03-23-2009, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 99alerogirl
how hard is that to do? i mean obviously after you buy the parts... does everything fit nicely?
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There's a slight amount of modifying, but nothing terrible. WOT-Tech sells most of what you'd need for that.
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03-23-2009, 11:46 PM
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what's having the pistons balanced? some of the pistons look to be rusting on top, correct me if i'm wrong and that's not possible. especially in cylinder 4... there was a lot of water in it, can't really see it well in the picture though.
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03-24-2009, 12:02 AM
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build for boost with new pistons......and get the entire assembly balanced.....
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03-24-2009, 12:02 AM
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what does balanced mean?!?!?!
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03-24-2009, 12:06 AM
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means like, taking off material from the rods and crankshaft in places to make everything balanced as it spins
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03-24-2009, 12:08 AM
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hmmmm ok.... hahahahhaa
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03-24-2009, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 99alerogirl
hmmmm ok.... hahahahhaa
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its like when your drunk and take off certain articles of clothing to make aerodynamics and balance more easily attained. atleast thats how u perceived it at the time. |
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03-24-2009, 12:17 AM
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its like when your drunk and take off certain articles of clothing to make aerodynamics and balance more easily attained. atleast thats how u perceived it at the time.
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OH ok.
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03-24-2009, 12:17 AM
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That isn't balancing the pistons though. Balancing the rotating assembly is where you match each piston and rod to each other, and the crank to this weight. Anything that bolts to the crank can also be included to get the balance set.
This makes the engine run much smoother, which will help everything from durability to peak RPM potential, power output, and efficiency.
You should drain the coolant and spray the cylinders down with WD 40 after the water is removed. Rust in there is not good.
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03-24-2009, 09:21 AM
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Crankshafts are balanced at the factory. I used to be an engineer at such a facility. (LS7 baby!).
Ok they are balanced, but there is a balance SPEC. The truth about balancing is theres nothing perfect. I can spin the same crankshaft up and have different readings every time...
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03-24-2009, 09:22 AM
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Crankshafts are balanced at the factory. I used to be an engineer at such a facility. (LS7 baby!).
Ok they are balanced, but there is a balance SPEC. The truth about balancing is theres nothing perfect. I can spin the same crankshaft up and have different readings every time...
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i just got sexually excited thinking about the ls7. not as cool as the ls9 or lsa, but damn is it close. |
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03-24-2009, 09:40 AM
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You got beat by an Alero!
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OH ok.
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I love how the examples you have to use for her to get the picture.lol 
its all good I need good examples to understand things also, if you can relate it to xes then I will def get it then lol  |
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03-24-2009, 09:45 AM
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haha yea, because you watch that much porn.
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03-24-2009, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Bad99Olds
i just got sexually excited thinking about the ls7. not as cool as the ls9 or lsa, but damn is it close.
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Among the LS7 we also did the Viper, GT40 and Hummer cranks. The sister company specializes in cranks for drag racing, Callies High Performance.
We made a few different prototypes for GM closely related to the LS7. Most of them had a little les stroke- Im assuming for Turbo 
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03-24-2009, 09:50 AM
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mmmm, less stroke. that gives me a boner too. god im a walking erection this morning. this international relations exam apparently cant kill my sex drive.
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03-24-2009, 10:19 AM
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You got beat by an Alero!
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haha yea, because you watch that much porn.
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lmao hey there is nothing wrong in my mind of a healthy dose of porn, sex,girls or anything else of the nature |
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03-24-2009, 10:32 AM
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mmmm, less stroke. that gives me a boner too. god im a walking erection this morning. this international relations exam apparently cant kill my sex drive.
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I was wrong. looks like they went supercharged...
http://smallblockscreensaver.com/images/X09PT_EP047.jpg
I dont follow these things...
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03-24-2009, 10:49 AM
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its ok, forced induction is forced induction at the end of the day. lol. this is a predominant reason my next car is going to be the most recent gen of cts-v, becase that ls-a is just too effing sexy. corvette perormance with cadillac luxary? SOLD!
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03-24-2009, 12:19 PM
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i mean the lsa is a detuned ls9, so you wait till the zr1 guys get rid of their parts, or untill there is an aftermarket, and you can squeeze some crazy ponies out of that bad boy.
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