Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 member | OP member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 | It has an all aluminum 5.7 LS1 from a 99 Trans Am. 310 horse stock, still has stock exhaust manifolds and catalyst convertors. Hopefully, this winter I can add some more hp. Cam 375 hp, 100 shot NOS 475 horse, port & polish or better heads 575 horse. The LS are awesome motors & dont take much to make good horse power.
1998 LS1 V8 powered pro street 98 Chevy Astro PRO STREET 4 LIFE
| | | Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 member | OP member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 | Carpeted tubs, center piece & gas filler tunnel. added safety feature, chrome 1 lb fire extingusher. Today, will finished trimming rear panels for the carpet. All done except for a little interior paint & minor things. Plans are set for Nats, cant wait.
1998 LS1 V8 powered pro street 98 Chevy Astro PRO STREET 4 LIFE
| | | Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 member | OP member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 | Finished rear panels Added a 2.5 lb chrome fire extinguher and a Mag flash light. Pretty much done, just a couple little things. HaHa, thats funny, are they really ever done. Now its time to plan custom hood scoop, engine mods & other stuff.
1998 LS1 V8 powered pro street 98 Chevy Astro PRO STREET 4 LIFE
| | | Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 member | OP member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 | painted my 1:18 Astro to match my full size Astro. I plan to make 1:18 scale pro street rims & tires fit it, kinda like a Mini-Me.
1998 LS1 V8 powered pro street 98 Chevy Astro PRO STREET 4 LIFE
| | | Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3,811 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 3,811 | Looks cool. | | | Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,389 old hand | old hand Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,389 | Very very cool! Im in the junk yards on Fridays lookin for parts and look under the hoods of all gm f bodies for that awsome LS1, lookin forward to seeing the van in person!
Live to Ride******Ride to Live 1982 Chevy G20 1998 GMC Savana 1973 GMC Motorhome | | | Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 member | OP member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 | Thank you al55 & Bikertrash.
Down to 12 days til Nats.
Cant see much of my LS1, pretty packed in there, barely see half the intake.
It is a pretty impressive motor and doesnt take much for more horsepower. Being all aluminum, it weighs less than the 4.3 that the Astro came with.
The trucks & vans have pretty much the same motor, just not all aluminum, but are more plentiful & cheaper.
1998 LS1 V8 powered pro street 98 Chevy Astro PRO STREET 4 LIFE
| | | Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | Got to see this in person at the Nats and it was awesome.
Nice meeting you too! | | | Re: Winter project, tubbing my 98 Astro | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 member | OP member Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 155 |
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