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Click on a link for a brief sound clip of the engine fireing up for the first time in nearly 7 years.

The story of the engine. The previous owner bought it for a swap in about 2002 with 55,000 miles on the clock. However, he is in the military and its sat in his parents barn for several years while he was off in training and then he was deployed. In 2005, 3 years after he started the project but couldn't finish it, I needed an engine and he was ready to sell it. However, paypal screwed up the transaction, and because of the dispute it sat in limbo for over a year while I resolved the transaction issues. LONG time.

Then other priorities came into play and I was forced to hold back on the car.

So, finally, after 7 years of collecting dust she FIRED UP!

The injectors were completely shot. Luckily I kept the spare racing set I had from my old motor and was able to swap those in.

The audio clip is a short one recorded by my iphone. Its basically the LT1 with the minimum nessesary parts to run. No water pump, no alternator, no power steering. The headers are bolted on, but basically open with no y-pipe either which is why its so loud. It'll quiet down once i get the exhaust up and seal all the leaks.

Its a speed density motor, so the engine relies on vacuum to determine fuel trim and other variables. Hence why it dies within 1 second of starting the first time. However, it started up easily and immediately afterwords so its all good.

I'm reminded of the 80's song I'm So Excited by the Pointer Sisters.