my first ls swap 1996 2 door Tahoe 4wd 385 Stroker to LQ4 cam headers **pics**

[myzterray]

NICE TRUCK! there is this guy in my neiborhood with a tahoe/blazer like that, but its lowers about 4 inches, with flat black corvette wheels, a black grill (well that area rite around the grill that is normally chrome, but you know what i mean) then a chrome mesh insert, and it looks MEAN. i have no idea what all he did to the engine though. (lol.) but yeah... i would think converting it to rear wheel drive would be a HUGE pain, because you have to replace the entire front suspension, ansd fron axle, then either chop up, or replace the trans, toss the transfer case in the trash, tke out an entire cross member, order a new drive shaft, and im sure a few other things... but if you can find the time, and a cheap parts truck, i guess it is worth it, you will have a few more RWHP, less weight, and better mileage... but thats just my 2 cents...

yea i think it will be worth it in the end. i think if i can find a 2dr parting out i should be ok. i drove my truck in 4wd last week to drive in the rain and when i stopped i could smell burnt trans fluid. see if i u can get a pic of that truck i would love to see it. i plan to lower mine only about 2 inches for now. install some kind of suspension upgrades (sway barts etc) because a turn in either direction going faster than 15mph feels like im falling over i hate it.

[smithkid1996]

yea i think it will be worth it in the end. i think if i can find a 2dr parting out i should be ok. i drove my truck in 4wd last week to drive in the rain and when i stopped i could smell burnt trans fluid. see if i u can get a pic of that truck i would love to see it. i plan to lower mine only about 2 inches for now. install some kind of suspension upgrades (sway barts etc) because a turn in either direction going faster than 15mph feels like im falling over i hate it.

i will try to post pics today, but i dont know what all we will be doing, and he parks it in the garage 9 out of 10 times, but i will get a pic. next time i see it. what kind of mileage? does it allready have the new engine and everything in?

yeah, we have a 1995 suburban 4x4 with about a 3 inch lift, and it feels really safe, but it's a 3/4 ton, so stiffer suspension. maybey that would be an option, swap the silverado 2500 springs, it will feel more stayble, and handle better.

[myzterray]

i will try to post pics today, but i dont know what all we will be doing, and he parks it in the garage 9 out of 10 times, but i will get a pic. next time i see it. what kind of mileage? does it allready have the new engine and everything in?

yeah, we have a 1995 suburban 4x4 with about a 3 inch lift, and it feels really safe, but it's a 3/4 ton, so stiffer suspension. maybey that would be an option, swap the silverado 2500 springs, it will feel more stayble, and handle better.

oh ok nice. right now theres a stroker in there with 4200 miles on it..yes 4200...but im getting 4-6 mpg..i want to turn this truck back into a daily driver so i think with the new engine ill get some better mpg and still some pretty good power. here are my plans for the lm7:

ls3 intake
tr 224 or 228 cam
springs? idk...
rockers idk...
3000 stall
long tube headers
performance tune..
goal= 350+ rwhp
then later add a 100 shot of nos

[smithkid1996]

oh ok nice. right now theres a stroker in there with 4200 miles on it..yes 4200...but im getting 4-6 mpg..i want to turn this truck back into a daily driver so i think with the new engine ill get some better mpg and still some pretty good power. here are my plans for the lm7:

ls3 intake
tr 224 or 228 cam
springs? idk...
rockers idk...
3000 stall
long tube headers
performance tune..
goal= 350+ rwhp
then later add a 100 shot of nos

wow, a 100 shot? lol. ok, so i was talking a some 75 year old guy, and i guess he was one of the original hot rodders, and i learned A LOT from him- balacne the pistons (i can tell you how), get the lightest valves possible, same with the pushrods and rockers, get springs with just enough tention to close the valve, you want as little tention as possible, port and polish the heads, balance the valves, and where the fuel goes in is a small tube (i think is what he told me) and that needs to be as smooth at possible, so the fuel is more of a mist when it gets in the combustion chamber. he also told me how to rase the compresion, without replaceing the pistons, but thats a huge pain in the but... but that should help to get a few more RWHP, and help the mileage some.

hahaha, our daily driver for 6 months was the 65' olds, 7MPG, it runs on premium gas ONLY, and lead additives... that thing went through SO MUCH gas...

[myzterray]

wow, a 100 shot? lol. ok, so i was talking a some 75 year old guy, and i guess he was one of the original hot rodders, and i learned A LOT from him- balacne the pistons (i can tell you how), get the lightest valves possible, same with the pushrods and rockers, get springs with just enough tention to close the valve, you want as little tention as possible, port and polish the heads, balance the valves, and where the fuel goes in is a small tube (i think is what he told me) and that needs to be as smooth at possible, so the fuel is more of a mist when it gets in the combustion chamber. he also told me how to rase the compresion, without replaceing the pistons, but thats a huge pain in the but... but that should help to get a few more RWHP, and help the mileage some.

hahaha, our daily driver for 6 months was the 65' olds, 7MPG, it runs on premium gas ONLY, and lead additives... that thing went through SO MUCH gas...

yea i can only run 91 octane with that engine because of the way it was built. dont get me wrong the thing hauls ass! yesterday on the freeway with that engine in the trunk i was outrunning anyone who tried to keep up.

[smithkid1996]

yea i can only run 91 octane with that engine because of the way it was built. dont get me wrong the thing hauls ass! yesterday on the freeway with that engine in the trunk i was outrunning anyone who tried to keep up.

our 19 foot long olds (thats all original) out ran a 2010 mustang GT... it was a few weeks ago, and we hardly got him (5 feet or so) but still, i was amazed... 420HP 425TQ, completely stock, with a tiny carb (not for long...)

[myzterray]

alright now for some goodies! finally finished removing my stroker from my tahoe did it pretty much by myself until my buddies showed up with the hoist.



here it is befroe i starting pulling it out



so it begins!



removing the core support







core support and everything is out so now should be pretty easy to pull this thing out



as you can tell im pretty proud of the work im putting into this thing!

also decided to snap a pic of the beautiful weather we are getting in so cal today!



so engine has been romoved and sold. will post pics of engine out and everything tommorow. we ran out of light. sold the engine! goodbye stroker!!! now tommorow we begin clean up and breakdown of the lm7