LS1 Inside!

[AlaskaVX]

I thought a supercharger would do better than a 16.0 sec. 1/4. And if I'm running around 275hp we'll see, should be interesting. I don't think a VX will pull a 13 unless he uses a turbocharger. Who knows its never been done?

[coachreed]

This motor (LS1) is good for around 345 or so crank hp... 300+ rwhp... in an otherwise stock trans am, convertible... weighing in at slightly more than the VX... mid 13's are not hard to overcome... of course, I will have to do a little more overcoming of the wind... but will have less weight to push... it should prove to be intersting. BTW AlaskaVX... have you dyno'd? Just curious what kind of turque rating you have with that 275hp... the LS1 is up around the 350lbs of torque and that is available at around 2000 rpm's... probably quite a bit more than the 3.5 with SC... but I could be wrong. I'll definitely take it to the track though. Once its running... I have to come up with money to get LS1Edit... tuning program... cost is $450 for unlimited vehicle lifetime tuning at one of our local shops... they can adjust EVERYTHING in the PCM... heck, once my gauges are working right (hopefully someday), I can have them calibrate my speedo and everything... I change tires, they can plug in and fix it! No, its not cheap, but in the long run, if I plan to keep it... its well worth it.

TTYL!

[MZ-N10]

i was just wondering..how much boost is the sc? 5psi?
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[Daver]

The Trans-Am convertible weighs about 3500 lbs. The VX weighs 3950 stock.

-Daver

[coachreed]

Daver-
Ok, I just checked stock curb weight of the covertible trans am... 3623... mine weighed in at just under 4000 with all the SFC's, STB, and stereo system... guess I'm used to being scewed by my habits! lol OK, so the VX WITH the LS1 in it, will weight JUST slightly more than MY trans am Covertibles I have had (all four of them!) Anyway, my bad... still... comparable weight.

Later!

Coach

[Dallas4u]

Randy (or anyone), did you catch Rides lastnight on TLC? It made me think of this project... they took the motor and driveline from a Lexus GS430 (4.3L V8) and threw it into an IS300. They also took a manual tranny from a Supra and threw it in there as well. It had around 315 - 320hp, and they showed it off at SEMA.

Anyway, not exactly what you are doing, but it reminded me of this thread.

[VX922]

I have to come up with money to get LS1Edit... tuning program... cost is $450

Coach!
There are varieties of OBDII scan packages for Handheld, laptop or Palmpilot. The cost is nowhere near $450 and if you are good at soldering u can make your own cable for OBDII. I made my own ALDL type of cable for my L98 and use shareware scan software.
Most of them have read/write acess to about 2-3 hundred codes and registers (VX has couple hundered so does F-body).
Remember now u become half F-body by this transplant. I am member of Corvetteforum (follow link) and the forum is very resoucefull for electronic tunning.
Only LS1 in Corvette is 345HP any other car power is slightly derated mostly becose exhaust, cam and ECM. Hey this might be a good time to drop in a cam that will fit your application.

OBDII

Corvetteforum

[coachreed]

Yeah, I might check into other programs... but the price I mentioned is from a speed shop local to me... for $450 they do ALL of the tuning... they have the experience and THEY have the dyno if I need to do any runs... as long as I own the vehicle, they would do the work for me... yeah, its a hit up front, but it might be worth it since THEY know the code... then again... yeah, I am good at soldering, I am typcially a wiz at computers... oh and I will have a full blown PC built into the vx shortly after my motor work is done... so I can have it running at ALL times! Now THAT sounds like a kewl deal.

Memo to me: research OBDII programs!

TTYL!

Coach

[VX922]

Coach!
That shop will do dothing for u that you could not do yourself.
Besides u are the driver of your VX and you can tweak it to your liking.

VX922

[coachreed]

Originally posted by VX922
Coach!
That shop will do dothing for u that you could not do yourself.
Besides u are the driver of your VX and you can tweak it to your liking.

VX922

The more I think about it, the more appealing the OBDII package from AutoTap sounds... I like the idea of being in control of my engine management... AND I am installinga comlete PC in the VX after this is done... so I could take adavantage of that and have it available ALL the time... I wonder if it would be ok to have the ECU hooked to the PC at ALL times? SOunds kinda fun... and the "virtual dashboard" on EFILive looks kewl too... could be my gauges since some of mine may take some time to get working again.

Gear's are a'turnin... watch for smoke outta ears!

TTYL!

Coach

[VX922]

Gear's are a'turnin... watch for smoke outta ears!

Way to go Coach!

Size of the factory manual scan in pdf format is 494MB, what do you want to do?

VX922

This is what the manual covers: [PAGES]
content [66]
0A-General information [18]
0B-maintenance and lubrication [12]
1A-HVAC system [112]
2A-Steering [94]
3C-front suspention [36]
3D-rear suspention [20]
3E-wheel and tire system [10]
4A1-differential (front) [40]
4A2-differential (rear) [48]
4B2-driveline control system (TOD) [66]
4C-drive shaft system [34]
4D2-transfer case (TOD) [54]
5A-brake control system [52]
5B-anti-lock system [8]
5C-power-assisted brake system [68]
5D-parking brake system [10]
6A-engine mechanical [138]
6B-engine cooling [18]
6C-engine fuel [16]
6D1-engine electrical [6]
6D2-ignition system [8]
6D3-starting and charging system [34]
6E-6VE1 3.5L engine driveability and emission [595]
6F-engine exhaust [8]
6G-engine lubrication [20]
6H-engine speed control [4]
6J-induction [2]
7A-automatic transmission (4L30-E) [144]
7A1-transmission control system (4L30-E) [116]
8A-body and accessories [22]
8B-wiper/washer system [6]
8C-entertainment [6]
8D-wiring system [44]
8E-meter and gauge [16]
8F-body structure [64]
8G-seats [8]
8H-security and locks [12]
8J-exterior/interior trim [28]
9A-seat belt system [12]
9J-supplemental restrain system [62]
9J1 SRS control system [56]
10A-cruise control [6]

[Tone]

I'd pay for a copy of that on CD and be willing to host it for download as well if you like.

[Dallas4u]

Originally posted by coachreed
... AND I am installinga comlete PC in the VX after this is done...

Randy, take a look at this place

http://www.cappuccinopc.com/

I have seen their little, tiny PC's for years... ever since the original Cappuccino PC came out. It wasn't a serious gaming or graphics solution, but they were trying to hit businesses who needed small workstations that could handle the needs of every day business. These things are pretty cool...



Check out their page for all of the PC's they make... and they make quite a few.

[coachreed]

Originally posted by VX922
This is what the manual covers: [PAGES]
content [66]
0A-General information [18]
0B-maintenance and lubrication [12]
1A-HVAC system [112]
2A-Steering [94]
3C-front suspention [36]
3D-rear suspention [20]
3E-wheel and tire system [10]
4A1-differential (front) [40]
4A2-differential (rear) [48]
4B2-driveline control system (TOD) [66]
4C-drive shaft system [34]
4D2-transfer case (TOD) [54]
5A-brake control system [52]
5B-anti-lock system [8]
5C-power-assisted brake system [68]
5D-parking brake system [10]
6A-engine mechanical [138]
6B-engine cooling [18]
6C-engine fuel [16]
6D1-engine electrical [6]
6D2-ignition system [8]
6D3-starting and charging system [34]
6E-6VE1 3.5L engine driveability and emission [595]
6F-engine exhaust [8]
6G-engine lubrication [20]
6H-engine speed control [4]
6J-induction [2]
7A-automatic transmission (4L30-E) [144]
7A1-transmission control system (4L30-E) [116]
8A-body and accessories [22]
8B-wiper/washer system [6]
8C-entertainment [6]
8D-wiring system [44]
8E-meter and gauge [16]
8F-body structure [64]
8G-seats [8]
8H-security and locks [12]
8J-exterior/interior trim [28]
9A-seat belt system [12]
9J-supplemental restrain system [62]
9J1 SRS control system [56]
10A-cruise control [6]

HOLY CRAPOLA! Thats a lotta pages! How the heck did you do that?! I don't guess you have a way to host it, do you? That would be a GREAT thing to have... EVERY bit of it even though I only have HALF a VX! lol If you have a way to host it, I'd love to DL the whole thing... you let ME know whats best for YOU! Tone's offer sounds like a good one though... let him host it... for now though, I'll take anything that has general wire color coding... lemme know.

TTYL!

Coach!

[johnnyapollo]

Have you confirmed that it's not the same as the CD manual?

-- John