Looking pretty awesome, Will. Is all the piping hooked up?

 

Yup, just got home from driving it. Got a small boost leak somewhere but other than that it did great!

Intake temps only went up 15* or so on a 30-120mph pull compared to almost an 80* temp rise with the top mount same pull.

 

Wow, that's great. Any pics of the engine bay without the top mount now?

 

Sure! I'll post one up tomorrow.

I left the hood with the scoop on the car, but removed the scoop so now all it is is a vent with expanded metal. Once I get ready to start prepping the car for paint is when I'll put the stock hood back on.

 

Of course now I am finding every single spot that the piping is rubbing on.

Gonna be a long day.

 

looking good.

 

looks like a mean turbo build!

what ya running for tires and rear? i did see peg-leg in your sig, but wondered if you changed it out already?

 

Lol, nope. His and my car are identical aside from power plant.

That and his rides like 2 inches higher than mine. I should have taken a picture of where my exhaust left a trail in his driveway.

 

prolly woulda made a funny pic?

whats the plan/plans? posi? spool? locker?
or weld the spider gears? gotta have 2 wheels to put the power down.

i was surprised that my car didnt "churp" around turns after welding it up. but i havent driven in the rain yet with it. ive heard so many horror stories about welding the spider gears over the years, that i never tried it. kinda like it now, before the tranny took a dump again, lol. put the center section in the oven on hi-broil for an hour, then welded it, then low-broil for 1/2 hr to slow cool. LMAO!

might have a trade going on for a new tranny pump? we'll see. bottom $ build here. but i sure have fun spankin people round here when she runs. gotta stop breakin stuff. just cant wait to try the bottle.

 

oh, boys got a SRT 2.4 transplant, turbo, that i took a ride in. its pretty quick. he found a leak at his intercooler inlet. now pushing 23lbs boost. i was surprised how quick it was. hes looking for a race. i think i can easily take it on motor. all in fun. i know he'll race if anybodys up for it? very nice kid.

dang, i need to fix my tranny. 2moro is iroc day for me. yea, buddy! day off!

 

I need Posi so bad.
Just like the STI, don't underestimate a SRT4. They aren't fast stock, but they respond well to mods.

 

Mine had posi from the factory

It was a piece of junk unit though, so I got a Zexel Torsen and have been waiting to put that in, along with 4.10's and some Moser axles I bought. Hopefully the 7.5 will take 500HP well for the time being.

 

Lol, I've been people make 20 passes on one with 600HP and I've seen stock LS cars kill it first time down. Its a crap shoot.

 

Well I'd like to do the Zexel Torsen unit like 84LSX, but i'm going with 2.72s. I have another 10 bolt courtesy of loneroad, thats what I'll build up.

Not too worried about running around with the peg leg 3.42s with the 2.8T. The 3.4/3500 hybrid build will be backed by a T4 turbo and the Torsen, instead of the T3 and peg leg currently in the 2.8T.

I want people to say, "Thats a V6?!?!?!?!"

 

I just want people to ask how I got a 3rd gen to ride so low.

 

when my posi gave up the ghost, i ate a drag radial in 2 passes! thing leaks air every few days now. couldnt imagine hooking with 1 tire. powertrax has a decent unit for peg-leg rears.

i got called in for a welding job on a trailer today. just waiting for the boss' OK to start. giving him 30 minutes, then im jumping on my iroc. i need to get it done soon, made a bet last night. buddys got a 3000gt with spray. we gave each other til the 4th of july. no excuses.

 

this is the lowest i've had my iroc. i've since raised it to get more rear control arm angle/traction.

 

My car will never see slicks or drag radials, well maybe once; I'll borrow them and it will be one of maybe a couple times this car will ever see the strip.

 

Lol, is it at least a VR4 or VR6? If its anything else spray won't help it.

 

Oh they will; Then they'll laugh and point when you get hi-centered on a manhole cover LOL.

 

Lol, then I'll sell it to some stance kid for 10 times what its worth.

 

Bring it out here to Sumter county and you'll get 15 times what its worth lololololol

 

I saw the hillbillies eying it. They most likely heard it before hand.

But on a serious note. It is so awesome to just get in the thing and not really worry about it. Just need heads now.

 

Knew you'd come around.

In other news, I ordered the electronic boost solenoid for MOAR BOOST!!!!!!

I think I am going to make a progressive boost map so I don't just blow my tires off, lolol.

 

Nah, max boost at 2500RPM.

 

Thats where I get full boost now lol

 

Fine, max boost at start up.

 

i dont know much about them except its a v-6 with dual overhead cams. he said hes gonna run the nitrous to a fitting right after the air filter. its only got 1 racing seat in it. i guess hes trying to lighten it up? its been sitting for years, but he did actually put a motor in it lately.


got my car lifted up yesterday for the tranny removal. 6 jackstands and some extra blocks. cant be too safe. i saw a car start falling sideways off some stands once. grabbed the guys ankles and yanked him out just as the car fell! he came up swinging on me til he figured out what had happened, lol.


other friend lowered his SRT the other day. cut a groove in his new tires already. i guess somethings rubbing?

 

can i ask a stupid question? can you run a turbo and nitrous? or is that asking for a grenade? just thought i'd ask.

 

Very Carefully....

Depends on how big a shot. A small shot can be used to spool the turbo sooner, but i's have to be dotted and t's have to be crossed.

 

that makes a lot of sense. i can understand the principal of that.

 

You should take that race then, if its a non-turbo car its about as slow as a stock 2.8, and they weigh more than a third gen. Unless he is spraying a 150 or more you should have this.

 

 

Looks pretty awesome. Did you take that today?

Also, brought my car home from my shop today. Time to start assembling it

 

Man, my car is nowhere near that photogenic.
It's definitely more of a big blue rat.

 

well compared to ducky my car looks like a pile of s""t lol speaking of lowered cars im trying to figure out which way to go for the suspension. my dad and a dads friend told me to keep it a little higher and stiffer in the back and front. my friend wants to lower it lol. also what brand shocks and struts is everyone running ?

 

Depends what you want out of it. Do you want it primarily for straight line acceleration or do you want it to be able to handle well?
Shocks and struts will depend on your budget and again, what kind of car do you want? I prefer handling over straight line speed and will eventually upgrade to Koni yellows (sports) which run between $600-700. Right now I have kyb shocks which are more for street use.

 

honestly a good mixture of both would be nice. but it will be mostly a street car and only see the track every now and then

 

some good looking cars on here!

low cars or a low exhaust can make speed bumps, jacking the car up, etc, a nightmare. but they sure look and handle a lil better.

im running lifetime warranty autozone struts, (so i'll need to change them every year, lol), about to install moroso front trick springs, (sitting in my closet). out back i have stock springs and billstien shocks. lower control arm relocation brackets, and poly swivel tubular control arms.

if you lower your car you should get an adjustable panhard bar and LCARB's to center the rear end.

diggin the blower motor 84! you got a spare driveshaft laying around too? thought i saw one on the floor in your pic.

 

Haha.
That driveshaft is my main one, the car doesn't have it's engine and transmission in it yet lol. I do have a spare 9" though

 

roll cage is looking good too!

i kept spare parts at my folks home for some reason. they sold it a few months ago. i had to pick up stuff. Pop put one of my spare driveshafts out back. totally rusted up.

just got called out for another race. he's got a pretty new charger with supercharger and headers. stock tires. he knows my tranny is down right now. he said its way faster than his GNX. if hes using a power adder, then so am i. he knows i need some time. but its funny how people wanna race when they know your chit is broke, lol.

street wars at showtime dragstrip in pinellas county if anybodys interested. i wanna be there for the next one, (about a month). represent your county. prolly gonna trailer my junk cause i always break chit, lol.

 

http://showtimedragstrip.us/

looks like fun

 

Hehe, maybe I'll show up and surprise everyone with the one wheel peel, LOL

 

I was actually planning on going to street wars tonight with a friend. I may want to stay home and work on my car though

 

i might go to watch/wrench? got a nephew going in his SRT turbo. his brother might go too? need 4 guys for a team it says. looking for 2 more pasco registered cars. says you cant trailer a car, so i'd have to drive if my tranny worked. need mufflers and DOT tires. sounds awesome to me. i gotta get in on this.

 

It does sound fun, but my friend with his 72 Monte Carlo that we'd be taking doesn't want to drive it. I'd rather go once I have my car completely finished so that I can use that.

 

Neither is mine, the camera and editing I did makes it look better than it does.
Lol, ask Will about how low my car is and everything I hit. I catch road reflectors.

 

Im moving back to solid rotors. does anyone know who makes the most aggressive brake pads?

 

A lot of people like Stillen pads...

 

Well, since I was too lazy to shim my starter, despite the grinding and buzzing, I had to get a new one.
This one is shimmed, and boy, it's quiet now.
One of these days, I will learn to not put stuff off.