IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ENGINE INSTALL, OR NEED PART NUMBERS, JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL; I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU OUT.
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THIS IS THE SWAP, THE BUILT L98 AND THE NEW STROKER MOTOR. AS MEAN AS THE OLD BLOWN MOTOR WAS, THE NEW SET-UP SIMPLY EATS THE PAVEMENT!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE HEART OF THE BEAST!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I WANTED TO POST A COUPLE PICTURES OF THE O-RING BLOCK SINCE PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASKING WHAT THIS MEANS.
TALK ABOUT A TIGHT FIT! THERE IS NO ROOM TO WORK UNDER A C4 VETTE! AND WITH ALL THE CUSTOM MODS WE HAD TO DO, THERE WAS ENDLESS TRIAL AND ERROR UNTIL WE FOUND OUT WHAT WORKED BEST.
NOW -- WHERE DID THIS WIRE GO??????? AND WHAT THE HECK IS THAT - A SPARE PART?!?!?!
TO KEEP THE BEAST COOL, WE BOUGHT THE LARGEST GRIFFIN ALUMINUM RADIATOR OFFERED FOR A VETTE. THIS TOO REQUIRED EXTENSIVE FABRICATION, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. THE AVERAGE RUNNING TEMPERATURE FELL FROM 235 TO 179!!! EVEN RUNNING IT HARD AND IN TRAFFIC. THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOW THE FACTORY RADIATOR -- SO YOU CAN SEE THE OBVIOUS DIFFERENCE.
AS TIGHT AS EVERYTHING FITS, THE INDUCTION PLUMBING IS AMAZING AT HOW CLOSE IT ALL COMES TOGETHER.... THE BRACKETS WERE CUSTOM MADE OR CNC MODIFIED.
AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING, SAVING, MONTHS IN THE SHOP, AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF ORDERING PARTS -- THE FINISHED PRODUCT!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Save The Wave! Peace. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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PAGE 1 ------ Photos of Stalker Vette
PAGE 2 ------ Overview of performance mods
PAGE 3 ------ Photos of engine install <==
PAGE 4 ------ Future projects
PAGE 5 ------ My other rides posted in CARDOMAIN
PAGE 6 ------ Birth of project pictures
PAGE 7 ------ Custom 700R4 install
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