itsarebuild
itsarebuild Reader
4/7/11 3:51 p.m.

ok so earlier today someone posted a thread about your first car. seems simple enough. but then this makes me realize that i would love to go drive that camaro again but havent finished putting it back together yet... and then i realize that i am not ENTIRELY positive i want to use that tpi 350 i have almost finished building... and then a thread about megasquirt makes me think ... hmmmm do i REALLY want to spend time working on that tuning?

i think to myself.... maybe i should ask the grm'rs what they think i should do. ... only to see another thread about putting an lsx into an astro. searching my soul i know the answer i will get.

7 hours later i have just bid on a ls1 motor on ebay with a wiring harness and computer.

curse you for enabling me!

Ranger50
Ranger50 HalfDork
4/7/11 3:55 p.m.

Ummm, you're welcome?

pres589
pres589 Dork
4/7/11 4:27 p.m.

So the 5.7 variant of the LSx? What did it come out of? This is exciting!

John Brown
John Brown SuperDork
4/7/11 4:31 p.m.

Either a Corvette, Fbody or a GTO.

mndsm
mndsm SuperDork
4/7/11 4:33 p.m.

Funny how that works sometimes. I blame you all for finally pulling the trigger on tuning for my ms3.

oldtin
oldtin Dork
4/7/11 4:34 p.m.

We're just getting going - you'll need a tube bender and welder, followed by lathe, slip roll and e-wheel. Oh, and alcohol, lots of alcohol.

mad_machine
mad_machine SuperDork
4/7/11 5:46 p.m.

soon you will be driving a miata and an E30

wbjones
wbjones SuperDork
4/7/11 7:39 p.m.

not gonna happen... I drive a Honda

aussiesmg
aussiesmg SuperDork
4/7/11 8:55 p.m.

itsarebuild
itsarebuild Reader
4/8/11 9:12 a.m.
mad_machine wrote: soon you will be driving a miata and an E30

hahaha. already have the e30. actually 2 now. i am fghting to be the one last without a miata......although one with an lsx.............. hmmmmm.

racerdave600
racerdave600 HalfDork
4/8/11 11:12 a.m.

No matter what idea you come up with, someone on this board will think it's a great idea.

Enabling is just another way of bringing stupid ideas from the bar to the workshop!

rl48mini
rl48mini New Reader
4/8/11 12:52 p.m.

So, how is the towing capacity of that LSx powered Astro? Fuel mileage?

dlmater
dlmater New Reader
4/8/11 12:54 p.m.

Since you've come this far you might as well swap in a T-56 6-speed at the same time. Much easier to do it now than later.

unk577
unk577 Reader
4/8/11 2:57 p.m.
itsarebuild wrote:
mad_machine wrote: soon you will be driving a miata and an E30
hahaha. already have the e30. actually 2 now. i am fghting to be the one last without a miata......although one with an lsx.............. hmmmmm.

www.v8roadsters.com

itsarebuild
itsarebuild Reader
4/10/11 8:21 p.m.

ok.... soi just won the ls1 auction. guess that means i am putting in a ls!

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