Just another 6.0/T56 build

[cam75w/ls1]

This project has been in the works for awhile just had to find the right time to do it. I'm a mechanic for a living so mine is always the last to get worked on. The motor is a 6.o out of a 2003 denali that I scored for $500. I bought brand new L92 heads for the build. The pistons are Diamond pistons that are at the factory right getting fly cut for L92 heads. I'm running a cam in the 25X/25X range. The lift will be in the .640-.650 range w/ LSA of 111-112 degrees. Won't know 100 percent till the pistons get back and install them in the block to measure. The T56 is already built. The rear end is a Ford 8.8 out of a Ford explorer. I just ordered the wiring from Current since the time frame is 8 weeks to get this project ready. I'll be running 18X9.5 wheels in the front and 18X10.5 in the rear. I've included pics of the "victim",the trans and the heads. More to come.

[krayzkajun]

sweet!!

definitly gunna have to follow ths one

[tiresmokinV8]

This is exactly what I want to do to mine in a year or 2. 6.0 w/ l92 heads l76 intake and t56. That trucks going to be a beast. Im subscribing.

[lilsonoma]

Good start. It's nice to see a project that begins with a builder who has done his research. Good luck with that camshaft! It'll be a beast to tune, that's for sure but the 6.0L's displacement tempers that a bit...only a bit. And also I'm curious to see how the rim selection goes. 9.5" wide on the front of a 2wd S10 is going to be interesting to bolt up with 3" spacers, so I'll follow this closely.

[cam75w/ls1]

Quote: Originally Posted by lilsonoma

Good start. It's nice to see a project that begins with a builder who has done his research. Good luck with that camshaft! It'll be a beast to tune, that's for sure but the 6.0L's displacement tempers that a bit...only a bit. And also I'm curious to see how the rim selection goes. 9.5" wide on the front of a 2wd S10 is going to be interesting to bolt up with 3" spacers, so I'll follow this closely.

The cam will make up for the lack of cubes. The 6.0 doesn't work well w/ the L92 heads unless you spin them up. I'm hoping by only having power up top that the truck will launch better. I don't want to blow the tires off at launch. Heres a pic of the wheel I'm using. I got them on craigslist for $200 w three of the four tires good. The rears are 255/35/18 and the fronts are 245/40/18. They are OZ wheels.

[Jonce007]

Sounds like a sweet build and looking at your signature, you have some nice custom builds.

[cam75w/ls1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonce007

Sounds like a sweet build and looking at your signature, you have some nice custom builds.

I'm actually scrapping the drivetrain out of the RX7 after the S10 is built and build a twin turbo 6.0 drivetrain for it.

[s10-den]

I'll be watching as well.How much you pay for the truck?$75?Everyone gets all the good deals..lol

[cam75w/ls1]

I pais $1600 for the truck w/ the check engine light on. Wouldn't pass inspection because of catalytic converter. I couldn't pass up the ZQ8 suspension either. The handling of the truck is pretty good since I've been driving it for a year now. It's a little rough around the edges since two teens were originally the drivers of this thing. Will refinish the truck in either PPG hotrod black or might go w/ a chamelon blue/purple.

[Jonce007]

Quote: Originally Posted by cam75w/ls1

I'm actually scrapping the drivetrain out of the RX7 after the S10 is built and build a twin turbo 6.0 drivetrain for it.

DROOL!!!!!! Any pics of your other rides? What kind of power are you putting out of your "bi turbo" diesel? I miss the power of my dirtymax but I don't miss the fuel pump price.

[cam75w/ls1]

What do you think is better for the belt drive setup? F-body style or the corvette style? My previous one was a truck style. I told Jared at Current to build the harness for corvette style. It was a question that caught me off guard when he asked. I thought I had everything figured out....

[cam75w/ls1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jonce007

DROOL!!!!!! Any pics of your other rides? What kind of power are you putting out of your "bi turbo" diesel? I miss the power of my dirtymax but I don't miss the fuel pump price.

I have the motor out right now since I melted two pistons and was swapping oil and water. The head kept floating on the block under boost. It'll go back together when the S10 is done. Ran 11.9 at best in the quarter. I'm going back to stock since I need a real truck and not a race truck. Couldn't pull a trailer anymore. I'll dig up some pics and post em.

[s10-den]

Carb or fuel injection this time?

[philntx]

Quote: Originally Posted by cam75w/ls1

I'm actually scrapping the drivetrain out of the RX7 after the S10 is built and build a twin turbo 6.0 drivetrain for it.

Are you planning on running the same cam with twin blowers?

[cam75w/ls1]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10-den

Carb or fuel injection this time?

Fuel injection. It'll be the L76 intake for now until something better comes along. The cam will take advantage of it when it happens...

[cam75w/ls1]

Quote: Originally Posted by philntx

Are you planning on running the same cam with twin blowers?

Don't know what cam it'll run but it won't be small since this is a track only car.

[cam75w/ls1]

Pulled the pistons out and sent the pistons back to Diamond to get flycut for the L92s. The cam I'm running is about .645 lift at 250 ish duration and don't have enough room. If I ran a baby cam I could. Will be a two week wait on that. Right now I'm installing lights in the garage so I can see. Kept getting the droplight out.

[cam75w/ls1]

Hit a snag today trying to order a LS7 clutch assemblyfor the truck. Found out that I have to get a LS2 flywheel. Already had a LS1 flywheel ready to go.

[jinusow]

Quote: Originally Posted by cam75w/ls1

Hit a snag today trying to order a LS7 clutch assemblyfor the truck. Found out that I have to get a LS2 flywheel. Already had a LS1 flywheel ready to go.

Yep. I'm breaking in my ls7 right now. Man you let that clutch up and it wants to go now, no slipping into gear at all. First few shifts were at the floorboard and you had to be in the gas enough or it stalled or popped a gear. 2nd gear keep popping out for awhile and is engaging good now with miles on the transmission. Just a side note I got an auto zone slave cylinder and it leaked bad at the quick connector neck. Went to Napa and got a slave casted with the ap on it and is a much better slave cylinder to use. I have heard that the ls7 clutch kits are hit and miss from sellers. I think the s10 trucks have a longer pedal travel than the camaros. I've got camaro pedals in my garage and will look again. Alot of problems I hear from camaro guys braking in the ls7 clutchs is that some just don't get enough travel to move the new clutch. I could resist a deal for under $500 that gives me pp flywheel and clutch I would guess holds 550hp Yeah, you will loose hp with that mammoth ls2 flywheel but I think lsx has more than enough to spare.

[cam75w/ls1]

I think I'm going to run the LS1 flywheel and get a spec II or III clutch kit. I don't like the heavier flywheel on the LS2/LS7 set up. Hope my a/c still gets this cold after the swap. It's 100+ today..

[s10-den]

Thats what its all about right there,I had a van that would hit "almost" 20* coming out of the vents.You could almost see pieces of snow!!

[travisn]

Quote: Originally Posted by s10-den

Thats what its all about right there,I had a van that would hit "almost" 20* coming out of the vents.You could almost see pieces of snow!!

last summer i left my s10 running in the shade for a while and i got in and i could see my breath. lol

[cam75w/ls1]

Going to be out of the loop for a week. Had a death in the family and have to hit the road. Will chime in when I get back....

[RedLsxS10]

Sad to hear...

Best wishes.

[s10-den]

X 2

[cam75w/ls1]

I'm back. Thanks for all the condolences. Wasn't my immediate family but it was on my wifes side. Did burn $500 worth of diesel tooling around w/ the truck and trailer moving stuff. Nothing much to report on the build. Still waiting for pistons....

[cam75w/ls1]

Update of sorts. I'm ordering everything needed to finish the motor. Intake,throttle body,fuel injectors,and fuel rails. Going w/ pressure and return fuel line setup,probably FAST rail set. Figured I already have both lines there... Trying to score on the corvette acc.stuff right now.

[s10-den]

Things happen out of our control sometimes....

[cam75w/ls1]

Ordered some more stuff today. Ended up going w/ a 238/250 .600/.600 113+3 cam for the setup.All the valvetrain will be Trick Flow components. Valve springs,pushrods,seals,and retainers. Have the L76 intake coming from the dealer. Ordered the UMI 90mm TB for that. Am going w/ FAST fuel rails w/ 46lb injectors. Talked to Diamond pistons today and the pistons are waiting for the skirt coatings. The fly cutting is done. Still looking for the corvette stuff....

[cam75w/ls1]

Got the stuff in today. Comp wasn't playing around when the cam got ordered. The cam showed up before the other stuff. The Trick Flow dual gold springs are a work of art. The 90mm throttle body seems kinda big but from what I've been studying it should work fine. The specs on the cam should be about as big as you want to go on a motor w/ L92 heads. Alot of overcammed l92 motors out there. I know I changed cams on yall. I decided the lift was excessive. I was kinda shocked that the LS2 timing chain was made in France. Eek! More pics,enjoy.

[tiresmokinV8]

Looking good!!

[cam75w/ls1]

Scored on the injectors today. Found out the stock LS7 injectors are 41.19 lb per hour injectors stock. Well.Scoggin Dickey has a surplus of brand new pull outs from crate engines that I got for $35 each. Got the L76 style fuel rail as well. If the LS7 can get 505hp w/ stock rail then it should work fine for me. Still looking at the corvette acc. setup. Looks like I'm going to buy the water pump,balancer,p/s pump,and the bracket brand new. Then buy the kwik performance a/c bracket kit. Getting close.....

[cam75w/ls1]

I finally got the intake today. I've been phone tagging w/ the dealer trying to get it. The mouth where the throttle body goes measures about 95-96mm so my 90mm TB fits just fine. I was worried that I would need to port the intake.

[cam75w/ls1]

Got the injectors and rail today....

[cam75w/ls1]

Not much of a update. I've been phone tagging w/ machine shop,UPS,and Diamond pistons. It seems my pistons have been lost at this point and nobody wants to own up. The tracking number confirms that the package made it to Diamond pistons and it was signed by their tech. I'm trying to get another set right now. Will know more tomorrow.

[Kampz69]

that sucks dude, good luck

[jnoehl]

keep me updated on this, i manage a UPS store here in New Orleans so i might be able to help if things dont work out

[cam75w/ls1]

Quote: Originally Posted by jnoehl

keep me updated on this, i manage a UPS store here in New Orleans so i might be able to help if things dont work out

Thanks for the help but the package made it to it's destination. Now for the good news. Diamond has found the pistons,they were looking for a diamond piston box. My machine shop had sent the pistons in a sealed power box. Maybe I'll get some sleep now. Should have them back at the earliest Friday next week. Now if Jared can get his headers done then I'll be ready for the swap.

[AmericanMuscle]

this thing is going to be amazing.

can't wait to start seeing real progress.

[RazorS10]

Quote: Originally Posted by cam75w/ls1

Got the injectors and rail today....

where did you purchase the fuel setup?

[cam75w/ls1]

Quote: Originally Posted by RazorS10

where did you purchase the fuel setup?

I called Scoggin Dickey to check on prices for the F.A.S.T brand injectors and fuel rails. The salesman I talked to said that the stock LS7 injectors were the equivelant of what I was looking for. I was looking for 39-42lb injectors and the LS7s come in at 41.1lbs. What they do at Scoggin is pull the stock ones out of the brand new crate motors for upgraded injectors per customer. I buy them as used but they've never been fired. So I'm running a LS7 fuel system for the most part.

[5timedime]

nice updates on the planning stages. can't wait for the build!

[cam75w/ls1]

Arrgh!Looks like I have to park the project for a little bit. Got a friend that lost his job in Oregon and is moving in w/ me in Texas. He's got a temp job to hold him out till December and then he starts a perm job. I'm going to give him my S10 to drive and I'll drive my Powerstroke. I'll still build the motor and post the build but it's going at a slower rate for the time being. If I come across something cheap on Craigslist then I'll buy it to get my truck back.

[NateZQ8]

I hear ya man, at least you still have a good start, and what a friend you are to your buddy. Hopefully he can help you out with some of the part searching / legwork so you should be prepped when you get the truck back in December.

Nate

[cam75w/ls1]

The update I got this afternoon is he may be going to Albuqueque(spelled right??)for work so everything is in the air.

[AmericanMuscle]

sorry. I hate it when crap gets in the way, but it happens to most everyone.

[cam75w/ls1]

Couldn't pass up on a good deal on a Spec 3 clutch for the truck. Got it from a member of a local forum I frequent.

[jnoehl]

Quote: Originally Posted by cam75w/ls1

Couldn't pass up on a good deal on a Spec 3 clutch for the truck. Got it from a member of a local forum I frequent.

yeah, you dont want to be stuck in stop and go traffic on I10 trying to get out of new orleans before katrina with one of those!! been there and done that, not fun. its a pretty stout cluth!

[cam75w/ls1]

Might want to get a head start. Got one coming at ya as we speak

[cam75w/ls1]

I was looking through the SD card in my camera and realized that I never posted the Corvette stuff going the front of the motor.