chevellepowered

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ok im starting a new post.. i do already have another thread going but im abanding that one // here it is 1970 chevelle with stock bottom end 5.3 ,truck oil pan 3 inches cut from bottom, 853 heads 3angle valve job with duel springs,arp head bolts, ls6 cam,truck intake,44lbs injectors, single 255lph pump, in my original fuel tank.. kinda rigged it up.. it works though.. 4l80e with stock converter,and 3.23 gears.. i have master power t70 turbo, .68 ,
and turbonetics 44.. wastegate .. i welded my own exhaust im no expert welder, first time as you can see, i used a stick welder, not the prettiest..... bought pipping from mandrelbending,,
cost..
t70- $600
5.3- $300
heads/springs/machine work- $450
trans/hrness -$750
piping- $250
wastegate- $175
injectors $275
pump - $100
wideband/hptuners-$675
misc-$300

total 4,000 plus i would guess..probly more than that.. well heres some pics..



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chevellepowered

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more pics.. i have video but its just the first start up.. boring.. i will def have lots of video of this this thing running, on the street ,, i like highway runs,,haha,, all i have left to do is charge pipe , wastegate plumbing., dump pipe and tuning.. and a few bugs,,yea im running copper lines to the turbo.. and the return line.. my dad owns a, a/c bussiness, and i work for him,, so i have bunch of copper laying around, he says its going to virbrate loose, he's probly right,but i like to be a rebel.. well see.. im 20 yrs old.. he does have more wisdom.. and yea trust me i am going to be wrapping the exhaust with wrap.. i am embarrashed by the welds.. i didn want to post them up untill i wrap them ,but figured i show before and after..

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350SS

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I would have to agree with your dad on this one...I would hate to see an oil leak on the high pressure side shooting oil all over the engine bay and starting a fire. For the cost of some -3 or -4 an lines and fittings, it is good insurance for all the money spent on the new parts you just bought. Keep us posted on your results.

stroker_SS

Cool swap. Don't you dare run that thing with those copper lines, if it doesn't loosen it will probably break.

jomomma

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id leave the piping unwrapped so you can check for leaks once its running. once your satisfied theres no leaks, wrap the pipes. i would`nt be embarrased about your welds. your learning. i would grind the welds as flat as possible though. i will help when you go to wrap the piping.

chevellepowered

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thanks.. i have no joints in the slupply line. its one pieace with flare fittings.. i will keep a kean eye on it.. ive seen people use stainlees tubing, like for ur brake lines.. i thought about that.. i will def keep ya updated..

chevellepowered

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and more pics...got the waste gate in ,all the hot piping done.. straight pipe out the side for now.. till i get anowd with it. this thang is so ugly its beautiful.. not intended to look good just run pretty darn fast.. i like the parish build and that box mustang with the 5.3 t76 140mph + in the 1/4 mile.. pretty dang impressive..i have a 9lbs sping in wastegate.. i looking for a meth kit.. all i have left is the charge pipe to the intercooler. its a twin intercooler.. so im going to split the pipe into a y.. then work out any bugs that ae left. and drive the hell out of it..

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jomomma

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is the car going to have a hood?

chevellepowered

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yea i have a hood.. primer gray.. old one flew up and bent in half,,when i had the 454 ci motor. i think i wil have to cut the hood up some ,to clear the charge pipe up front.. if i have time tommorw im making the rest of the charge pipe for the intercooler..

xpndbl3

iTrader: (23)

i would have at least ground down those welds to make them look halfway presentable.

Forcfed93

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Or a front bumper? Looks like it would probably block the airflow to the intercooler entirely.

It also looks like you probably cut out the entire hood latch assembly completely correct?

I've been trying to get ideas on where to mount an intercooler on my 71 El Camino because I too am building a 5.3L Turbo motor for mine.

I'll keep watch on your progress. Thanks for posting!

NemeSS

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function over form

STEEPSS

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:For the love of god man, do everyone a favor and buy a MIG welder. I admire the ambition, but just fork over the $500 for a good tool.

Not tryin to bust *****, i wouldn't even attempt to stick weld exhaust like that.

I trust it's only temporary?

H8Mac

Grinder and high temp/ black spray paint will go a long way to clean that engine bay up! Looks like you're on your way! You could always take those pipes off and have someone mandrel bend you some to exactly what you have now if you ever wanted to make it clean and easy.

chevellepowered

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thanks,, wel i got everything button up..took it the exhaust place in ocala to finish up the pipe from intercooler to turbo.. looks good. we split it into a y.. got home hooked it all up and test drove it.. still tune from n/a so i only pushed it to 5 psi, 1/4 throttle.. seamed sluggish at first then bang starts pullin like a ****.. i didnt push it too hard. i just got my wideband today.. tommorow starts the tuning..this thing sound like a jet!! i will get some video tommorw of it running,,""maybe"" i dont have anyone here to video tape it..brother in daytona beach.. i'll keep it updated.

JoeyGC5

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Good luck and take it slow with tuning

chevellepowered

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thanks.. i got a lc1 it seems to be.. but not the right port to my comp.. i dont know how to intstall it on to my comp.. tryed and it made my hptuners goaway,delete.. i was scared for a moment.. lost all my tunes.. but i didnt.. i cant figure this lc1 thing out.. cant i buy a gauge for it or something.. part number is 3769 lc1- & o2 sensor... .. i still have the tune from a well known tuner when i had twins on here,, i will play with that tune.. it was small twin turbo kkr330s, into a 4.8, stock cam,same heads.. so i think i will have to give it more fuel..timing set at 13 for that tune..

chevellepowered

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that the truck dash,well gauges that are just siitng in there,, they work.. i will make a whole new dash later out of sheet metal..

drove the car today, made bout 7psi, still has some knock in it.. 4degrees most. im gona drive it easy for now ,save up for a meth kit.. iat's were 135..

chevellepowered

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i promish to have some video up soon..

chevellepowered

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWuNh52hEqU
some video, small pull to hear turbo eing up and blow off.. sold my truck so i can buy a meth kit now.. looking for a used kit. should be completed in 2weeks..11psi on 93 octane/meth and higher octane/lot of meth, on 16psi i will run..