BoostinIX's Build - LS3 S14.5
09-09-2013, 08:01 PM
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BoostinIX's Build - LS3 S14.5 Howdy howdy. If you've seen me on 240SXForums, and some on Zilvia, power to you. Time to get the build threads going with the new build. First: Le backstory
(For original build w/ all the back info/pics, click http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/bu...griz-meia.html)
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Started with a 97 auto, circa 2010.
Did the usual. 5spd, JDM body bits, wheels, exhaust, Nismo coils, suspension arms, etc etc. Nothing crazy.
Came out to Summit for my first drift clinic 2/11.
Came home and ordered an SR from Zerolift
Spent a few months rebuilding the motor. Forged internals, .20 over, PnP'd turbo, etc etc.
Ended up with 255/255 @ 11.5PSI.
Spending too much time at Sikky = getting crazy ideas. Like a working S15 cluster.
Went to 100 Drifters of December, had a little boo-boo.
Found my turbo was on the way out, time for upgrades!
Millennium Jade
Bye bye kouki
Hello S15
So long sunroof
Coated Tomei Mani/elbow, Tomei M7960
Back to dyno, 350/350
Not satisfied with crappy fitting body, had to redo it.
New wheels and livery
Rented out baseball stadium parking lot for first actual 1-1 drift instruction. Brought Rapper Dan and Alan Brentzel to do the teaching
Finally made it back to 100 DoD for some actual track time, and lots of it
New daily = more commitment to track car
Striped sound deadening and new interior goodies
New Z32 setup, powdercoated, Hawk Pads/DBA rotors, Mu shoes, the works
Alexander Fabrication custom FLCA
Corgi mechanic approves
Problem: Evo 3 sits too high.
Solution: Super short custom brackets and 18" cargina.
Drift time
It's the loooooooooooove tap
Interior finally cleaned up
Got ahold of Quickstyle for a Wise Square front bumper. One of 2 in the states. Woooooo
Back to Alexander Fabrication for a custom rear bash bar/jack point
(For original build w/ all the back info/pics, click http://www.240sxforums.com/forums/bu...griz-meia.html)
Follow me on Instagram! :@BoostinIX
Started with a 97 auto, circa 2010.
Did the usual. 5spd, JDM body bits, wheels, exhaust, Nismo coils, suspension arms, etc etc. Nothing crazy.
Came out to Summit for my first drift clinic 2/11.
Came home and ordered an SR from Zerolift
Spent a few months rebuilding the motor. Forged internals, .20 over, PnP'd turbo, etc etc.
Ended up with 255/255 @ 11.5PSI.
Spending too much time at Sikky = getting crazy ideas. Like a working S15 cluster.
Went to 100 Drifters of December, had a little boo-boo.
Found my turbo was on the way out, time for upgrades!
Millennium Jade
Bye bye kouki
Hello S15
So long sunroof
Coated Tomei Mani/elbow, Tomei M7960
Back to dyno, 350/350
Not satisfied with crappy fitting body, had to redo it.
New wheels and livery
Rented out baseball stadium parking lot for first actual 1-1 drift instruction. Brought Rapper Dan and Alan Brentzel to do the teaching
Finally made it back to 100 DoD for some actual track time, and lots of it
New daily = more commitment to track car
Striped sound deadening and new interior goodies
New Z32 setup, powdercoated, Hawk Pads/DBA rotors, Mu shoes, the works
Alexander Fabrication custom FLCA
Corgi mechanic approves
Problem: Evo 3 sits too high.
Solution: Super short custom brackets and 18" cargina.
Drift time
It's the loooooooooooove tap
Interior finally cleaned up
Got ahold of Quickstyle for a Wise Square front bumper. One of 2 in the states. Woooooo
Back to Alexander Fabrication for a custom rear bash bar/jack point
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New wheel weight
Nananananananana drift dooooooog
Drifting? Drifting? Drifting?
Time for some Dzus love
Alexander Fabrication half-cage
Met up with Takata at Formula D: NJ, came home with 6-pt's for the car
If you're still reading? Power to you. You need a life
You sir, are not long for this world.
Final days of the SR = Photoshoot with Lemonade Photography to send it off right
/dies from reliving and regurgitating 3 year in 30 minutes. I skipped a tooooooooooooooooooooon, but this is a V8 thread, not an SR thread. Time for some more current goodies.
Nananananananana drift dooooooog
Drifting? Drifting? Drifting?
Time for some Dzus love
Alexander Fabrication half-cage
Met up with Takata at Formula D: NJ, came home with 6-pt's for the car
If you're still reading? Power to you. You need a life
You sir, are not long for this world.
Final days of the SR = Photoshoot with Lemonade Photography to send it off right
/dies from reliving and regurgitating 3 year in 30 minutes. I skipped a tooooooooooooooooooooon, but this is a V8 thread, not an SR thread. Time for some more current goodies.
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After going through a beyond-dead LS1, and another meh LS1...
... decided to just do it right, same way I did the SR. Tony Stark Syndrome engage.
New LS3 bare block from GM
Bye bye SR.
Got ahold of Yury @ Wiring Specialties. I used their harness on my SR. They make OEM-style harnesses to better-than-OEM standards. Nothing like a drop-in harness that doesn't have broken brittle connectors. When it came to the LS- they outdid themselves. Cue their new LS Pro Harness
Drop-in conversion harness, with provisions for AC, speedo conversion, fuel pump and fan relays, the works.
Oh, hello LS3 intake.
Got bored one day. Removed turbo electronics and airbag.
Test-fitting accusump locations
Time to go shoppiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!!
What's not pictured: FBParts awesome completion kit. Been giving me awesome prices, and has eeeeeeeverything I could want. New GM parts cheaper than summit too. Can't beat it.
Waiting on a Wilson 95mm throttle body and new GM CNC'd LS3 heads to get in. Rotating assembly is off at the shop getting balanced.
Have to give thanks to the sponsors helping make this possible.
JE Import Performance/Sikky Manufacturing
Wiring Specialties
Mishimoto
Kenda Tires
... decided to just do it right, same way I did the SR. Tony Stark Syndrome engage.
New LS3 bare block from GM
Bye bye SR.
Got ahold of Yury @ Wiring Specialties. I used their harness on my SR. They make OEM-style harnesses to better-than-OEM standards. Nothing like a drop-in harness that doesn't have broken brittle connectors. When it came to the LS- they outdid themselves. Cue their new LS Pro Harness
Drop-in conversion harness, with provisions for AC, speedo conversion, fuel pump and fan relays, the works.
Oh, hello LS3 intake.
Got bored one day. Removed turbo electronics and airbag.
Test-fitting accusump locations
Time to go shoppiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!!
What's not pictured: FBParts awesome completion kit. Been giving me awesome prices, and has eeeeeeeverything I could want. New GM parts cheaper than summit too. Can't beat it.
Waiting on a Wilson 95mm throttle body and new GM CNC'd LS3 heads to get in. Rotating assembly is off at the shop getting balanced.
Have to give thanks to the sponsors helping make this possible.
JE Import Performance/Sikky Manufacturing
Wiring Specialties
Mishimoto
Kenda Tires
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09-09-2013, 09:04 PM
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Haha thanks It helps living 20 minutes from Sikky 
On display with them at Hyperfest
Music makes all the difference in shenanigans
Will post more on actual LS parts tomorrow This is just what was sitting in my instagram lol
It helps living 20 minutes from Sikky On display with them at Hyperfest
Music makes all the difference in shenanigans
Will post more on actual LS parts tomorrow
This is just what was sitting in my instagram lol
09-11-2013, 08:22 PM
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Seeing as the build threads coming after the build started, some goodie shots of new parts coming in:
LS2 Windage tray, LS3 MLS head gaskets, LS3 tensioner
LS3 water pump, ARP crank bolt, GM slave cylinder, Melling high pressure oil pump, Mishimoto 19 row oil cooler
LS front/rear covers with cam, crank, and map sensors. LS3 valley cover, LS7 lifter kit
LS2 Windage tray, LS3 MLS head gaskets, LS3 tensioner
LS3 water pump, ARP crank bolt, GM slave cylinder, Melling high pressure oil pump, Mishimoto 19 row oil cooler
LS front/rear covers with cam, crank, and map sensors. LS3 valley cover, LS7 lifter kit
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09-27-2013, 08:49 AM
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Soooooooo. The heads got delayed. Apparently somewhere along the lines they got dished SS valves, lol. We didn't order/pay for them. Now to see how it affects things.
/shrug. FREE VALVES! lol
Rotating assembly is balanced. Sikky dropped the block off at the machine shop for me yesterday, I'm running all the block plugs and internals up there today. Booya, progress.
Alarm is wired, few little calibrations and the dash can go back in. Now that it's cured I finally got to touch it. IT'S SO FLUFFY!
Picked up a Samsung Tab 3 8.0 and a bluetooth OBDII connector. Because my car doesn't have enough electronic gadgets...lol. Nice thing is it'll work in both cars, and clear codes. Gauge display can be handy too. Going to have to work out some mounting solutions.
Also went and worked Street Life Tour in Ohio.
IG Vid. Open, click play
http://web.stagram.com/p/549958655281939433_18363791
/shrug. FREE VALVES! lol
Rotating assembly is balanced. Sikky dropped the block off at the machine shop for me yesterday, I'm running all the block plugs and internals up there today. Booya, progress.
Alarm is wired, few little calibrations and the dash can go back in. Now that it's cured I finally got to touch it. IT'S SO FLUFFY!
Picked up a Samsung Tab 3 8.0 and a bluetooth OBDII connector. Because my car doesn't have enough electronic gadgets...lol. Nice thing is it'll work in both cars, and clear codes. Gauge display can be handy too. Going to have to work out some mounting solutions.
Also went and worked Street Life Tour in Ohio.
IG Vid. Open, click play
http://web.stagram.com/p/549958655281939433_18363791
10-15-2013, 07:03 AM
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Thanks!
Still getting bounced around by GM. Really aggravating. Dealership refuses blame, so now it's on Powertrain, the claim I had started is now useless, and it's up to me to contact Powertrain and sort it out. Powertrain has a ridiculous automated phone system I can't get past. UGH
Did some IG-whoring after I picked out some pics for the Wiring Specialties website.
Someone pointed this out and it made me giggle. The car's original name was Razgriz.
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself; first as a dark demon. As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies. However, after a period of slumber, Razgriz returns, this time as a great hero."
Still getting bounced around by GM. Really aggravating. Dealership refuses blame, so now it's on Powertrain, the claim I had started is now useless, and it's up to me to contact Powertrain and sort it out. Powertrain has a ridiculous automated phone system I can't get past. UGH
Did some IG-whoring after I picked out some pics for the Wiring Specialties website.
Someone pointed this out and it made me giggle. The car's original name was Razgriz.
"When history witnesses a great change, Razgriz reveals itself; first as a dark demon. As a demon, it uses its power to rain death upon the land, and then it dies. However, after a period of slumber, Razgriz returns, this time as a great hero."
10-15-2013, 09:22 AM
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Bostin!! Whats up man....don't know if you remember me from 240sx forums....My 240 build has kinda been put on hold while I build my Chevelle...your build is looking really good man....I know it isn't a 240 but if you get bored check out my thread on chevelles.com in my sig...I have my engine build thread somewhere around here... https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...454-build.html
10-15-2013, 11:32 AM
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I remember you! Finish the 240!!!
Also: Wiring Specialties added me to their site!
http://wiringspecialties.com/caseyn.html
Also: Wiring Specialties added me to their site!
http://wiringspecialties.com/caseyn.html
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Still dealing with GM and their crappy service, but meanwhile: heads arrived and got some hardware. CNC'd LS3 heads with Manley dished valves, Brian Tooley springs, milled for 11:1. Custom grind Comp Cam also came in.
