77Impala

Are you putting a different/better tranny in or rebuilding the one you have? What options do you have with the FWD transmissions? And how much HP can the FWD trannys take? I am just courious for all of my FWD's had been 4 bangers, which did not have much in the way of HP. I have owned one Citation (worthless car), one Plymouth Reliant (oh I wish I had kept that car, it would not spin tires on dry payment yet it would out run anything on street racing - even a early 70's corvette with dual quads hanging out of the hood) and two Dodge minie vans.

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1977 Impala Sedan, 5.0L, TH200R, 3.25:1, 74K miles, 26 Lifetime Warranty Parts.
1997 Dodge Ram B2500, 5.2L, 36RH, 3.21:1, 335K miles, 6 Lifetime Warranty Parts.

04DetroitLS

ummm, the clutch packs were shot about 40k, and 2 cam swaps ago ;) if that give you any answers. There are a few places to get one built, ranging from 1400-4000+ depends what you want done. The current record holder for FWD Wbodys runs a 8.9x @ 15x mph

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05ss45

damn 04detroit i cant wait 2 see the outcome, must be fun 2 have a money tree lol. ive been wanting headers/downpipe/3.4 pulley for months now but with a new appartment comes some really fun bills. well good luck with the build, like i said i cant wait 2 see the outcome.

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‹05 SS IMPALA 14.748 @ 94.06 mph ONLY A FWI›

GTR

Didn't your car come with a 3800 II (being an LS and all)? Or is this the L67?

Either way, congrats on the new engine. Cant wait to hear your time. :)

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04DetroitLS

Just thought I'd keep you guys up to date on where I am so far...
This week I wont be doing too much more, air hose + parts are at my paernts, so I prob wont be updating until monday or so at the earliest ;)

Last week


2 thing i have notice since the engine is out,
1. Oil filter loc is different on the Lucerne L26, so you'll have to either buy a reloc kit or use your exsisting l36 one
2.oil pan appears to be slightly different, I'll know more next week when i have them both off to compare, it may just be the way the engines are sitting.

this week:
took heads, blower, intake off


yanked the engine/trans as one


EWWWW nasty blown CV boot left overs + a few thousand miles



thats better




more to come as it happens

its taking a little longer than I'd like, got sick this week, had issues removing the axle from hub (drivers side) and the trans lines a re a PITA to disco from the trasn, had to jack the car up on pass isde, and start lifting the engine to remove them

got a little bored and decided to try to polish the t-stat housing, we'll see if i decide to polish anything else :P

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04DetroitLS

BTW GTR it's a LS, came w/ the L36 3800 N/A new engine is the L26 3800 N/A.... for now ;)

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George Bates Automotive

......where is the location for the winding handle? or is this battery powered now?

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04DetroitLS

i ahd to remove all that for the giant hamster wheel ;)

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05ss45

sweet pix man!!! well good luck with the build!!!!!!

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‹05 SS IMPALA 14.748 @ 94.06 mph ONLY A FWI›

GTR

can't wait to see the end result.

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