Mark's LS2 2nd Gen Camaro build by Marktainium

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Worked on the Headers tonight. I decided to go with the heat and bend technique. I went down to K.M.S. Car Parts spoke to Richard there and he graciously let me borrow a LS1 with a transmission in order for me to 'adjust' my headers. I bolted my headers onto the motor, secured it with a forklift, found a piece of pipe that fit inside the collector perfectly, then heated and bent the pipes to where I wanted them. I used bits of wood and sheetmetal wedged into certain spots to make sure that the pipes didn't just wrap themselves around things that they shouldn't. Realisticaly the could have been used with very little bending, but I am trying to get them to line up more with my crossmember. Overall, I got the passenger side pipe to come in 3" and the drivers side to come in almost 4"

6/9/2009

I dropped the headers off at my local metal cleaners today, getting them cleaned then I am going to coat them with a product called turboX. My brother used it on his turbo housing and it is a very effective heat blocker. Plus it stays nice and black and doesn't discolor. Here's some more pics.

Built hard fuel lines this afternoon. Not an easy task with the car only 2 feet off of the ground. For those of you who might do the same, don't forget to ream out the line after you cut it. The pics show just how much the line collapses after a spin cutter. Also, a good tip is to copy your old line before you go under the car. I went with a 1/2" feed line and 3/8" return.

6/11/2009

Got my hardlines clipped in. Purged and pressure tested the system. Damn! leak at the regulator. Turns out it was a bad fitting that galled the regulator as it went in, then removed the threads when I took it back out! I disassembeld the regulator and ran a tap into the bad hole as deep as I could and replaced the fitting. Fingers are crossed. Will retry it tomorrow.

Success! Installed my regulator assembly and pressure tested. No leaks. Regulator is set at 54 psi. Does that sound about right? I think I have heard 56psi...