Done that a few times. Depending on intake height, the 69 Z28 air cowl air cleaner will work with the proper spacer. You can take up any gap with foam (like a/c ducking for a house).

my mod list keeps changing... lol so here is the plan currently.

NOTHING until I make more money and have more to save... Then:

New Shortblock or Rebuild Internals
New brakes all around
New Rubber
Ensure Head is in good condition or needs work
Catch Can
Methanol Injection
Sways and strut bars
BFMIC
Ported Exhaust Manifold with new WGA
Ported and Modified stock turbo
Injectors
Ported Intake Manifold
TUNE THIS BIOTCH
Viper Seats with Harness Slots
Harness Bar with Harnesses
New rims and new rubber again probably haha

eh thats as far as I want to plan at this moment probably. looking at 350-400 wheel. Estimated time to from start-completion is 2-5 years from this point probably. I have other priorities and thats the way it goes.

Well they are starting assembly on Friday. So it should be a couple of weeks until my new motor is done.:D My next mod is to buy an enclosed trailer. I just sold my car carrier because I thought I was still going to Hawaii. I'm looking for a 24'x8' enclosed trailer if you know of one for sale.

Found my next mod......http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...keyword=121gmf

I love it!!!

Since no one wants to buy a 4-Door, post smog nova. I will be installing under drive pulleys, electric fan, my new weiand stealth aluminum intake manifold, 4-barrel edelbrock carb, and going to buy an pertronix electronic ignition :)

Nice, but how are you going to get your car up to 88 mph to use it? :D

At first , I thought it would limit my 1/4 time, but then remembered, heck if I could program it by the second, at 88mph I would jump to the end of the lights !! Make it up on the big end !

It's 88.8 mph. Maybe you don't know as much about cars as I thought you did. :judge:

ls1 & t56 /w ported heads & cam
 

Well, took a ride in a c6 zr1 a few months back, and then got to ride in his buddy's c6 z06. Both cars are STUPID fast compared to what I'm used to, and the instant torque of the v8 motors got me hooked. Since I can't afford a new vette (or even a used one) and since I really love the small car feel, handling, and uniqueness of my rx-7, I talked to some local v8 swapped rx-7 guys and got to beat on one, the owner even made fun of me for driving too slow at first :laugh:

Long story short: I'm doing a ls1 swap in my car. The stock turbo rotary motor has been very solid for the last 25k miles, I have four full track days, 1/2 dozen autocross, 9 1/4 mile drag passes (best trap 112.xx mph, best et 13.1xx sec) and tons of hard street miles on the motor. Once it warms up, I'm on it. BUT, it's missing that instant torque... of a bigger cube N/A motor. I'm going to miss the turbo rush and wankel sound, but at the same time I will appreciate the better street manners, generally better fuel economy, and stupid torque. AND, I will be getting corner weights for before and after the swap, believe it or not, the total weight and distribution will not change enough to really notice (esp. for a street car).

Will try to have it running by xmas this year, fully sorted by summer 2011. Part out will begin after my next track day, Oct 14th at Buttonwillow. Will probably pull the motor the day after :drink:

New motor has a little cam and CNC ported heads, shooting to get 350-400 whp and 120 mph trap with low 12, mid-high 11 sec 1/4 mile performance. Car will continue to be a semi-DD and track toy as it has been for the last 5 years I've had it.

Pic of 2800 lb (yes I weighed it and it came in at 2790 w/o me in the car and 3/4 tank gas) "donor car" from last track day labor day weekend @ cal speedway:


Here's some pics of the engine & trans:

Wow Mike, really nice. That's going to be a beast :drink:

Whipple 2.3 (15lbs)
60lb injectors
SCT2400MAF
Accufab Single Blade Throttle Body
Head Cooling Mod
26-spline input shaft
Spec State 3+ Clutch
IRS Brace
Tune

550+whp or bust.

Get some input on the clutch from the Cobra guys, especially since this is your DD, my SPEC chatters like crazy!

Sean does not DD the Cobra.

My next mod is looking like a Heaton on top of the mach.

I liked my Spec Stage 3+ until a the disc broke. I now have a Mcleod disc with the Spec pressure plate. It's not grabby as the Spec disc was but it still holds the power. The Spec takes a little while to get use to though and forget about the guys at the car wash and oil/lube places being able to pull your car in. :lmfao:

You should easily see 550 out of all that. A buddy of mine did the JDM pulley, catback exhaust, upgraded intercooler and bigger resevior and tuned and he was at 480whp or more.

Just dream'n cuz it'll be a while til I have serious play money again. But I'm think

Softening the suspension a bit on the Vette.
Forged 383 with Procharger
TR6060 Manually Shifted Automatic

A bit more of a GT and straight line monster than rougher wannabe (and not too shabby) sports car.

More likely before that will be headers, injectors and retune and related exhaust rework. That'd put what I have well into the 400s and even drop the weight a bit more to < 3,100lbs full wet.

Copy cat. :P

Partially. But yours is hard as nails. I mean to soften up a lil' and make it more GT less "race car". Also, note manually shifted Auto. Anyway, just an idea, years away at best.

A 383 with a procharger ain't ever gonna be smooth when you step on it, although I suppose a more tame build wouldn't be such a monster a stoplight or cruising on the freeway.

I want to have sexual intercourse with this car.

:inout:

put the Impala back together then buy a c5z

Do it.

Lol

It'll be slow by comparison, but at least it won't handle like an Impala.

What are you talking about Impalas handle great bawhahahahha.

Maybe compared to my Neon.

Probably not.

SO why the change????

Probably tired of having a broke car.:D

I think he wants to be like his boyfriend, Sonic03SVT, who just happily got a C5Z. :crutches:

jk. Partially. You guess which part.

First screw you all lol. Second the Impala breaks there isn't an easy way to get it back up on the road its a one off car. Plus with selling all the parts i can have a FAT down payment on a house. Oh and there isn't another car for the money that is as good as a C5 that you can still get a warranty with.

Ding ding ding - winner :sm_laughing:

That you can get great condition C5Zs for well under $20k is amazing. Just amazing. It's still a fast car and hit with hammer and it can get pretty fast. So many great aftermarket parts too.

new bolt on mod
 

A lot has happened in the last week or two. Good news is I finally got the motor started. Been about 4 months since I pulled the good 'ol rotary. Check out the vid.


Bad news is that I have a slight water leak from the steam tubes on all four corners (I'm running them in the back as well). Brake master is also leaking a bit. Other than that, not a drip. Motor sounds real healthy. Loud as shit. I almost shut the motor off right after I started it 'cause I was afraid of my neighbors (who are probably in their 90s) were going to call the cops on me. I think I may try to drive it this week :drive:

Here's a quick pic of the car, from last night, I put the bumper back on and got the suspension together. Will give more details later... I'm tired.

Looking good Mike, congrats!

Not a planned mod...but since the trans is broke, it will get some upgrades. Just pulled it today.

carbon fiber hood exhaust and ss brake lines and wilwood race fluid and oh yea new tires lol

an engine