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I am not an expert, but I had a heads/cam street car with a stock bottom end, and drove it everywhere. Ran 11.50's @ 3700#'s still had a/c, I would say just run it unless he plans on using the bottle. The stick cars can be a problem for the rear end if using good tires and it hops at all. A couple mfgrs sell lower control arm brackets that move the rear control arm mount down on the rear that will help. If changing rear gears, I would recommend a solid pinion spacer.
From my expierence, Jason ls1tech.com is a good source if info - at least it used to be when I had a street car.
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Tom,
I take back stock bottom end - I upgraded rod bolts. http://store.katechengines.com/share...unt2=201011300 If I remember right they were ARP stuff sold by Katech. I just took the old ones out and lubed/torqued the new ones one by one. Jason
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Tom, like Jason said...get some good (boxed) lower control arms, the re-location brackets, drop the lca's down to lowest holes, a right side airbag for a little pre-load, a T/A rear cover and HD stud bolt kit, some HD (I used Moser) aftermarket axles, and the 10 bolt 7.5" rear will live---for AWHILE. 4.10's worked great for me w/my stick car, and a Vig. 3200 stall w/3.73's works very well w/the automatic cars....this, w/your cam, headers, and a good computer re-tune, and a set of M/T d.o.t. radial drags should put you very solidly into the 11's. Best wishes. WJ
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Bolts are supposed to be replaced if removed If you use ARP they can be reused they torque instead of
torque/angle should not change size of rod because fractures line rod/cap up bolts just clamp LS rods together bolts do not align rod and cap on LS rods. Mike Taylor 3601 |
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You do not recondition LS-1 rods in the normal manner. If changing the bolts causes them to go out of round, you resize the rod to a lrger bore size, and use a special rod bearing sold by Clevite (now Mahle).
I do not encourage people to waste money on rod bolts for fractured powdered metal rods. Just buy a set of rods, even the budget import rods are better than the powdered metal stuff.
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