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Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

04-19-2021, 05:51 PM

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Posted By cmitchell17

I was talking to CHE trying to get seats and he...

I was talking to CHE trying to get seats and he was reccommending them, but then again he was bashing E85 pretty hard and arguing that it has no lubricity. He also said I should run no valve seal I...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

04-18-2021, 08:50 PM

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Posted By cmitchell17

Thanks King, CHE did reply back to me and...

Thanks King, CHE did reply back to me and recommended bronze seats. I don't know if he was recommending bronze for the exhaust seat also or not, could you even run bronze type alloy on the exhaust...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

04-14-2021, 08:00 PM

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Posted By cmitchell17

So it seems like I should be getting the machine...

So it seems like I should be getting the machine shop to install better valve guides along with the seats? I have never seen anyone selling "better" or "upgraded" valve guides for even LS stuff much...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

04-13-2021, 09:30 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

Thanks, I calculated I should be at 12.95:1 with...

Thanks, I calculated I should be at 12.95:1 with a .015 head mill, and a .028 gasket but maybe im using bad numbers:
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Im using piston to deck height at TDC that I measured with calipers at...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

04-12-2021, 10:42 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

So I want to bring this thread back up since my...

So I want to bring this thread back up since my engine is out of my car and my heads are still with my machine shop and I don't know where to go next. There seems to be no info out there on valve...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-07-2021, 10:12 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

I am thinking about a torque converter, since I...

I am thinking about a torque converter, since I am going to pull the motor and I should be able to just pull the old TC off and put a new one on while the motor is out.

I just feel like I would...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-03-2021, 06:51 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

Does anyone have any experience running a .028...

Does anyone have any experience running a .028 head gasket? This looks to be about my cheapest and only option to get more compression.

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-03-2021, 06:50 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

I left all my idle parameters 100% stock because...

I left all my idle parameters 100% stock because non of that helped. I had to decrease virtual torque in the idle regions to get timing back up as it was pulling to much timing trying to keep it from...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-03-2021, 12:10 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

One of my only real interests in retaining some...

One of my only real interests in retaining some VVT movement is to see if it would help idle quality, I don't think it will but it would be nice to be able to test it to see.

I could see...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-02-2021, 06:42 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

Thanks, I am hearing a lot of different opinions...

Thanks, I am hearing a lot of different opinions on RPMs. Obviously I know the valve train being the weakest point for RPMS, but I am not sure if that is because it could be hitting a harmonic or...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-02-2021, 06:38 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

Yeah I understand and am with you, at least I...

Yeah I understand and am with you, at least I need to look at it and to do that I basically have to pull the engine anyway and pull the piston out to get a look at it and may find unexpected damages...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-02-2021, 06:29 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

If I do pull the motor and put it on a stand,...

If I do pull the motor and put it on a stand, what else can I do to make it better? I never could get any recommendations on how much RPM you can spin but mostly importantly spin safely and not be...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-02-2021, 06:11 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

I did a comparison if I were to take my motor now...

I did a comparison if I were to take my motor now (PRC Ported Stock Heads (12.06:1, 228/236-114 .635/.636, LT2 Intake, Kooks 1-7/8) and stroke it to the L8T stroke out to 400 ci:
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The window...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-02-2021, 05:44 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

I will probably end up pulling it, but there are...

I will probably end up pulling it, but there are some reasons I don't want to do "drop ins":

This is somewhat of a objective opinion, but I just don't trust aftermarket parts like I do a stock...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-01-2021, 11:28 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

So I went ahead and ordered a Cometic .028 head...

So I went ahead and ordered a Cometic .028 head gasket, this should give me according to my calculations, .089 more compression, almost a full point. I guess Cometic is a good gasket, I looked it up...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-01-2021, 08:28 PM

Replies: 34

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Posted By cmitchell17

Which stroker kit were you looking at?

Which stroker kit were you looking at?

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-01-2021, 07:01 PM

Replies: 34

Advice on What to do With Engine

Views: 4,970

Posted By cmitchell17

Yeah, I hear you, problem is I moved away and...

Yeah, I hear you, problem is I moved away and don't know of any machine shops I trust around here, I already am going to be paying probably over $300 shipping the heads back home to get fixed. I...

Forum: V8 LT1 Engine, Exhaust, and Bolt-Ons

03-01-2021, 06:24 PM

Replies: 34

Advice on What to do With Engine

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Posted By cmitchell17

Advice on What to do With Engine

So I was going to ask in my other thread but figured I would start another one since it got so long.

So my stock intake valve seats all broke on my TSP PRC ported stock heads. I got them off and...

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