Alexzilla408 Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hey guys & girls, I thought I'd share my project on here to go along with my upcoming Datsun project. I have owned this car for eight years. It began as my daily driver in high school, and has evolved a lot since then. Prior to the current build, it made 530 horsepower and 498 lb/ft of torque at the wheels with a 408 cubic inch LQ9-based engine with a custom ground cam, AFR 225 heads, a FAST 90 mm intake, and much more. After awhile, I got used to that power and the 10.60 elapsed times it brought in the 1/4 mile at 128 mph. Without further ado, here is the current modification list: Engine: -Forged LS2-based short block assembled by Late Model Engines (366 cid, 9.68:1 static compression ratio) -Trick Flow 235 cylinder heads -Custom specced cam from Late Model Racecraft -Custom headers by J&J Motorsports -Custom turbo hot side, cold side, and fender exit exhaust by D3 Engineering and J&J Motorsports -Custom air-to-water intercooler and radiator/radiator support by D3 Engineering -Edelbrock Victor Jr. intake manifold w/ Scorpion Performance 4-bbl throttle body and Extreme Velocity carb hat -LS9 head gaskets -Forced Inductions Borg Warner S485R Turbo w/ ET-R HO billet wheel -Injector Dynamics 1300 cc/min injectors -MagnaFuel fuel pump and regulator Drivetrain: -ATI Superglide 1 w/ transbrake -ATI fuel/blown series torque converter -BMR transmission crossmember -PST 4" aluminum driveshaft -Burkhart Chassis 9" housing -Moser aluminum center section -3.50 gear, spool, 40-spline gun-drilled and star-flanged axles Chassis/Suspension: -Custom-valved Menscer Motorsports AFCO shocks front and rear -Burkhart Chassis lower control arms -Burkhart Chassis torque arm -Burkhart Chassis rear anti-roll bar -Spohn chromoly tubular k-member and engine mounts -10-point cage by Jessie's Garage -Weld-in subframe connectors -Madman SYA bars -Aerospace drag brakes (dual calipers on each side in the rear) Wheels/tires: -Holeshot Revolver wheels, 15"x10" rear, 15"x3.5" front -Mickey Thompson 275/60/15 drag radials -Mickey Thompson front runners Electronics: -Stock ECU -AMS 1000 boost controller -Lingenfelter LNC-002 two-step and timing controller Body: -Wolfe Racecraft mini-tubs -VFN Fiberglass pin-on cowl hood w/ DZUS fasteners Below, you can see the car make 825 RWHP with an older turbo at 11-12 psi. With the new BW unit, I plan to up the boost to over 20 psi and make well into the 1000 RWHP range. I also hope to compete in a couple NMCA LSX Challenge True Street races this year. [video=youtube;Vynp2rFrvYU] 3 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Fire breather! :devil: Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 super clean setup. with all the supporting mods to the engine, id think it would make more than 580 though.... i see guys with 5.3s on boost makin 550 with a stock cam... whats bottle necking it? just a conservative tune? that setup should be good for at least 750... Quote Link to comment
Alexzilla408 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 super clean setup. with all the supporting mods to the engine, id think it would make more than 580 though.... i see guys with 5.3s on boost makin 550 with a stock cam... whats bottle necking it? just a conservative tune? that setup should be good for at least 750... I think you had a little dyslexia kick in there. It made 825 on 11 psi with the old turbo, which was a HP7680-B Precision unit. I have since moved to a Borg Warner S485. I fully expect it to make well over 1000 rwhp on kill, and probably in the 800 range on my pump gas tune. EDIT: Unless you were talking about the 530 rwhp number. That came when it was a naturally aspirated 408. 2 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 haa.... im dumb... reading the whole thing would prolly help... lol my bad. still kinda drunk from the night before... 1 Quote Link to comment
Alexzilla408 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 haa.... im dumb... reading the whole thing would prolly help... lol my bad. still kinda drunk from the night before... It happens to the best of us. Don't worry, I plan on being drunk in about t-minus six hours. 3 Quote Link to comment
scooter Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Fucking badass poncho fire chicken. Love the fender exit! Quote Link to comment
datrod Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 That's a sweet build. My kid had a trans am. Always liked that car. Even in stock form they run pretty hard. I can't imagine the thrill of mashing the gas petal on that beast. Nice job. Quote Link to comment
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