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Thanks for the kind words, Chris!Amazing build and pictures! You have some incredible talent.
Dumb questions regarding the GT500 oil components, are those from the 2007-2009 version? Does it have an increased capacity?
I guess I should have read the entire description first! Thanks for the great info!Thanks for the kind words, Chris!
The GT500 oiling system components are from a 13-14'. I bought it all new from Tasca. For ~$600 out the door it's a good investment. The windage tray/pan gasket is an excellent design and the pan holds 7qts.
Brad
Wow, thank you!I love this build, I have a 3valve in my daily and I'm taking notes
Thank you, man! I've been following you and admiring your LS3 Pony on Instagram for a while now. Big inspiration for me and this car. I'm @bradfords_garage on there.Very nice! I've wondered for many years why this isn't a more common swap. I believe you can even run the 3v on the 2v ECU if you lock out the cam phasers. Looking forward to more pics.
Oh! I was going to ask if you had an Instagram. I would have put it all together eventually, lol.Thank you, man! I've been following you and admiring your LS3 Pony on Instagram for a while now. Big inspiration for me and this car. I'm @bradfords_garage on there.
But, yes, you're exactly right, it runs on the 2v ECU. It was one of the draws to this swap for me. You do have to retrofit an IAC and a Cobra TB because the S197 is drive-by-wire. And lock out the cam phasers, like you said. Pretty straight forward, though.
Logan Motorsports was making a kit to do this swap back in the day. They sold a couple hundred kits and then I think people started to fancy the new Coyote. Which I get. This swap requires some fabrication work and a bit of rewiring, so it's less plug and play than the coyote+control pack option. Especially given there are headers made for that swap and it fits under the SN95 hood. But, use of the 2v computer, headers I already had, and the fact that this engine is about 100# less than a Coyote pushed me in this direction over the Yote.
Brad
Thanks! That's a good point. I probably could have gotten it around that boss that way. Didn't think of it then!Very good job on the headers, that's more work than people realize, and double welding the flanges is a good move .Don't forget you can heat up those tubes with a torch and move them around, I've done that, but sometimes it takes 2 people.
Thanks! Yea, if I didn't have access to a mill a lot of the stuff I do would be a lot harder or not possible. I'd have to figure out a way to have one of my own if this one weren't available. The lathe and surface grinders, too. Very useful stuff for car builders. A small tabletop CNC for aluminum parts and a CNC plasma would be really nice to have. Maybe one day.Very nice work. I'm super jealous that you have access to a mill.
On a side note, you should move south. JK, but really...
.Each post is incrementally more impressive.