This is all Charley's fault.....
When I was at SEMA I started to think I wanted MORE power in my new project.
Then I drove Jack Ass in the Optima Shoot Out and I knew I needed more power.
I really dJA and the way the LS9 works in that car. So I'm doing a bigger displacement LS9 a LS9.2. Brian Thomson is building me a 427 CID LS9
http://thomsonautomotive.com/home
Thomson Automotive is a great source for LSx engines. My short block should be together in a few weeks.
All I have to change on my car to go from the LS7 to the LS9.2 is:
Radiator
Fans
Front end accy drive
Engine
Clutch
Transmission
Drive shaft
Rear axle ratio
Fuel Pump(s)
Engine mounts
Notch DSE sub frame
And add:
Intercooler
Intercooler pump
I got the LS9 accy drive to fit the DSE front clip.
I'm cutting off the stock throttle body and angling it toward the driverside fender. The stock LS9 TB angles up and toward the center of the car. Cutting it off and aiming it toward the fender will make it flow better and make the inlet tube a better package.
Our goal is 800 HP and 800 ft*lb of torque
Mark