All thats left, is the cam grind, headwork, and then misc stuff, like gaskets, bolts ect.

 

Soooooooo whens it gonna be done?

 

Project cars are never done!

 

I take a guess and say roughly a month to a month and a half

 

I hope so. This is one of my favorite project cars.

 

Well, it depends on if I can gather up the required moola. I have to do the last push, to get all the required parts. Which will most likly include maxing out both my credit cards, which I really don't like having to do, but at this point I'm desprite!

 

What GM should have used in the first place

 

Actually the stock rods are forged steel, thats actually a pretty good rod for factory ****.

 

Dude, stop downloading **** and finish the car lmao

 

I'm trying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

nomp nomp nomp, Get those parts in man

 

Hell, at only 400 whp, you could have just swapped to the LNF rods, they are good to 400-450. But yeah, I know, you like overkill. Don't we all.

 

I'll be over 450 whp on spray, and nitrous is really hard on rods, so ill just stick with mine that are good to 700+

P.S. The LNF uses the same rods the LSJ does (ive seen both in person), also the LNF pistons are only good to 310 horse, just like the LSJ one. All this info came from talking to the engineers at the GM SEMA booth.

 

Well I guess I'm lucky huh? been putting down 350whp now with the turbo for about 2 months now, motor still holding strong... somehow lol
Got my rods in thursday, motor going into the shop next week sometime... Can't wait to get it back. Building it capable of 750whp (which of course I'm not aiming for, it's FWD anyway). but should be fun.
Cam I can't wait til you finally finish this thing. She is gonna be a little beastly yellow rocket thing lol.

 

That guy must not know a whole lot then. The GM build book suggests for 2.2L guys to swap to the 2.0 LNF rod, not the LSJ rod. There must be something different in the construction. LSJ pistons blew from nitrous testing at 283whp, the LNF pistons blew from nitrous at 310whp. Dry shots were used on both. But nitrous, like you said, is much harder on internals. Non nitrous applications should last a lot longer.

Edit: I take it back, those were the hp that the rods snapped, simultaneously on both engines, both times taking out the side of the block. When the rods broke, GM just upgraded the pistons at the same time. I'll have to look around for the hp that the pistons pop at, probably not much more. I would assume the LNF pistons are good to a higher hp due to the fact that DI has equal fuel entering each cylinder, unlike the LSJ. LNF also has larger water passages, cooling the cylinders a bit better.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. DUUUHHH

 

Blown, im going to get my tune for you to peak at once i get home monday man. Wanted to go over a few things. Havent been online to bug you lol been with the girl.

 

I need to get ahold of a stock rod and a stock piston so that I can have them made, any suggestions? Hey blown I was wondering if there was anything special you did with your rod and piston setup(wrist pin size or anything)? Can't wait for you to get this done so that I can look at my yellow cobalt and never be satisfied.....LOL

 

^^^LMAO^^^

I litterally LOL'd at that

 

it's not that hard to make you laugh cameron... btw, did you get past the 1% mark on through the fire and flames on expert yet?

 

Cmon Cam you know you gotta do some apprearance mods

 

Go before show!

 

Of course! Custom carbon fibre hood, which will be painted stock yellow, and custom carbon fibre deck lid, without wing hole. So it will be wingless, theres a visual mod. and it will eventually get lowered and get some light weight wheels.

 

That would be sexy if you kept them both solid carbon fiber instead of painting them.


But the other way.....SLEEPER FTW

 

i say if money is not an issue you get Volk RE30s or if money is an issue you buy one of those sets of custom drilled rotas floatin around here