obseSSed

going back to this...

what do you think about an HKE longblock + procharger + fuel system + built rear ?

should i keep the m6 with this setup?

obseSSed

dont be scared of these guys... their bark is worse than their bite

I won't be doing the work myself, the car will be taken to houston - more than likely Gforce, so if you wanna pop in every now and then and check the status for me, I'd be your bff

retardedpenguin

iTrader: (2)

Sure, they are right up the road. But you have to let me drive it once..

Or at least take me for a ride.

Mr Powell

iTrader: (1)

TURBOS ARE GUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

G-Force will take good care of you!

_Zac

iTrader: (1)

I think you should call the shop you want to use and tell them your power goals. Then they will go over your options and help you pick what's best for you.

Mr Powell

iTrader: (1)

Why does this sound like a Porsche forum response. GTFO out Zac!

jb7241986

iTrader: (4)

obsessed im doing research myself. if i go with more cubes im taking a 6.0 iron block, boring it .30 over, which equals 370 cubic inches. then im going with a masterpower t-70 turbo, an ebay hotside, 60+ lbs injectors, an epp blower cam, 317 6.0 heads worked over, stock gm crank polished, forged rods, forged boost pistons to lower compression to about 8.5 or 9 to 1. 38 mm tial wastegate. name brand blowoff valve. hell i might just forge my ls1 and save money. obv a stronger rear end. automatics have too many problems and i love to row gears to im staying with my m6 and gettin a twin disc clutch. of course you can always go with the 4l80e for an automatic tranny and stall it.....its a good way to not shift gears and launch like a bat out of hell. pick your poison i say but make sure you do the rear and suspension so you can handle the power. possibly driveshaft too. inland empire makes badass custom driveshafts. go to the forced induction section, the guys in there can answer any question you might have, they are smart as hell and many already have turbo cars. good luck and its badass to see a cute girl driving these beasts. mr powell knows whats hes talking about as far as turbos are concerned too. look at the numbers his 911 is making in his sig. that things a beast.

Mr Powell

iTrader: (1)

If you want 650-750rwhp just built a 408ci motor, throw a decent set of heads on it, nice cam, D1SC procharger, fuel system. Put a 12-bolt in and a McLeod Dual Disk clutch in.

Turbos are fun, but it's pretty expensive when you are trying to stay that low on power.

obseSSed

yeah im gonna go with option b.

i know they will.

good idea @ zac, i still wanted to know a little bit of the direction I'd like to go in before I talk to someone in person/on the phone.

obseSSed

yeah..its not that i wanted to stay that low, I was just pulling some numbers out of the air that I know a turbo'd ls1 would be capable of.

I'd like the best bang for my buck [doesn't everybody]

i think a build 408 + d1sc would be a little more reliable as opposed to a turbo car, am i wrong?

obseSSed

it's great to see that you know exactly what you want and how to go about getting it. I, on the other hand, am still in the staging lanes of my decisions. there are a lot of options, I'm just trying to pick what will work best for me. Going the route Chris was talking vs. turbo'ing the car will not make much difference cost-wise, only power-wise. And if I'm going to be spending similar amounts, I might as well get all the power I can.

Mr Powell

iTrader: (1)

Anything can be made reliable. It's just about how you treat it and how well you keep up with it. My car has been down once and it was due to bad gas (I was over cautious with it) other than that I've been pushing the stock motor for 4-5k miles.

Honestly though I'd go with a blower, because a turbo kit, unless you go with like an APS is going to have to be custom made, etc... Plus with the basic D1SC kit with an upgraded intercooler you should never run into any problems!

retardedpenguin

iTrader: (2)

Oh well, it was worth a shot. But yeah I could run by there every now and then if you wanted. I might get them to put a cam in for me pretty soon.

5w20

iTrader: (21)

Prochargers are tried and true

Mr Powell

iTrader: (1)

I'd say I could check on it but I end up getting thrown out of G-Force every time I'm up there!

Ok not really, but you need to watch out they have some monster *** spiders living on the back shop door... They went to town on them with brake clean but I mean holy crap they were big!

5w20

iTrader: (21)

Someone has been feeding them breakfast tacos.

+1 on 408 for more under the curve

Elite_Hot_Rod

What is it that you want/expect out of the car? How fast do you want to go? Drag race only? Street driven? You need to decide what you want out of the car and the rest will work out.

347 w/forged internals
turbo
headers
intercooler
auto tranny
9" rear end
fuel sytem to support expected horse power
suspension
gauges
tuning

More to come.

Noah Burns

iTrader: (5)

try the "SEARCH" function maybe? it works for everyone else and this topic has been beat to absolute DEATH over the last 10 years...

Mr Powell

iTrader: (1)

A lot of those threads are old... Hell if I searched I am sure I could find my post from back in 2005 when I was looking at building one for my old F-Body.

rtrygstad

very well put!