We welcomed this big beautiful crate to our shop yesterday. It contained our GM Performance Parts Crate LS3 6.2L V8 engine (GM Part# 19257230)  that’s soon going to find refuge in the engine bay of project 240.

The beauty of a crate engine package such as this one, is that GM Performance Parts throws in everything you need to bolt this engine up to your transmission of choice and drive. Along with the complete 430HP LS3 long block, our crate package included a GM Performance Intake, Wiring Harness, ECU, Electronic Gas Pedal, 2 sets of exhaust manifolds (ones with o2 sensor bungs, and ones without), various emissions equipment for street-legal swaps, and even a CARB sticker for California residents. The crate LS3 package is just that, a complete package solution.

Stay tuned as we source a few additional vital parts before we get this beast into our engine bay, and onto the track.

We got our Enkei RPF-1 wheels matched up with some gorgeous looking BFGoodrich g-Force KDW tires this weekend. Our front Enkei wheels (17×9.5 38 Offset) were matched with a 235/40/17 KDW and our rear wheels (18×10.5 15 Offset) were given some 265/35/18 KDW tires to complete our wheel/tire drifting stance.

The guys at BFG even supplied us with some extra rear tires for when we get this V8 machine out on the track! The tire tread on these BFG tires look so aggressive with the tread pattern it’s unreal. Now I am starting to get why Sam Hubinette’s cars always look so aggressive.

Here is a close up of the 265/35/18 BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KDW that is what we mounted on our rear wheels. Our last photo is a quick preview of our wheel/tire combo on the back of the ProjectV824osx S13!

This is a close up of the rear wheel/tire setup mounted on our S13 chassis. Our suspension setup is nearing completion and we are about ready to move into a new phase of the project car soon!