Project CATERROR

CateraMV6 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-17-09, 07:42 AM

Yaikes!.... forged pistons and crank... low compression I assume and some sort of mechanical device to shove air down the throat of the meighty L81??? My goodness man.... thats the last thing in the world I expected from you...

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Matera97 · #3 (**permalink**) 10-17-09, 10:47 AM

What increases in power are possible with this upgrade?

CateraMV6 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-17-09, 12:54 PM

Oh boy I think I counted wrong... there are 8 spots for connecting rods on that crankshaft... I think his V6 has been infected with radiation and it grew an extra pair of cylinders...

Yaikes...!

R-Caddy · #5 (**permalink**) 10-17-09, 02:09 PM

Here's another one to see what is happening

It's a simple setup: cast steel crank, forged rods, hypereutectic pistons. 10.5-11.0:1 compression. 350 block, 383 stroker kit. Everything blueprinted, balanced; block bored, honed, decked etc...

R-Caddy · #6 (**permalink**) 10-18-09, 05:03 PM

Nobody interested in the 450+hp Catera build?

R-Caddy · #7 (**permalink**) 10-18-09, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matera97

What increases in power are possible with this upgrade?

close to 500 when I'm done

CateraMV6 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-18-09, 08:18 PM

dont be surprised most people peek but dont bother to post something, I ahve posted so many threads and they end up with 300 vies with 0 comments...

Try the OOF, or the cateraowners.forumotion dot com

What other plans do you have?

How are you going to get electronics to work have you made plans?

R-Caddy · #9 (**permalink**) 10-18-09, 09:40 PM

My next step is cam and heads. Accessories and stuff like that I am not very worried about at this moment. The transmission choice is 700r4. Headers will be made locally, so is the driveshaft and the axles. I am thinking using GTO differential. As far as electronics go, I am going carbureted. We have people locally that specialize in wiring and such, so hopefully I will even have A/C. If it comes out to be purely a driver's car- so be it. I have another Catera for a daily driver. I know a lot of the parts are going to be custom, but I believe I have the right man for the job, and he knows the right people.
I will keep everybody updated. I know how many of us wanted a V8 in a Catera, so now that it is happening people seem to have lost interest. Maybe because the other V8 projects are getting old and left unfinished.

fuzzkill · #10 (**permalink**) 10-19-09, 12:53 AM

I will enjoy following this thread

Do you have any timeline you are planning on? Or a rough estimate?

CateraMV6 · #11 (**permalink**) 10-19-09, 03:05 PM

Damn you are all the way down in GA, if you were any closer to MI I would have come over and given you a hand with whatever it is that you need help with....

If you are gonna go carbureted I think you will be in good shape, the ECU will be almost useless but it will still need to be in the car because it controls some of the body stuff... hope your guy knows his stuff.

Matera97 · #12 (**permalink**) 10-19-09, 06:56 PM

So, It has to be a Gen II or III block, the only ones for first Gen 350's that I can tell produce anything close to those numbers are the ZQ3 and the L46. Is it the LT1 block?

Matera97 · #13 (**permalink**) 10-19-09, 07:02 PM

4L60, used in Cameros and Corvettes. Should be able to handle the torque...other than the gto shocks, any other suspension mods or drive train mods planned?

Matera97 · #14 (**permalink**) 10-19-09, 11:06 PM

It sounds like you're swapping a setup from a Camero/Firebird. Both used the LT1, and the 4L60(700R4). Why not go the extra mile and throw in a T-56. lol...This should be interesting....

AHazzardToAll · #15 (**permalink**) 10-20-09, 03:15 PM

I'm defiantly watching this one. I bought one of the swap kits for a cat but wouldn't life happen and soon after my motor locked up in my 67 olds and the rebuild on it tanked my bank account. But i'm on the final stages of my olds rebuild and should be back round to searching for a shell car soon. The gou i bought the kit from said he'd e-mail me a bunch of info he'd found on the swap but wouldn't ya know as soon as i got home after picking it up i couldn't ever get a hold of him again. go figure.