Griff 600

[Pete500]

We now have a 2006 LS2 powered Griff in our family. During the winter and spring the RV500 went out and the LS2 with a Tremec TKO 600 went in. It's loads of work, but a nice fit without cutting in fiberglass or frame. The LS2 is the 400hp@6000400lbs@4500 Corvette unit. The manners are very good, pulls nicely from idle and feels strong when the rews rise Thanks to MikeM at Parts Dept, John at Speartech, Scott at Classic Chevy 5-Speed, Dan at Broadway Warehouse and Jon Ellison who made me think this was possible! So why did I do this? Miss and me plan to keep the Griff for a very long time, hopefully without trouble, with good driving manners without compromising power.
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[dickkark]

nice work,
how has it affected the handling?

[AntonyJ]

That looks great, looks alot lower without the plenum doesnt it..

[Pete500]

Front weight up 20kgs. Weight on engine mounts are equal to the RV500 with AC. This unit is without AC as I found no place for it.. Rear weight up equally, it's the TKO600 who brings the weight slightly up. Weight is now 49.2% front and 50,8% rear with 100kg og driver and filled with fuel. Nitrons with 400/350 springs. I can not feel any difference, but I have not been to the track so far.

[Pete500]

The LS2 is approx 100mm lower than the RV8. Space for a blower?

[Guillotine]

Well done mate...had to happen eventually!

Fancy trying it out at Spa...I see you're close

...well closer than us!

andy
www.tvrmonster.com

Edited by Guillotine on Sunday 24th June 23:17

[tvr4ever]

Excellent, i would love to have one of those in my Griffith. If money wasn't a problem......

Aaah, dreams.

Fred

[jeffsy]

Nice work Per...

Whats the chances of you bringing it to tis years Growl so we can all see it in person?...

Graham

[Pete500]

Sorry, that particular weekend is far gone. My old folks are celebrating their 50th anniversary Next year, we would both love to be back!

[IPAddis]

Very interested in this. Any ballpark costs to bandy about?

Ian A.

[350Matt]

very nice, what ECU did you use as I can't see an airflow meter? and what are the exhaust manifolds off or were they custom made?

Matt

[Pete500]

Most parts are bought in th states. With freight we see some USD14k(by memory) (engine, flywheel, coupling, starter, generator (145A), loom, engine controller, gearbox, scattershield, covers etc)+ local VAT. Then we have some alu billet parts for generator etc, steel brackets for enginemounts and gearboxmount and stainless steel headers and most of the exhaust - all this by myself. It's a lot of hours if you have to pay for them, but nothing is really difficult.

[Barreti]

The car looks like its Left Hand drive in the pictures. Did this help or hinder Pete and do you think it would it make any difference to the install if it was the 'right way round'

Edited to add..
Excuse my ignorance Pete, just coming in asking questions without even a Hello.
You've done a lovely job on that engine bay, I hope you are justifiably proud.

but just so you don't get too big headed - the exhaust manifolds are ugly

Edited by Barreti on Monday 25th June 13:49

[Pete500]

Will never speak to you again! Agree on the manifolds. They are ceramic coated (termical spraying process), even then the heat was so intense that I had to wrap parts of them. Engine termostate is original 86C, can idle all day without problem (alurad), but under bonnet temp is high..

[roy e6]

I was looking at doing the same. Untill i started getting prices. Opted for a V8 developments 5.3 instead. Looks the dog *ollocks

Edited by roy e6 on Monday 25th June 22:21

Edited by roy e6 on Monday 25th June 22:24

[GreenV8S]

350Matt said:

very nice, what ECU did you use as I can't see an airflow meter? and what are the exhaust manifolds off or were they custom made?

Matt

Is that an air flow meter at the join between the silicone intake hose and the black convoluted hose? Only a guess.

[Pete500]

ECU is original GM, E38 for the 50x cranksensor. AFM is also original GM, sitting before the black convoluted hose. Tried to keep it as original and simple as possible.

[dnb]

Nicely done Per!

You couldn't have the likes of me catching up with you, now could you?