I decided to go with PLX Devices gauges in a 3-pod pillar cluster - A/F, Trans Temp & Oil Temp. Here's the empty engine bay, and the new engine was just put in the car!

 

She's in the bay! Wait till you all see the carnage on my LS1 , will post more photos soon... Probably the only thing worth saving is the heads.

 

LS1 carnage! Look at the holes on either side of the lower engine, just above the oil pan area. Anyone interested in any old LS1 parts, PM me ASAP. LS6 intake & throttle body for sale, I believe the heads may still be salvageable, stock radiator also available.



See the oil pan hole above the oil level sensor?














In the shop, Mueller Motorwerks (Kohler, WI), new built LS3:









Check out my freshly coated ARH headers, c/o AirBorn Coatings:



OEM single core radiator shown with A/C condenser and trans cooler:



New dual core Be Cool radiator:



New Improved Racing oil cooler, to be installed in the lower driver side sandwiched with the radiator:



Original throttle body & LS6 intake:

 

yes you hear about it , thats about the worst i ever seen ,looks like the new one is ready for that nice ss ,

 

Yea, I wonder if the block aluminum alloy strength has been improved between the LS1 & LS3... Of course when you have a rod bolt on the move, none of that matters. lol

 

This may explain the sudden failure at the track, former LS1 crank...

 

Update on installation mockup for the cooler suite. Suggestions and inputs requested! Everything is a VERY tight fit, now more than ever...

1. PS Cooler is staying in the Blaine Fabrication location as pictured.
2. Trans Cooler moved from top passenger corner of the radiator, to just below the damper on a new custom bracket. Now nothing will block the new dual core radiator.
3. Oil Cooler is going in that protected pocket just behind the radiator towards the front driver side & add a power pull fan (reversible direction by swapping pins too). Limited options for mounting this.

 

looks all new clean ,you got some big bucks in this one ,looks great tight,but they all fit tight ,is it still .a.350.,i would love to put a 427 ls7 in one of these i think its been done ,the engines cost so much like 18.000 gets you.started for the gm product ,unless .one goes with a rebuilt version ,not sure when but i would like to do that depends on how the money flows in an out ,nice though

 

^ Thompson Motorsports said the LS3 was my best bang for the buck with the vibrant mod-market for it, yea the LS7s are pricey... The LS3 is a 376.0 cu in. motor... See:

https://archives.media.gm.com/us/pow...r/2008_LS3.xls

 

i guess thats just one stepp below the 383 they .made for some of the copo cars ,i could not open the link for some reason said was bad ,but i know it got some good stuff in there ,