# My Build Thread LS1/FD Its Fast!

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409>\
**Category:** Builds\
**Created:** [February 17, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409 "2010-02-17T12:00:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1121 "2010-09-01T19:59:20Z")

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I can’t wait to get back. Tonight was a blast until i blew the trans. Track was hooking HARD!

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**Author:** ![FourEyed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/foureyed/32/7216_2.png) [@FourEyed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FourEyed)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1122 "2010-09-01T20:43:48Z")

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The car was flying tonight… Get a trans in that thing and go get your N/A 10’s.

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1123 "2010-09-01T21:41:28Z")

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> [@FourEyed](#):
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> The car was flying tonight… Get an auto trans in that thing and go get your N/A 10’s.

fixed 😛

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1124 "2010-09-01T21:50:07Z")

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LOL I don’t need an auto to go fast or 10s for that matter. The car deff had it in it tonight and I fell short launching it the first few passes(dialing in) got a clean 11.1 then I pulled my filter off and realized it was PACKED with shit. Left it off for a pass and went for a balls out launch. Ended up with my best 60ft to date and what I am certain would have been an 11.001 haha but I never made it into 3rd that pass.

So I am working on a new trans as we speak. I will also get final tuned hopefully before the next track day for some more chuck magic(car is flying on his street tune). If I can go 11.1s on a ok launch and meh driving in this weather. I am VERY confident this car will meet my goals. If I can get it to stop blowing up haha. But as mentioned before the 3rd gear has been hurt all season.

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**Author:** ![Choda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/choda/32/7347_2.png) [@Choda](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Choda)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1125 "2010-09-02T05:51:24Z")

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cause im a honda racer and i drive really fast and my car goes vroom vrroooommm

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1126 "2010-09-02T06:12:29Z")

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well whatever you get make sure it wont break again. The car is consuming way too much of your drinking beer with bros time. I miss your musk.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1127 "2010-09-02T10:01:23Z")

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Meh I just don’t desire to go out that much anymore. It’s deff not the car.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1128 "2010-09-10T23:08:40Z")

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Hope you guys didn’t think the car would be down for long. I am exhausted and have to be up in 5hrs but here are some quick pics

Built trans arrived today about 12 hours ago lol

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4015.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4015.jpg)

Time to take it apart

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4010.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4010.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4013.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4013.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4017.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4017.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4019.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4019.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4020.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4020.jpg)

About 30min later from when the job started…

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4024.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4024.jpg)

Oh haiiiiiiiii

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4026.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4026.jpg)

Old on left new on right

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4030.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4030.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4031.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4031.jpg)

Time to put it together!

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4032.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4032.jpg)

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4034.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4034.jpg)

Sexy pat pic

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4035.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4035.jpg)

Done

 ![http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4036.jpg](http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/ablake211/DSCF4036.jpg)

About 4hrs start to finish including a test drive and bullshitting around with friends.

Work done at Elma Automotive. Thanks for letting me get on your lift and saving my back/time man! I \<3 Pat

I am going to be hitting the dyno tomorrow morning. Expecting 400-415ish we shall see.

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**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1129 "2010-09-11T02:19:58Z")

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omg i cant wait.

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**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1130 "2010-09-11T05:03:53Z")

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Pat looks HOT with his sexy new hairdo!

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**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1131 "2010-09-11T06:31:44Z")

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> [@joelster](#):
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> Pat looks HOT with his sexy new hairdo!

Teehee. gotta keep it stylin!

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**Author:** ![LUKE\_L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/luke_l/32/7462_2.png) [@LUKE\_L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LUKE_L)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1132 "2010-09-11T07:07:53Z")

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Nice Drew…Pat is such a great guy 🙂

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1133 "2010-09-11T07:08:46Z")

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We gotta run before the snow flies…

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**Author:** ![Sansone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sansone/32/4970_2.png) [@Sansone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sansone)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1134 "2010-09-11T10:56:56Z")

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go pat!

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1135 "2010-09-11T11:01:48Z")

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Well I went to the dyno and we had some issues so here is the good and bad. Remember that voltage issue I was having? Yeah well its still there car is seeing 10.8-11.2v at WOTand is(I assume this is the cause) breaking up in the higher rpm range. Dyno plot(no pics broken ish at spinas) was sooooo choppy and ugly boooo soooooooo

First pull  
348rwhp 330rwtq wtf lol plug wire was hanging off

Next pull  
374 360 breaking up starting at 4k and fallin DEAD after 5500

I unplug the 2-step for giggles  
399.7rwhp 381rwtq  
Still breaking up up top and fallin dead at 6k

So great news is I was doing 11.0 on 370wheel im now right at 400rwhp with a voltage issue and tuning needed(since we couldn’t today). I am baffled by how fast this car is going to be once alllll sorted. I am still planning to go to the track wed for 10s as it sits(which might be a lil easier with my new ponies). I will try to resolve the voltage this week and hit the dyno next weekend if chuck is available. I see some amazing track times in my future once sorted 100%.

Bad news:  
I have to work on my car more LOL

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> [@Jack](#):
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> We gotta run before the snow flies…

Not scared \<3 I miss you lets hang soon.

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**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1136 "2010-09-11T11:26:21Z")

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In for numbers, :tup: to a great build and thread to follow it.

edit- whoops page never finished loading

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1137 "2010-09-11T11:28:55Z")

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11.0 on 374rwhp

??? on 399rwhp 🙂

??? on ???rwhp once voltage is fixed and final tuned 🙂 Im stoked

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**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1138 "2010-09-11T12:26:09Z")

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> [@cougarspeed](#):
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> 11.0 on 374rwhp
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> ??? on 399rwhp 🙂
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> ??? on ???rwhp once voltage is fixed and final tuned 🙂 Im stoked

Haha my computer wouldn’t load the rest of the page so the last post I saw was turbociv’s lol. Nice work though, once that voltage issue is sorted this you should really be able to enjoy this thing for a while.

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1139 "2010-09-11T13:29:09Z")

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Yeah this car is cursed. So the battery exploded… Anyone know where i can get another mini battery like ummmm now?

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-build-thread-ls1-fd-its-fast/79409/1140 "2010-09-11T13:31:31Z")

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aparently autozone/advance sells a mini battery… and its only like 85-95bucks

thats what dvstsi told me… however he could of just been hating on me since i spent 285 on my minibattery kit lol

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