Ghost Recon ZO6

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V10 BAT

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1,718 posts

234 months

Sunday 19th May 2013
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Hi matey
Sorry no on the coilovers,sold few years back.The ones you see in this thread came with the car,they are great ,loads of adjustment and not harsh.Think they are £3500 so not cheap.

Here`s the good bit,yeah i have the black plastic wiper tray thingy,yours for free if you can use it.
Not in bad nick,tad faded maybe.Think i may have two so can get you the best one.biggrin
Cheers

Spadge3

85 posts

144 months

Sunday 19th May 2013
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hi thank you if you tex me your number i will ring you 07956517992 dave jones

V10 BAT

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234 months

Wednesday 12th June 2013
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Hey guys trying to sort a few parts for a cunning plan lol. Seems you have to take a lot more into account than i thought,yeah do the forged thing,order up some parts,whoa ,bit harder than that so reckoned the first thing i need to know is comp ratio,which leads to heads,cc etc,main prob seems knock and to stay clear of it.After reading the below thread,still not sure exactly what to do,but kinda leaning 10 : 1 with ls6 heads 64cc and could then go larger cc head if i want to to lower c/r.

Dont want to go to low if it starts to effect low off boost power.
Reckon on doing a 383 with 12 lbs boost first,meth if i need to and go from there,would like to think it will be a little quicker than the stock motor biggrin I`m easily scared so 12lb may be enough..................well for a couple a weeks.

Anyways if you really dont have anything better to do have a read,kinda aware things do change and this is from 2006 ish. What do i know ....not a great deal lol, i notice they reckon you can use a stock crank for up to 1000hp, so worth knowing if i didn`t do a 383.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-forced-inductio...

Cheers

V10 BAT

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1,718 posts

234 months

Wednesday 12th June 2013
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Slightly more informative,some seem to get good results on low grade gas,which i should take onboard due to ours ,ron factor etc.

Lower c/r seems to allow slightly more to play with boost wise,now going 9.75:1 and around 14lb ,might be i just have to suck it and see biggrin

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-forced-inductio...

Really trying to not rip the z apart yet,and the weather really isn`t helping biggrin

Spadge3

85 posts

144 months

Monday 17th June 2013
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hi out there ive been trying to get hold of dave tubbs for 2 days his phone is off i need to get hold of him asap if you no him or his home number can you give him a ring and ask him to ring dave jones asap 01516051586 thanks every one

V10 BAT

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1,718 posts

234 months

Tuesday 18th June 2013
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I have never been wanted so much .biggrin All sorted bud.

Not sure about my phone will check it out.
cheers mate

chuntington101

5,733 posts

236 months

Tuesday 3rd September 2013
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Any updates on the car? Got a motor built for it yet?

V10 BAT

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1,718 posts

234 months

Wednesday 4th September 2013
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Mate , can I get back to ya later biggrin

chuntington101

5,733 posts

236 months

Wednesday 4th September 2013
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V10 BAT said:
Mate , can I get back to ya later biggrin
Only if it good news! smile

V10 BAT

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234 months

Wednesday 4th September 2013
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Em , well the good news is there's not much bad news biggrin.

Decided to leave the motor in the car alone , and build one from scratch , that`s a lot of parts eh.

So have been trying to get some of the main items needed. I did manage to get a block from a guy 15 miles away which was handy. Got a load of smallish parts while on holiday in Florida , chased a lost parcel and managed to get it just before going home ( not a great time ).

When I did get home fedex had delivered 3 boxes ,Callies 4" Compstar crank ,ultra rods , cp pistons , bearings etc.

First thing I need is cam bearings installed , they need the camshaft to check that the bearings are good to go. Problem one , no camshaft in boxes so not done much since then cam should be with me next week I hope.

Also been trying to get a rear cog drive made for the mp112 , just cant seem to get it done 1:1 ratio let alone overdriven , the rear pressed on pulleys really do suck lol and my intention to really spin that blower is kinda dead in the water. I did leave it with a guy while I was on holiday
yeah no prob should have it done by the time you get back , nope all I have now is one mangled jackshaft pulley which took a beating when they took it off. Kinda chilled about that now , not like I need it right away.

Lets just say bumped into one real nice rear cog drive over on lingenfelters site for the TVS2300 its an upgrade on the cog drive magnuson do for that blower , loads of pulley combinations so could spin that a tad eh ......................................... can ya see where this is going lol.

Hope to get passed the cam bearing install then I`m back in control , will keep you informed just don't want to bore the crap out of everyone biggrin
Cheers bud




chuntington101

5,733 posts

236 months

Thursday 5th September 2013
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So your getting a forged 4 inch stroke motor built and getting a TVS? sounds like great new to me! smile

Who's building the engine for you?

V10 BAT

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1,718 posts

234 months

Thursday 5th September 2013
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Hey bud
Kinda if your gonna buy a new crank then lets have a stroker.

Yeah have rebuilt a few small blocks and one 454 bb chevy,the LS6 is different and a challenge but getting to know it only to well lol.

TVS2300 , well if my guy in texas can come up with a good deal then yeah lol.

Was trying to maximise the motor for the mp112 , kinda now I am doing money and effort on that I feel I now need to max the blower for the motor if your with me.

Yeah love the whine ,but hope the lingenfelter drive should deliver a bit of noise.

Cam should be here Friday so will be on the case soon.

check it out bud
http://www.lingenfelter.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Scree...

V10 BAT

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1,718 posts

234 months

Tuesday 12th November 2013
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Hey guys
Been busy trying to collect a whole engine in kit form , found that a $10 item is just as important as the more expensive parts lol.

Wanted to keep it on the road at least till the vette nationals then engine out time. Weather was crap on the day so stayed home and decided it was tool time biggrin

So ,out and about









Before the carnage



Tool time

















Got a block local , cam bearings installed and had to get them to hone out the bores a tad more to match the pistons i ended up with .







The two end,front and back main caps have two tang cutouts for the bearings ? i just matched them so they were opposite the upper ones .



Callies 383 crank



need to make sure that plug is in the end , where the input shaft goes.

























The rod bearings all look the same , no noticeable chamfer on one side etc but they do have U,or L ( upper / lower ) on the back in very small text,ask me how i know lol .















BTW found this tucked inside the front frame rail , nice to have



Not sure if this is too big but its going in now no matter what biggrin



















two spacers because of the double timing chain .









Really need to get the rings square in the bore when file fitting , ah yeah forgot about that tool that i would need ,so pop to b/q got this nice

tunmble dryer vent hose coupling ,bit of tweeking and this works pretty good for £4.95 biggrin





Catch ya later , and i hope your not expecting a fire up vid at the end of this page, waiting on parts guys biggrin

Edited by V10 BAT on Tuesday 12th November 19:16

z06tim

558 posts

186 months

Tuesday 12th November 2013
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Excellent stuff. Always really enjoy reading this thread. Thanks for posting.

Gixer

4,463 posts

248 months

Tuesday 12th November 2013
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Cool stuff Dave.

Top tip - scan your build sheet!! I pulled mine out of the chassis rail when I had the LT5 out of the ZR1. I looked at it a few weeks back and despite it being carefully filed away in a plastic sleeve, its turning completely brown.

tiger289

166 posts

171 months

Tuesday 12th November 2013
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WOW clap

chuntington101

5,733 posts

236 months

Wednesday 13th November 2013
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Top work Dave! and props for building the engine yourself! are you keeping it a 346?

Chevykevv

1,447 posts

207 months

Wednesday 13th November 2013
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Great new posts, keep em coming. thumbup

V10 BAT

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234 months

Wednesday 13th November 2013
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Hey thanks guys , i like to share what i find out and i find pics real useful.

Gixer , build sheet yeah , think my scanner is a tad to small maybe try and get a couple of good photos of it.

swerni ,sorry bud biggrin

Chris 4" crank + a tad over stock bore should get me 383 cu in.


Just incase your in this area with your c5






will need a scrub and paint





Due to the longer stroke crank i had to dimple the windage tray ,and use spacer washers on the main cap nuts was a bit of a tinker.








Front timing cover needed a slight grind on the inside because of the pumps new forward position





The baffles in the pan had to be trimmed a tad because the windage tray is higher,kinda do one mod and it does effect lots of other parts eh











one for stevieturbo case he pops in




Sensors cam position and that dreaded oil pressure thingy






LS7 lifters in the tray










Heads , kinda more for freshen up plus dont want to start breaking up the stock ls6 motor PRC from texas speed 64cc dual springs CNC ports seem pretty good quality for not a load of bucks .







ARP , the nuts lol.















Mate said why are they gold and pretty when no one see`s them , kinda right there not a petrol head eh.









Mounting bolt on intake port needs a bit of thread sealant










Torque tube, a pita but thought it mad not to check propshaft when its that near














The snap ring really is something else lol The rubber couplers looked newish, bearings ok too so stuck it all back in .




Beer time biggrin







Dr-Bob

6,629 posts

260 months

Thursday 14th November 2013
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Great thread mate.....

Baz