PQs Camaro [COTW 9/20/10]

[PQ]

I guess it's time for another chapter in my car. 'Gotta add it to my OP. The build might be a hoot. Torque specs, tips, ideas, problems, ...... injuries.

[mlee]

That Video is just plain scary...WoW...

[JusticePete]

427 NA 650 crank and sell the blower to cover part of the rebuild costs.

[f5journal]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

427 NA 650 crank and sell the blower to cover part of the rebuild costs.

That's been my thoughts on this too

[ssmike]

"enjoy it while you can you slow ass Corvette" haha, love that comment! lmao!

[Jekyll-N-Hyde]

After watching that video I bet your car is fast you have a supercharger lol





YES I know I honestly cant think of a thing to say right now this thread and that video make my head hurt.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by JusticePete

427 NA 650 crank and sell the blower to cover part of the rebuild costs.

Originally Posted by f5journal

That's been my thoughts on this too

The difference in cost for a 427 over a 419 for whatever reason is about what I could get for the blower.

The 419 is an LS3 block. The 427 means LSX and I suppose they are really proud of those letters. haha

For whatever reason the 427 adds about 2500.00 to everything I have found. 419 is the biggest bore I can find without jumping up a lot of money. I have to be able to use my heads as well. Plus, the sronger internals make using the blower safe and keeps my power with adding a little more using the added displacement.

Or no?

Originally Posted by ssmike

"enjoy it while you can you slow ass Corvette" haha, love that comment! lmao!

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Jekyll-N-Hyde

After watching that video I bet your car is fast you have a supercharger lol





YES I know I honestly cant think of a thing to say right now this thread and that video make my head hurt.

[Kyle.Gilmour]

Originally Posted by PQ

The difference in cost for a 427 over a 419 for whatever reason is about what I could get for the blower.

The 419 is an LS3 block. The 427 means LSX and I suppose they are really proud of those letters. haha

LS3 is an aluminum block
LSX is an iron block...... rated to 2500hp i believe at a certain wall width.... so a bit more than the letters. hahahaha
I think the LSX can technically be bored and stroked to a 511 small block...

that sounds fun

[GTAHVIT]

Originally Posted by ssmike

"enjoy it while you can you slow ass Corvette" haha, love that comment! lmao!

X2

[Darth_Emma]

I went round and round about 18 months or so ago about this exact scenario... 419 keeping the maggie, or 427 and go TT. I really wanted to do a monster car, so I went 427 LSX TT. I WISH I could have afforded an aluminum 427 block for the weight savings, but it was just too much more money.

If you are not going to wish you could eventually go with REALLY REALLY REALLY big power and you want to keep the maggie, then I think the aluminum block (417, 419 whatevs) is the way to go. Those engines are close to 200 lbs lighter than the 427 LSX.

While your maggie will work with a 427, it just doesn't have the size to really push that much displacement to its potential. The maggie is really nice for the 6.2L, but get too much bigger than that and it just can't make enough psi.

I've discovered building engines and the rest of the car is a balancing act. It's crucial that the blower matches the engine (and that the engine should have the right compression ratio...make sure you get an engine built for a blower). It's also important to make sure you upgrade the rest of the car to match the power the engine is making or you'll not be able to make full use of the power.

I think you are wise to go with the 419 forged aluminum block with the maggie. Oh and save some money for beefier axles and driveshaft... maybe a tranny... If you want a car that is for the street primarily and just an occasional trip to the track, then I think that's the way to go.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Kyle.Gilmour

LS3 is an aluminum block
LSX is an iron block...... rated to 2500hp i believe at a certain wall width.... so a bit more than the letters. hahahaha
I think the LSX can technically be bored and stroked to a 511 small block...

that sounds fun

You know what, Chris had told me that. I forgot, so fair enough. But still jumps into a bigger price level than I'm willing.

Originally Posted by Darth_Emma

I went round and round about 18 months or so ago about this exact scenario... 419 keeping the maggie, or 427 and go TT. I really wanted to do a monster car, so I went 427 LSX TT. I WISH I could have afforded an aluminum 427 block for the weight savings, but it was just too much more money.

If you are not going to wish you could eventually go with REALLY REALLY REALLY big power and you want to keep the maggie, then I think the aluminum block (417, 419 whatevs) is the way to go. Those engines are close to 200 lbs lighter than the 427 LSX.

While your maggie will work with a 427, it just doesn't have the size to really push that much displacement to its potential. The maggie is really nice for the 6.2L, but get too much bigger than that and it just can't make enough psi.

I've discovered building engines and the rest of the car is a balancing act. It's crucial that the blower matches the engine (and that the engine should have the right compression ratio...make sure you get an engine built for a blower). It's also important to make sure you upgrade the rest of the car to match the power the engine is making or you'll not be able to make full use of the power.

I think you are wise to go with the 419 forged aluminum block with the maggie. Oh and save some money for beefier axles and driveshaft... maybe a tranny... If you want a car that is for the street primarily and just an occasional trip to the track, then I think that's the way to go.

Yup I remember. I'd have plenty of fun with the power that a mildly blown 419 would give me. They do have a 427 in an LS3 aluminum block that I could do a NA car with (like Pete said) but even at 650 chp I'd be losing power.

of course if I go with more displacement then I'll need new headers. Ugh.......

[tramtwo]

Originally Posted by PQ

I guess it's time for another chapter in my car. 'Gotta add it to my OP. The build might be a hoot. Torque specs, tips, ideas, problems, ...... injuries.

Everybody needs a hobby, seems some have to hobby more than others!

[Dangeruss]

I'm starting a fund to help Randy. He's going to need one of these after he's done.