Rise of the Phoenix

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Sounds like a winner. Did you go into a lot of details about your setup and intentions?

Tannerc91gt

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Not really since it's such a simple/common combo. SBE 5.3, stock casting heads and a S475. It's a pretty "cookie cutter" build at this point honestly. My turbo should carry me into the 700s and the stage 2 has done that quite a few times.

My problems will come from trying to run meth, fans, boost controller, and whatever else I come up with off the HP Ecu. I already sent my Holley lot back and am on the fence about going with a dominator.

Janz99

What turbo did you go with? I ended up getting his billet s376 and stage 3 turbo cam as well. Great guy to deal with.

Tannerc91gt

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put the motor together and sat it in the car. Hung my turbo and downpipe as well

Tannerc91gt

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It's a cast s475. Yeah he had the cam on my porch next day, can't beat that

Janz99

Setup looks great in there! Any chance those headers would clear an ac compressor?

Tannerc91gt

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No, it runs right where the compressor would have been. Possible with stock manifolds though I believe.

LE35thSS

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Nice build you got going on. Subscribed.

Tannerc91gt

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Ordered my coldside stuff and intercooler yesterday. As well as a radiator I can offset to give the turbo some space

Tannerc91gt

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Looks and feels like a mess right now but it's progress of sorts

Cut out the lower core support
New tubular support will be here tmrw as well as a front bumper


Intercooler showed up


Started working on the coldside. It's not gonna work right out of the box but with a different chassis and an aftermarket Intake it was expected. Kind of stuck for now until I get the radiator mounted and the supports in.

Rise of the Phoenix

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Looks like it was meant to be there. Good progress.

Tannerc91gt

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Bumper support and lower core support came in. Looking like they'll do the trick

Janz99

Your car is looking great! Are both the bumper support and rad support team z units? (Sorry if I missed it in the thread)

Tannerc91gt

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they're made by Donathen Racing.

1slowcar

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Lookin good

Tannerc91gt

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Ended up going back to the garage and getting some more done.

Built a mounting bracket for my intercooler



Started mocking up my coldside piping.



Going to have to do some more cutting and moving but things are getting close. I knew the coldside would need some revision but it's gonna work great




Looking good. You can tell from the headlights how humid it's been the last few days.

2ndGenLSX

Awesome build. Keep it up man.

Tannerc91gt

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Bought a 4l80e yesterday. For $50. Will hopefully move things along, gonna be slow for the next few months.

1slo5ohh

Thats a helluva deal on the 80e. can't wait to see this thing hurting people's feelings

NC03GT

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Subbed!!!! your build has motivated me to get moving on my swap for my 03 GT.