Rise of the Phoenix

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Nice progress. Cleaning up the engine turned out perfect.

SWINGRRRR

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Nice build so far.
Bring us back some camel toes.

FEAR LS

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Thanks guys! Yea it's going, cleaning is much harder work than assembly.

Camel toes indeed haha

Not sure if it's the lack of sleep or what... But when you refer to CC's... What exactly are we talking about? Injectors?

RonSSNova

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Rise of the Phoenix

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I bet he doesn't have as much money tied up in this build as you all think. He had a lot ot high end NA parts that he sold.

FEAR LS

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Yea, just to clarify, I don't even have a credit card to my name lol

FEAR LS

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So 93Camaro___zzz and I stayed up late as hell last night. A few busted knuckles and some blood blisters later, the goal was reached! Still have a few more things to do.

-Make mounts for radiator (Not as elaborate as one may think)
-Sand blast the manifolds (I have to repair one of them because of a light crack)
-Endure the nightmare of wiring (Fuse blocks and PCM relocated into the car)
-Plumbing the wastegates
-Plumb some brake line to fit new K-memeber
-Prime/Paint the engine bay

Obviously the list of small things goes on, but the best part is, the list is shrinking. Once again shout out to Jordan for all the help. He's the only other guy I let more on my junk besides my Dad lol

I will have another week of a couple hours after work, but I have off from Thursday to Tuesday. So that is where another huge portion of this build will be completed.

I would love to have some idle clips on Monday..lol (Swinging for the fence!)

FEAR LS

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The converter arrived today. PTC was the choice. Shipping was ridiculously fast for a converter (Roughly a week from order to my door), and the customer service is outstanding!

Also I think I've found the location for the intercooler. I will check to see if the bumper agrees, if so I will be fabricating some mounting hardware for this thing. Any one care to chime in on that location...

Rise of the Phoenix

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Looks good, but isn't it pretty far away? Could just be the pictures though.

FEAR LS

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Could you elaborate on "far away"? It may be the pictures, but the bumper should be a snug fit around this thing in that position. I will double check bumper fitment Wednesday, as I have duty tomorrow.

Rise of the Phoenix

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Too far away for the bumper to fit. It's probably just the pictures.

93camaro_zzz

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I think it is might going to have to be a little bit higher is all. Here is a pic of mine in progress and where it ended up.

FEAR LS

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I see that now too.. The jack was maxed out lol

RedRocketZ28

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Yeah that intercooler will definitely have to go higher. Build looks good though.

FEAR LS

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Making a little progress today. Started the wiring nightmare (Got everything labeled and cut), trimmed the inside of the bumper filler so the intercooler can breathe. I plan to mount/fabricate the wastegates and their piping, mount the intercooler, cut and align cold side piping (Prepare or TIG welding), final mount the radiator, and maybe a few miscellaneous things this Sunday.

NoorJ

Are you planning on bracing the turbo at all?

FEAR LS

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No. If I were to do that, I would need to put some flex pipe in my hotside or siwtch to solid motor mounts. 93Camaro___zzz, and I'm sure others as well, do not have their turbo's braced.

NoorJ

Cool, good to hear. I'm in the process of building the hot side for my s475 and was stumped as to how to brace it

jay_rich

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Nice build, but like above I would recommend bracing it to the engine. 55+lbs on a glowing hot 16awg mild hotside is not gonna last too long IMO. May run into cracking issues.

Jay

FEAR LS

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Thanks!

On the bracing opinions, I will not be bracing my setup. I am fully aware of what may, or may not happen. For those that are reading this and want to brace their setups. Make sure you have flex pipe built into your hotside or you have solid motor mounts. If you do not have one of these things, or both, you will without a doubt run into the cracking issues. As for those that will be doing the same as myself, I have seen first hand as well as others that have worked just fine without bracing.