97 RCSB 6.0L + 4L80E + Procharger swap:)

[mattc]

added some home made caltracs today cost me right at $100 bucks for everything! sure beats 400 for the premade ones!

[TRPLXL2]

This is going to be an awesome build I can see it now, that was a really good price on the drivetrain too! Do the caltracs really do any good? I was thinking about buying a set for my colorado, but I have to buy the pre made ones because I don't have those skills///

[mattc]

This is going to be an awesome build I can see it now, that was a really good price on the drivetrain too! Do the caltracs really do any good? I was thinking about buying a set for my colorado, but I have to buy the pre made ones because I don't have those skills///

i'm not sure how good they do yet lol hopefully i dont get called out to work and can go to the track this weekend and find out, i know when i first put them on i used a setup from this site http://www.hotrodsandhemis.com/Traction.html


but it was WAYYYYY to stiff as in i think i dislodged a few vertebrae lol a lil while ago i went outside and loosened them up so well see this weekend how it does with the new M&H radials!

[mattc]

well now i'm just waiting on my ls2 lifter holders which will hopefully be here tomorrow and i can start putting her back together!

[mattc]

got the short block put together now just waiting on all my gaskets to come in

[mattc]

got a few more things in today all my gaskets to finish assembly, my Circle D converter and flexplate and a transgo shiftkit, also ordered hp tuners so i can get this thing running when i get it all wired in.


i have some questions about the fuel system though. this is how i was thinking it should go

walbro 255------>Filter------>intake inlet fuel line-----> injectors


is the regulator that came with the lq4 intake going to work? or do i need to add something to make this all work? i've tried searched a little but i havent really found a deffinate answer that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and sure about the setup lol.

i have the dual fuel lines already if that matters.

[greenvortec]

my truck has threaded disconnects at the firewall right behind the intake manifold used to be (the 5.7 vortec) i just found out what fittings they were.. im sure they're threaded o ring fitted to -6an

This way you don't need 10+ feet of fuel line you know?

[tomandblue]

what are the part numbers for the fuel rail fittings and how much did you pay for them?

[mattc]

well i've had a few people ask about the traction bars so here are the drawings i made to have them cut out, obviously you need to measure your setup before you have these made since i can only gauruntee that they fit on my truck lol

hopefully this helps anyone wanting to make their own set and save a couple hundred bucks!

[MrHorsepowerLSx]

Sweet build on the truck and congrats on getting everything up and running.Thanks for all the input with the Traction Bars. Do you have any more progress to add to this build thread? Are you running a 9" rear?