"WarShrike" (warshrike)
06/09/2015 at 12:11 • Filed to: None
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"WarShrike" (warshrike)
06/09/2015 at 12:11 • Filed to: None | 16
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Total Engine Service finished up the assembly after making sure all clearances were good. I’m excited to get this thing up and running again!
This is going back in my Firebird. Specs are high compression motor, 600 lift cam with a lot of duration, big valve heads, fully ported, forged pistons with fly-cut valve reliefs. Gonna be a screamer.
The car in question:
cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> WarShrike
06/09/2015 at 12:19 |
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I LOVE the fact that it’s a V6. Can’t wait to hear it run.
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> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
06/09/2015 at 12:22 |
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Thanks!
I’m excited to hear this cam working correctly. I misjudged the clearance last time and it ate the valves. Retarded ass mistake that was costly.
Will have a new exhaust setup and I’m modifying my stainless longtube headers with a venturi collector instead of the straight merge to help with better scavenging and velocity since it is a higher compression.
Mustafaluigi
> WarShrike
06/09/2015 at 13:20 |
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How much power do you expect to make with this? I’m curious about why not build up a V8 and just drop that in instead.
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> Mustafaluigi
06/09/2015 at 13:34 |
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I’d still need to get a V8 k-member, rewire everything for the LSx setup and then I’d still have a mostly stock motor V8 f-body. Yawn. If I ever do go get a V8, it’ll be going in a Volvo wagon instead with a mellow exhaust, T-56 and clean, quiet interior for family hauling with enough thrust to make my daughter giggle like a maniac.
This has been a V6 only project from the very start. I’m an oddball that grew up enjoying the 6-cylinder insanity that was present around my dad’s shop. He helped build his friend’s Grand National into a firebreathing street monster that made good money street racing back in the day.
My previous car was a BMW 533i, and I’ve really made my Firebird into what I want it to be. I lead a lot of tech threads in the V6 community as well as do a bit of R&D on my own that has proven a lot of people wrong on their “conventional wisdom.” I’ve done the research on the build, outside of this engine assembly because it was outside my expertise, I have built it all myself. I’ve owned the car since ‘02 and it’ll just stick around for as long as possible.
The car was getting exceptional MPG around town with a GTO T-56 and did rather well on track, but there’s a few things I’m addressing with that on this build that just never show themselves until you push the limits.
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> WarShrike
06/09/2015 at 14:14 |
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Do you have other posts about this? I must know more.
I love that you’re sticking to your guns and staying with the V6 and building the car YOU want and not what everyone tells you to build.
What did the block start as? did you bore/stroke it? I love the valve covers. this is the most muscle car looking V6 I think I’ve ever seen.
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> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
06/09/2015 at 14:22 |
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Thanks for the compliments. I really hope it delivers, the guy that assembled it is an old Buick V6 guy and he’s pretty happy with how it came together.
It’s a regular L36 (3800 Series II NA motor), original block that came with the car, had to get new heads because the old set had a crack between valve guides when it got punched by the valve.
It is bored 20 over to clean up everything. It didn’t get scored (luckily) and they just wanted to do it for security. Still at the 3.4” stroke as a proper stroker kit is around $3k USD and would limit me on cam sizes as the crank would interfere with the lobe sweep.
I have a few places I post, but I guess you can see these:
https://www.wheelwell.com/profile/54f731…
https://www.facebook.com/ProjectSturmvo…
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> Mustafaluigi
06/09/2015 at 14:25 |
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Sorry forgot to post expected power levels, something north of 250 when the old engine did 196 through a loose unlocked stall on the old baby cam and mild ported heads. Completely different engine setup now with a much more aggressive cam and more compression paired with a T-56 trans, so losses won’t be as bad and a lot of other things are getting refreshed or already touched up.
We’ll see what this one does, as long as it’s a strong runner I’m not too worried about the numbers.