Yet Another Canadian

[BIG DUB]

Hello all.
Been lurking for about a month and finally registered.
Been trying to decide on engines for an offroad project and this site seemed to be the best for the help I need.

I'll try to search but will probably have a lot of questions.
Have an LT1 now that needs a rebuild but am seriously looking at an LQ9.

Brett

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BIG DUB &#064; Dec 28 2006, 05&#58;08 PM) [snapback]77613[/snapback]</div>

Hello all.
Been lurking for about a month and finally registered.
Been trying to decide on engines for an offroad project and this site seemed to be the best for the help I need.

I&#39;ll try to search but will probably have a lot of questions.
Have an LT1 now that needs a rebuild but am seriously looking at an LQ9.

Brett
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Welcome&#33;&#33;&#33; Feel free to ask questions. We dont get made like alot of th other forums and say did ou do a search first?? Haha we are all post whore and enjoy writting stuff.

[RedHeartbeat]

Welcome

What kind of offroad project? The 6.0 is heavy if weight will be a disadvantage. If you want light weight go with the 5.3L aluminum block from like an SSR or Trailblazer. The 6.0L is a sweet engine if your suspension can handle it. If you had an LT1 before the 6.0L weight won&#39;t be an issue. Building a rock crawler or a mud slinger?

[BIG DUB]

Thanks for the welcome guys.
I&#39;m looking at a trail rig that will be both for mud and rocks. Expected weight will be about 3500-4000lbs.
I&#39;ve looked at the 5.3 (LM4 I believe). New to Chev engines and pretty much engines in general. I bought the LT1 after some reading (not enough) and thought it would be a good engine. Its a 9C1.
I&#39;m checking right now on the rear distributor conversion and a rebuild. If the price is equal I might just go with the LM4 or LQ9.

I&#39;m not too overly concerned with weight. I&#39;m looking at possibly 47" tires so I want close to 400lbs torque.

Help guys

[RedHeartbeat]

Damn, that&#39;s going to be a monster&#33; Got any pics of what it looks like right now?

Isn&#39;t 9C1 engine a cop car Caprice engine with steel heads?

[BIG DUB]

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Damn, that&#39;s going to be a monster&#33; Got any pics of what it looks like right now?

Isn&#39;t 9C1 engine a cop car Caprice engine with steel heads?
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Its not built yet. I know what it will be though. I&#39;ll see if I can dig up some pics of what it will look like.
Yes the 9C1 is the po-po engine. I bought it from someone that got it from someone.....

I&#39;m just trying to get the powertrain figured out. It will be a year long or so build. I just don&#39;t want to be underpowered and dissapointed with my engine choice.
My current ride is a 2K Grand Cherokee with 40" tires and just a 4.0L straight six. (Gutless).

[TxStVanWilder]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(BIG DUB &#064; Dec 28 2006, 09&#58;46 PM) [snapback]77639[/snapback]</div>

My current ride is a 2K Grand Cherokee with 40" tires and just a 4.0L straight six. (Gutless).
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yikes &#33;&#33; how many days does it take to get to highway speed welcome to the site&#33;&#33; looks like you have your work cut out for you... hopefully you can find some usefull tips on here to build one hell of a monster

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I&#39;m running 5.38s in Dana60s right now. Its actually not bad on the highway. I went to Moab, Utah back in June and only had one really bad hill I think was outside Pocatello, ID.
Here&#39;s a pic of mine .
And this is what I want/ am going to build.

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Is that one of those like they built on Extreme 4x4 on SpikeTV? I think they called it the Poison Spyder.

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Is that one of those like they built on Extreme 4x4 on SpikeTV? I think they called it the Poison Spyder.
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Its similar. Its a Blue Torch Fab "Fusion" chassis.