yah the trans man said i would be happy with the 373 and not to go with the 342. 3rd and 4th are the same, 3rd is 1. and 4th .7 the 4l80 has some great gear ratios in it. have one in my 1ton.

 

have installed,,, gm performance oil pump NAL-12555884, 5.5 qt moroso oil pan 20185, arp oil pan studs 234-1901, arp main bearing studs 134-5601, moroso oil pump pickup 24212, canton valve covers 65-206. everything is fitting good except the valve covers which i will need to pick up some longer cover bolts. the ones that came with it are too short for the cover gaskets i am using. felpro cork with the steel core. Z1648.

 

Looks Good, is the stock FP be enough volume for the 30lb injectors. And are you leaving the rear end alone, 400 hp seems like the min, but i dont know.

 

i have 30s in the car now and its fine. have the pressure set low though. 37. looking at a 12 bolt 373 rearend from spohns. that seems to be the last project on the list. i think ill do the exhaust and rearend at the same time. that would be a good time to do the pump if i dont do the hatch mod.

 

the kooks headers and catted y pipe are on the way, being coated with silver jet hot before being sent to me. a couple weeks and ill have all i need to install the motor and trans. power gear on the trans is ordered and will take a little more time for it to come but thats ok cause i dont have time to do anything with it now.

 

As perty as that engine is gonna be, it'll be a shame to cover it up with a hood.
Oh wait, you don't have to!!

 

got the trany and converter from patc. raptor 700 level 3 with the raptor drive and 6 pinion drive. the converter is a 5x b29 2000 stall. has a 2.5 multiplication.

 

got the intake back from the powder coater. went with black and it looks good. i think it does anyways. lol. get the headers on monday. gotta do taxes before i can start on the car so im thinkin next weekend. went with different valve covers. i think these will work. look better.

 

beautiful. i proubly couldnt sleep knowing that was in my garage and not in my car lol,

 

looks gorgeous bro...now get it installed so i can can drool!