3rd race with the LS1/T56 (I know, this is getting boring)
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
The '57 (396, 4000 stall, 3800 lbs, 4.11 gears, 13.0 ET @ 102 mph) pulled high 1.7's.
This Camaro, with ZZ4/CC-q-jet, 2500 stall, 3550 lbs, 3.23 gears, 14.0 ET @ 95 mph, would do 2.0 60's (I think it had a 1.997 quirk run one night).
This Camaro, with ZZ4/CC-q-jet, 2500 stall, 3550 lbs, 3.23 gears, 14.0 ET @ 95 mph, would do 2.0 60's (I think it had a 1.997 quirk run one night).
08-05-2010, 09:59 PM
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Re: 3rd race with the LS1/T56 (I know, this is getting boring)
I always thought it would be a lot of fun to race a stick car.....
08-05-2010, 10:32 PM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Except for the breaking stuff, it has been fun. Especially putting a .039 package on a tranny brake car.
08-06-2010, 09:03 AM
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Re: 3rd race with the LS1/T56 (I know, this is getting boring)
The Moser torque arm is a straight-across tranny cross-member mounted type, makes exhaust difficult. Just no free lunch, huh?
It might be possible to merge the QP links with the BMR, to end up with something like shagwell makes. Or, local outfit that does roll cages & exhaust might be able to fab up one to pick up the QP brackets.
It might be possible to merge the QP links with the BMR, to end up with something like shagwell makes. Or, local outfit that does roll cages & exhaust might be able to fab up one to pick up the QP brackets.
Two rod ends, a threaded tube, and 4 plates. Fairly simple solution.
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Re: 3rd race with the LS1/T56 (I know, this is getting boring)
What you have will work, it just needs an extra leg on the 9" bracket. If you were to put two tabs in the middle of the tq arm mount surface and two on the axle tube just outside of the center chunk you could run an adjustable link with rod ends that would stabilize the side-to-side flex of that mount. If that were stable, the tq arm rod ends would only be loaded in thrust as they are intended.
Two rod ends, a threaded tube, and 4 plates. Fairly simple solution.
Two rod ends, a threaded tube, and 4 plates. Fairly simple solution.
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Re: 3rd race with the LS1/T56 (I know, this is getting boring)
What you have will work, it just needs an extra leg on the 9" bracket. If you were to put two tabs in the middle of the tq arm mount surface and two on the axle tube just outside of the center chunk you could run an adjustable link with rod ends that would stabilize the side-to-side flex of that mount. If that were stable, the tq arm rod ends would only be loaded in thrust as they are intended.
Two rod ends, a threaded tube, and 4 plates. Fairly simple solution.
Two rod ends, a threaded tube, and 4 plates. Fairly simple solution.
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
I had thought of both of those, in fact. Bolting to the pinion support seems simpler, although I wasn't sure if adding stress to that part of the carrier housing was a good idea. Bracing to the axle tube should also work.
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Car: 87 RS Camaro
Engine: LS6
Transmission: Tremec 6 Speed
Axle/Gears: FAB 9, Floater, 370 True Trac
Re: 3rd race with the LS1/T56 (I know, this is getting boring)
Still using that Torque arm?
Looks like I have to fab one up for my FAB 9 housing.
You would think that these would just be available....
Dennis
Looks like I have to fab one up for my FAB 9 housing.
You would think that these would just be available....
Dennis
By the design it does seem as though they intend it for a stock type arm.
Like I said, I'd keep the BMR arm as intended, and just re-work that mount a little to make it solid. You could indeed keep it adjustable as Matt noted, but there's not really a need with the tq arm being adjustable.
I do my 8.8 conversion similiar, but I build a custom tq arm that fits directly to it.
Like I said, I'd keep the BMR arm as intended, and just re-work that mount a little to make it solid. You could indeed keep it adjustable as Matt noted, but there's not really a need with the tq arm being adjustable.
I do my 8.8 conversion similiar, but I build a custom tq arm that fits directly to it.
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
No. My issues centered around the way QP did their TA mount. It was not stable side-to-side, so stuff kept breaking/bending. Would probably be fine for a stock TA or something only street driven.
I ended up going with an S&W torque arm & mount. Extremely stout piece. Reused the BMR cross member for it.
Then I sold the car this past spring.
I ended up going with an S&W torque arm & mount. Extremely stout piece. Reused the BMR cross member for it.
Then I sold the car this past spring.
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