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Old 07-02-2020, 01:52 AM   #15
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Mine is at this shop right now.http://www.tcdesignfab.com/
Pretty much having to completely rebuild the car to address all the issues I was having on track plus make it much safer. Will have more brakes, more cooling, dry sump, half cage, fire suppression etc. They are gonna fab up the headers to my current exhaust as well.

Do you have a Katech 416CI LS3? That's the motor I just put in my car. It made 495WHP and 510TQ on E70 with CX racing headers. With the dry sump, ported intake manifold and Vorshlag longtubes I'm expecting about 550 to the tires.

Headers should be going in this week, I'll try to get you some pics. Should fit like a glove.

Your build sounds pretty awesome. Looking forward to seeing it done!

Engine I have is actually a freshly rebuilt used engine from a race team I used to work for that works closely with Katech. It’s a pretty mild build. Stock bore with Mahle forged pistons, arp rod bolts, comp cams “hot-cam” 219/228 @ .050 with .525/.525 lift 112 LSA, Katech cnc ported heads, GM blue valve springs, 3/8” pushrods, and a high volume oil pump. It dynoed at 511 hp and 495 ft-lbs (at the crank).
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Got the wiring bulkheads installed today. Happy with how it turned out.



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I will be using Vorshlag mounts and headers. Would love to do a dry sump but thats just not in the budget at the moment. For now I will have the baffled pan with an accusump.

Actually the headers just showed up today! Overall fit and quality is pretty good. Clearance between the header and oil ports is pretty tight so I will need to get 90 degree ORB to hose end fittings. Using an ORB to AN adapter will not fit.
From what i hear the Sikky kit is the best thing to buy, and their header design is amazing by keeping the headers away from you plug wires and also fitting perfectly around the steering rack but I cant speak for it personally. Just from what I have heard. Build looks high quality I love it I will be starting mine soon.
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From what i hear the Sikky kit is the best thing to buy, and their header design is amazing by keeping the headers away from you plug wires and also fitting perfectly around the steering rack but I cant speak for it personally. Just from what I have heard. Build looks high quality I love it I will be starting mine soon.

Both Vorshlag and Sikky swap components seem to be very high quality. There are pros and cons to both of them but I don’t think you can go wrong either way. I spent a lot of time going back and forth between the two but ultimately decided on Vorshlag for my build.
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Was able to get enough header clearance using a xrp ultra low profile orb fitting (pn: 989110). Have almost 1/2” clearance now.

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Also got these super trick stage 8 locking header bolts
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Both Vorshlag and Sikky swap components seem to be very high quality. There are pros and cons to both of them but I don’t think you can go wrong either way. I spent a lot of time going back and forth between the two but ultimately decided on Vorshlag for my build.
Ill be honest and say i have not heard one complaint from the sikky kit besides maybe when running the tr6060 and how you have to massage the tunnel and if you use their relocation shifter the amount of material that needs to cut off. If you dont mind sharing your cons im open ears
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Ill be honest and say i have not heard one complaint from the sikky kit besides maybe when running the tr6060 and how you have to massage the tunnel and if you use their relocation shifter the amount of material that needs to cut off. If you dont mind sharing your cons im open ears
I think that their engine and trans mount design is very nice but I think the compromises they made to the header to allow for left or right hand drive aren't great. I'm not a fan of offsetting the steering rack to one side and I think the header is too close to the brake and fuel lines for a car that sees track time. Maybe there isn't any room with the engine being so far back for a different header design? If I were to use the Sikky setup I would either go with custom headers or move the brake and fuel lines elsewhere or both. And like you mentioned the shifter offset isn't ideal either.

With the Vorshlag setup the biggest con is the engine is a bit forward versus the sikky mounts. Other than that everything seems pretty nice.
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Finished the dash assembly today. I’m using the Aim pdm32 with 6” dash.




Also made a new mount for the remote battery terminals and upgraded to Motorsport grade 1/0 cable from cheaper grade 2 ga. Battery located in the trunk with msel master relay.



Previously had battery grounded in the trunk but now the grounds runs up to the terminal post. My car has always cranked a bit slow since the battery relocation and the ls3 would be even worse.
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Really amazing work. Excited to see more.
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Needed a new project... LS3 soon!

Got some arp bolts and a bunch of parts back from cerakote today. Really liking how everything came out. Wanted to go with a color a bit out of the ordinary. Kinda looks brownish in a couple of the pics but the color looks really good in person and especially so in direct sunlight.




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eBay subframe modified for Vorshlag mounts. Dropping it off for powder coat tomorrow.


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Very slick setup. What is the box in front? It looks like an airbag by the circular shape and connectors.
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Very slick setup. What is the box in front? It looks like an airbag by the circular shape and connectors.

You’re correct. Motec mounts under/behind the passenger airbag. Not a ton of options under the dash there it’s pretty tight.


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