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Just looking at those pictures with the engine in - I can't imagine what it will be like to be out in the car with the roof off, giving it some stick, with that engine just over your shoulder - the noise should be bloody amazing!!

I'm sure this was asked earlier but what is the weight difference between the 8 and the 12?

John

I didn't make stacks yet and my air box isn't finished but I can have the duc stacks snapped on with about 1 hour of work. I'm thinking I should focus on the MUST have stuff and spend the 30-40 hours it will realistically take to make a nice stack/filter system once I know everything else is good to go.

I was really missing Erik who used to live about 10 minutes away and would pop over to help from time to time, plus I really tweaked my back badly yesterday morning playing with the kids so this was quite a slow motion operation



That's exactly what I was thinking and the pictures just don't do it justice....hanging over the car you just look and say "no f-in way!" then once it's in you're left with a very different impression as it just blends in and as you say disappears. I can put my front headers in with the engine in place. I can reach the alternator. There seems to be as much or more room to do most stuff than before.....other than changing a clutch or setting lifter clearance that is, those are now engine out jobs.

Things will start to get tighter as I add the rest of the parts and that's what I was pondering a bit. The front exhaust needs to wrap over the bellhousing and follow it back down on the rear to tuck under the rear headers. The farther to the side the better because I need to put cooling lines in there too but I really don't think putting the exhaust along side the gas tank is a great plan.

I originally planed the exhaust to be 3" but that is only good to about 800hp so I really think I need 3.5" to get everything that is there to be had....so I need to buy new pipes before I can do much fitting.

Lots to think about......

That is the thought that gets me down the shop stairs every day




I think it's about 100lbs....BUT my V8 had a blower on it which added 60-80lbs so it should be close to a wash in my case. Also remember I moved the engine itself forward 3" and down 2" so this should NOT be a fiadillac when its done, it should instead be better balanced than the the stock 308....which brings us back to point one about getting it out on the road

Good going Mark . What about putting the oil tank and header tank in the boot !!! But keeping the zip cover in place ? Stock look and you can keep the QV filter housings ? Not sure about the levels though ? Some big milestones have been reach lately , great progress .

You have started me thinking about my 360 transplant again

Nah! I'm sure Lana helped him!

She's actually a pretty good sport about it most of the time and she did offer to help.....but it would have come with safety a long list of safety concerns so it was just easier to do it alone.

She did get me a creeper for Christmas because I'd been talking about putting the engine in an she couldn't stand the though of me laying on the cold cement floor. She's very sweet.

I can't believe it fit, and I also can't believe you're not putting it on an engine dyno for the initial run-in

From my side, the block is going to Cali this week for linering, and I'm now the proud owner of a slightly hacked 456 intake manifold. Need to get some stubby extensions welded on for the ITB's. Know anyone who's good at welding & blending aluminum?

I know, I know.....




Very cool. Think June

I fixed up the one header tube so that's good to go now.