07-10-2010 | #11 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
Cross bolted and doweled main's in a billet block , T/T 500 ci at 2500 H/P ! Stay tuned for part II.
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07-10-2010 | #12 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
One more reason for me to go to bed and dream. Very bad a** indeed. Nre is a very top notch engine builder. Thank you for sharing.
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07-11-2010 | #13 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
I wonder if they are going to produce some parts that might fit on our LT5s like guides and gaskets etc. Its cool and might be a good thing for us in the long run. Another source of parts are always welcome, keeps people honest.
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07-12-2010 | #14 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
I wonder if he'll copy the cams too. That would mean another source for aftermarket camshafts...
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07-12-2010 | #15 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
I don't see his parts being economical
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07-21-2010 | #16 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
nah, probably not at SB chev prices kev. nelson engines often go for 50k and up
that block alone I'll bet is north of 10k but it's nice to see what can be done with some high end equipment and Nelson's TT stuff is mighty purty fyi, a buddy of mine has a shelby with the aurora engine in it. nice little car and prettier than the cobra I often thought a couple of turbos and M85 would work pretty good on one of those. they are relatively compact
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07-21-2010 | #17 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
Quite an undertaking to say the least.
Wonder if an LT5 "donor" engine is required for the rest of the parts needed to complete the engine. Especially interested to see what he will do for cylinder heads and intake. Looking forward to seeing it run and the performance results. |
07-22-2010 | #18 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
he showed me the block a while back said the reason for it was that the factory block in the main area started to give way around 1100 hp distroying the mains . the cost of one of the blocks is /was at the time i talked with him was 13,500.at least thats what he was charging the customer he was doing it for . ahhhh to win the lottery
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05-30-2013 | #19 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
So, anybody know what became of this project? Nelson's stuff is very cool, but it seems to take forever to complete.
He was talking about revving to 9K. I wonder how that worked out? What was Lane Goldstein's rev limit? |
06-30-2013 | #20 |
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Re: Billet LT5-looking motor from NRE
This article talks about the LT5 at the end with a picture. It says it uses stock LT5 heads. If that is true, could his chains and sprockets be used in a stock LT5?
http://www.chevyhardcore.com/feature...acing-engines/ Heads are stock, what's he using for cams?
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