve train is a little bit noisy. I have done some research and it appears that the LS7 cam has a slightly smaller base circle than the L92 cam. In retrospect, I should have gotten push rods that are a hair longer. I know several people have been doing similar a combination of parts, so I wanted to pass along my thoughts. If anyone is in the process of installing an LS7 cam, double check all the measurements and see if I am correct. The fix is simple and I plan on doing it in the spring.

Andrew

[Steve68]

Good luck Andrew, at least the car runs and my you drive it sooner than later,

[OLDFLM]

Best of luck to you my friend in Memphis!!!

[John Wright]

Nice thread.....I enjoyed the two hours worth of reading...

[FoxGranadaChuck]

Hello everyone. I really don't have a whole lot to report with this build. For now it is done. I had some changes in my life recently. All for the better. I am no longer living in KY, but in Memphis. With my move, a lack of space, and money, I had to store the car. It's currently living a quiet life in Lincoln, NE, with my friend Brian, who painted the car. If things go according to plan I hope to be driving the car around Kentucky this summer, a lot!!! Stay tuned for any developments on that.

One thing I did want to mention about my engine combination. The valve train is a little bit noisy. I have done some research and it appears that the LS7 cam has a slightly smaller base circle than the L92 cam. In retrospect, I should have gotten push rods that are a hair longer. I know several people have been doing similar a combination of parts, so I wanted to pass along my thoughts. If anyone is in the process of installing an LS7 cam, double check all the measurements and see if I am correct. The fix is simple and I plan on doing it in the spring.

Andrew

Welcome to Tennessee, my friend. I live in the exact polar end of the state. Titling and registering your car should be nice and relatively cheap.